Technology for Web Design Popular in Metropolises like New York

Once you have a better idea of exactly how your website should look and function, you can look into the technologies necessary to implement your site. Here is an overview of some popular web technologies used not only by big city firms in New York but also across the globe:

Content Management System

A Content Management System, or CMS for short, is a way that your website can be realized so that you can log in and change the content yourself without the need to wait for a "middle man" to update your content for you. Headings, page content, pictures - all of this can be added on your own if your web designer uses a CMS to design your website. Of course, the more complex features you want or the more individual your design is, the more popular it is not to go with a CMS, since it is harder to modify templates and use advanced plug-ins. You've probably heard of some of the popular CMS, such as Wordpress, originally designed for blogging. Here is a comparison of three of the most popular CMS.

Flash

Flash is a popular technology that is used in the integratation of graphics, games, videos, and interactive menus onto websites. While Flash allows for visual possibilites not possible with traditional HTML, many smart phones or older browsers do not support Flash, meaning that your visitor cannot access your content. Flash programming is a specialty in itself, learn more about Flash here...

JavaScript

JavaScript is a popular website technology that is more generally compatible than Flash and much easier to implement. It can be used for many varying website tasks, such as form submission, playing a video or audio file, simple animation of page elements, interactive content, etc. JavaScript can be combined very well with other web languages.

jQuery

jQuery is a new and dynamic form of JavaScript with its own multifaceted library. It is open source, so available for everyone to use and edit, and makes it easier handle website technologies such as animations. jQuery is easy to integrate and can create impressive effects.

PHP / MySQL

PHP is a web programming language that can be used similar to JavaScript to help with animations, form submission, displaying content without reloading the page, interesting navigation, etc. PHP is also free and very widely implemented, and can also be integrated directly into the HTML programming of a webpage. PHP also is used to handle MySQL, a popular database system for websites to handle large amounts of static or changing data.

HTML5

HTML5 is a new web markup standard that allows for a simpler but more dynamic and rich programming of websites, such as the easy integration of multimedia and graphic content.