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Chris Shontz

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Chris Shontz

  • 08/08/2025

CMS vs Custom Development

In this day and age, Content Management Systems (CMS) are easier to use and more versatile than ever. Wordpress, for instance, started its life as an intuitive blogging platform and evolved into a full-featured framework for robust, database-driven websites. In a lot of circumstances, content management systems decrease development time and help facilitate rapid deployment. However, I can’t emphasize enough that third party content management systems should not be…

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Categories: WordPress | Authored by: Chris Shontz | Posted: 11/18/2016

Querying by Distance in MySQL

Is your website doing everything possible to help your clients find you and get to you? One valuable tool that you can use to accomplish this important goal is to include a “Locations” page on your site. Suppose that your business is a chain of restaurants. In that case, a Locations page can tell customers which of your eateries is closest to the hungry person’s present location.  If you don’t yet have such a page, it’s definitely…

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Categories: Querying By Distance | Authored by: Chris Shontz | Posted: 07/14/2016

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