Until some time ago we used Docker Cloud to manage our web applications. But with Docker Cloud shutting down these services, we had to find a new way to setup and manage our applications. So we set out to look at and try out some of the available solutions. Among these were Docker swarm mode, […]
Dockerized ExpressJS app over https. I realise that this may be a somewhat niche situation, and even if you are using a Dockerized ExpressJS application, maybe you already have your own https solution? Nevertheless we came up with an interesting solution for this situation. Our app team consists of avid users of both Docker and […]
Getting notifications for UptimeRobot monitoring You may have wondered if it is possible to view the status of your websites at a glance in your Slack or HipChat. And it turns out to be relatively simple. In this guide I will be focusing on UptimeRobot integration with Slack and go through the process step by […]
Introduction In this blog post, I will be presenting the React.js application that I started working on during my internship with AppSaloon. Using today's popular javascript frameworks and libraries, like node.js, react.js with redux, REST api's and leaflet.js, we developed an application that will show you the air quality around Belgium at a glance. But […]
The goal of this post is to enlighten you about the possible configuration to setup your cron and how to make your website faster by choosing the right cron setup. WordPress uses WP-CRON default for the cron setup. However a big disappointment is that it only runs when the website has page requests. So for […]
Free download In an earlier blogpost we wrote about GDPR and our expertise. In the meantime, we took action and created a plugin to make WordPress websites GDPR-ready. We have a lot of clients using comments and forms on their website, from a contact-form to a shipping-form or an application form. All these sites need […]
As a Belgian based webdevelopment team, we often create multilingual websites. WPML is one of the most-used plugins to make WordPress websites translatable. We used it for multiple websites like musichall.be One of our clients uses Themeco's Pro theme to build websites and include WPML for the translations. Since the first release of Pro in April, it was impossible […]
May 2016, we received the final text of the new European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). It will become enforceable in all EU member states on 25 May 2018. This regulation aims to address the new ways of exploiting personal data through the internet and cloud technology. It also wants to offer businesses a clearer legal environment […]
Normally time functions are not hard to handle, but the presentation "What every developer should know about time, no excuses" by Joeri Sebrechts in Antwerp changed my point of view. Countries change time zones whenever they want (Russia) or change time 4 times a year (Morocco). Bugs are made because of time miscalculations, which has stopped […]
In 2013, a progressive entrepreneur came to AppSaloon and asked us to create a WordPress Website with a built-in tool to give friends and family the opportunity to show their support to the relatives of a deceased. Over the years, this tool became a full fledged WordPress plugin to not only condole but also give families the possibility […]
People often make the mistake of classifying WordPress as just a blogging platform. This idea is very limiting to the true power of WordPress. Sure, you can create a simple blog, but you can also use WordPress for your business website and never write a blog post. Ever. It's a versatile Content Management System which allows you […]
Yesterday we attended GAUC Belgium 2016 and learned a lot about Google Analytics. Every speaker ended his/her presentation with 5 takeaways. Below we want to share 5 takeaways: Install Google Tag Manager on your website. With just a few clicks you can update the tags you want to measure, so never miss out on a new marketing opportunity. Analyse the […]
