Car Dealership Website Design That Drives Sales
Is your dealership website just a digital brochure — or is it your best-performing salesperson? In today’s hyper-competitive automotive market, a templated site simply won’t cut it.
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Turning Code into Conversions — One Insight at a Time.
How to Use AI: Practical Guide to ChatGPT & Advanced AI Tools
Have you ever found yourself chatting with an AI like ChatGPT, marveling at its ability to generate text, answer questions, or even write poetry, only to wonder if you’re truly tapping into its full potential? Perhaps you’ve been frustrated when it seems to "forget" earlier parts of your conversation, or when its knowledge feels surprisingly outdated.
Unlock Powerful Carousels in GeneratePress: Convert Any Grid, Looper, or Container into an Interactive Slider!
Carousels and sliders are excellent ways to enhance your website’s visual appeal and interactivity. Whether showcasing testimonials, client logos, or recent blog posts, sliders make it easy for visitors to explore content efficiently.
How to Add Min and Max Dropdown Filters in FacetWP Using fSelect and a Custom Indexer
Filtering listings by price (or any numeric field) is a common requirement in modern WordPress sites—especially for car dealerships, real estate listings, or product catalogs. FacetWP offers several facet types (such as range_list, slider, and fSelect) to help you filter by numeric ranges.
How to Vibe Code Effectively as a Designer
Vibe coding is changing how software is built. It’s not about meticulously crafting every line of code—it’s about letting AI do the heavy lifting while you guide the direction.
Rebuilding with Intent: A Technical Journey to Performance and Flexibility
We were tasked with rebuilding a client’s site—not redesigning, not rebranding, but faithfully recreating it on a better, faster platform. The goal: preserve the existing design while improving performance, maintainability, scalability, and crucially, optimising for mobile responsiveness.
FacetWP AJAX Filter Ignoring User Role – How to Restrict Posts Properly
FacetWP is a powerful tool for creating dynamic, AJAX-powered content filters on WordPress sites. However, you might encounter a common issue: user-based post restrictions disappear when filters are applied through AJAX, causing all posts to appear regardless of your initial constraints.
Hide Admin Menu Access by User Role in WordPress
Managing the WordPress admin interface for different user roles can significantly improve usability and security—especially in large organizations, multisite environments, or client-facing backends. While WordPress offers basic role capabilities, programmatic control over the admin menu gives you granular access control tailored to real-world workflows.
How South African SMEs Can Build a Crypto Reserve
In a high-inflation, volatile currency environment like South Africa, more small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are turning to crypto reserves as a modern way to protect business capital. Instead of letting funds sit idle in low-interest ZAR accounts, you can now allocate a portion of your treasury to Bitcoin or USD stablecoins, using trusted local platforms like VALR.
Building a Dynamic Image Workflow API with Node.js and Sharp
In this guide, we’ll build a dynamic image processing API using Node.js and Sharp. This API will be capable of resizing, cropping, and adding custom branding elements (e.g., headers and footers) to images, ensuring they meet a consistent, standardized output format.
How to Programmatically Set SEO Titles and Descriptions for Archive Pages in WordPress
Managing SEO metadata like titles and descriptions is a critical part of optimizing your WordPress site for search engines. While plugins like Yoast SEO offer user-friendly interfaces for this, advanced implementations—especially in multisite or custom post type setups—can benefit significantly from programmatic control.
How we saved 90% on our monitoring bill by dropping New Relic for Signoz
For years, New Relic was our go-to tool for application monitoring and performance tracing. It delivered on functionality but started to fall short where it really mattered: cost control, ingestion flexibility, and long-term sustainability for a growing agency like ours.
How to Effortlessly Develop & Deploy Node.js with Docker
Developing Node.js applications can sometimes become tricky due to varying environments and dependencies. Docker simplifies this by containerizing your applications, ensuring consistent environments from development to deployment.
Building a Documentation System in Notion Inspired by AWS and Google
Documentation is the backbone of knowledge-sharing in successful engineering organizations. Tech leaders like Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Google attribute much of their success to robust documentation practices – both for internal engineering use and for customer-facing guides.
Scalable Conversion Tracking: A Strategic Approach to High-Quality Conversion Tracking and Unified Analytics
Managing digital advertising for a business with multiple websites, locations, or franchises presents a unique set of challenges. How do you ensure consistent tracking across diverse online properties?
How to run n8n with docker compose to use custom NPM modules
Docker Compose provides a powerful way to run n8n with custom configurations and additional NPM modules. This guide will walk you through setting up a production-ready n8n instance using Docker Compose, complete with custom modules and advanced configurations.
How to install n8n on a Local Server and Access it Securely from Anywhere
n8n is an advanced, open-source workflow automation tool designed to facilitate rapid prototyping and streamlined automation of various development processes. Think of it as an open-source, self hosted alternative to Zapier.
What is an ADR and how we use it at The Website Engineer
At The Website Engineer, we recognise that informed architectural decisions are fundamental to delivering scalable and efficient web development solutions. To systematically document these decisions, we employ Architectural Decision Records (ADRs), ensuring clarity and consistency across our projects. An Architectural Decision Record (ADR) is a document that captures a significant architectural decision made during a project, along with its context and consequences. This practice provides a structured approach to recording the rationale behind key decisions, facilitating better communication among stakeholders and serving as a valuable reference for future project phases.
How to make localhost load faster
If you’re experiencing sluggish performance when developing websites locally, you’re not alone. Slow localhost load times can drastically slow down your development process, creating frustration and reducing productivity.
Is there a WeChat application for my Desktop?
The WeChat application is now available for both Mac and PC desktop users. There is a Native WeChat Mac app that you can download from the App Store on your desktop.
What do I do if I forget my password or want to reset it?
There are two ways you can log into your account when you have forgotten your password. The first would be in your WeChat application.