It’s crazy how many people these days have either their own website or blog and it blows my mind. Web design has been a hobby of mine for the last couple years, and I love that there are so many people now days that I can have discussions with about publishing. Even though most discussions gravitate towards talking about how to increase website traffic and how to increase website ranking, I like to bring up the topic of user interactivity. After all, having quality content only gets you so far with influencing visitors to stay. One of the ways that I include some interactivity on my sites is by implementing a little JavaScript.
JavaScript is a scripting programming language most commonly used to add interactive features and webpages. Semplicemente, JavaScript allows you to manipulate what you put into your web page. Just imagine a web page that only uses HTML. It would just look like a plain written document. You wouldn’t even be able to go to the next page. But if you use JavaScript on your web page, you would be able to alter any of the objects on your site in any way that you would like.
Così, what else do you gain from using JavaScript in HTML code? JavaScript would improve the site’s visual displays and effects. Some of the effects may include:
1. User’s time on page
2. Popups and tooltips
3. Collapsing text
4. Page timeout
5. Color changes and fades
6. Fontsizing and fades
7. Ultimate fader
8. Embedded audio
9. Print page/element
10. Scrolling banners
11. Flying text
12. News scroller
13. Automated popups
14. Image transitions
15. Toggle buttons
16. Drop Down Menu Bars
17. Slideshows
Of course, these are just some simple examples of what can be achieved using JavaScript, but the language’s limits are really based upon the designer’s willingness and capability of scripting. In my opinion, it’s well worth the time it takes to learn and implement JavaScript into your websites because if you are creative about using it, visitors may be influenced in exploring your site for a while. JavaScript not only has access to HTML objects, it also gives access to browser and platform-specific objects like browser plug-ins. JavaScript also grants client-side user form validation. If JavaScript is available, an initial validation of the website’s client can be done to check for simple errors such as missing information or non-numeric characters mistakenly typed in a non-numeric field. This Produces faster feedback than having to wait for a response from the server.
Overall, JavaScript is a powerful scripting language that’s capable of a lot. I highly recommend considering learning and implementing a little JavaScript to help your site stand out from others. JavaScript may be exactly what you’ve been searching for as you work to get your site listed on google page one!