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Falkens Maze Development

Welcome to my website where I share my development journey. It all started in 1996 when I built a basic HTML website for the company that I worked for. Although I briefly left the computer industry, I continued to build websites as a hobby. One day, I wanted to create a login system for a web page without using file-based software, so I searched for alternatives to ASP.Net and found a LAMP book. Using my qBasic knowledge from the 80s, I quickly learned PHP for the server-side scripting and MySQL as the database backend. My first real PHP program was a Jeopardy game for a class project. Over time, I transitioned from building website templates to creating them with CMS's that allowed clients to manage their own content without coding knowledge. After finding WordPress and its community, I made the choice to use this CMS in the long run. I take pleasure in developing plugins and customizing websites to meet my clients' needs. Browse my website to discover code snippets and other resources that have helped me become a better coder.

Falkens Maze Blog

March 5, 2024
Voice Search Optimization: Strategies for Web Developers and SEO Experts

This article provides a comprehensive overview of strategies for optimizing websites for voice search, aimed at web developers and SEO experts looking to enhance their digital presence and adapt to the changing landscape of user search behavior.

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February 27, 2024
Mastering Schema in 2024: Enhancing Web Presence and SEO Strategy

In the dynamic realm of digital marketing and search engine optimization (SEO), understanding and leveraging schema markup has become increasingly crucial for businesses and webmasters aiming to enhance their online visibility in 2024. Schema markup, a code that you can add to your website, helps search engines return more informative results for users. By implementing […]

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February 22, 2024
ProtonMail: Elevating Privacy and Security in Digital Communication

In the arena of digital communication, the significance of data privacy and security cannot be overstated. Privacy concerns have been a lightning rod for discussion, particularly in the wake of recent high-profile data breaches and controversies around the handling of personal data by several tech giants. It is in this climate that ProtonMail, an email […]

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Code Snippets

PHP CURL Sample

PHP

function send_post_request($url, $data = array()) { // Initialize cURL session $curl = curl_init(); // Set the URL to send the POST request to curl_setopt($curl, CURLOPT_URL, $url); // Set the request method to POST curl_setopt($curl, CURLOPT_POST, true); // Set the POST data if (!empty($data)) { curl_setopt($curl, CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS, http_build_query($data)); } // Set cURL options to include response […]

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Amazon S3 Public Read Policy

Amazon AWS

Amazon S3 Public Read Policy will allow you to set up an S3 bucket so that it can be accessed via a public method like a Cloudflare URL.

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Default CSS Styling When Needed

Code Snippet | WordPress | Oxygen Builder | CSS

With Oxygen and sometimes other instances there is a need for default styling to be set up.  Here is an ever growing stylesheet of some important style pieces. For instance when you set an image to align right or styling of a numbered list, you will need to add in the CSS.

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