Maintaining a website for optimal performance

If you have a website, you know how important it is to keep it running smoothly. A well-maintaned website can improve the user experience and increase the amount of time visitors spend on your site. It can also help you rank higher in search engines, which can drive more traffic to your site. Here are some tips for maintaining your website for optimal performance:

  1. Keep your software up to date. This includes your content management system, any plugins or themes you use, and any other software that powers your website. Outdated software can be a security risk, and it can also cause your site to run slowly or display incorrectly.

  2. Optimize your images. Large, high-resolution images can slow down your website. Be sure to resize and compress your images before uploading them to your site. You can also use lazy loading to only load images when they are needed.

  3. Minimize your code. The more code your website has to load, the slower it will be. Minimizing your code can help speed up your site. You can use a tool like WP Minify to automatically minimize your code.

  4. Use caching. Caching can help speed up your site by storing frequently accessed data in a temporary storage area. This can reduce the amount of time it takes to load your site, especially for repeat visitors. Your web designer should install a compatible caching plugin for your wordpress website before going live. 

  5. Monitor your site’s performance. Use tools like Google Analytics to monitor your site’s performance. This can help you identify areas where your site may be slow or where you may need to make improvements.

  6. Regularly backup your website. Backing up your website is crucial in case of any unforeseen issues like server crashes, hacking attempts or accidental deletion of data. Make sure you regularly backup your website files and database and store them in a secure location.

  7. Monitor website security. Ensure that your website is secure by using an SSL certificate, strong passwords, and regularly updating your website’s security plugins. You can also use website security tools to scan your website for vulnerabilities and malware.

  8. Optimize website speed. Website speed is crucial for user experience and SEO. Use website speed optimization tools to identify factors that are slowing down your website and take necessary steps to improve your website speed.

  9. Fix broken links. Broken links can negatively impact your website’s user experience and SEO. Use website broken link checker tools to identify any broken links and fix them immediately.

  10. Test your website on different devices and browsers. Make sure your website is responsive and functions correctly on different devices and browsers. Test your website on desktop, mobile, and tablet devices, and different web browsers.

By following these tips, you can ensure that your website runs smoothly and delivers an optimal experience to your users. Maintaining your website for optimal performance not only improves user experience and SEO but also helps to establish trust and credibility with your audience.

Effective eCommerce Strategies for Encouraging Online Customers to Buy​

Create Urgency

Convincing online customers to make a purchase can be a challenging task, but with the right strategies, you can increase your conversion rates and boost your sales. One of the most effective ways to persuade customers to buy is by creating a sense of urgency. By highlighting limited-time offers or low stock availability, you can create a sense of urgency that encourages customers to take action and make a purchase.

Social Proof

Another effective strategy is to provide social proof. By showcasing positive reviews and testimonials from satisfied customers, you can build trust and credibility with potential buyers. You can also create a sense of exclusivity by offering special deals or discounts to your most loyal customers, which can help to build customer loyalty and increase repeat purchases.

Free Shipping

Offering free shipping is also a proven way to persuade customers to buy. Shipping costs can be a major deterrent for online shoppers, so by offering free shipping, you can remove this obstacle and make it more attractive for customers to complete their purchase. Additionally, providing clear and detailed product descriptions, high-quality images, and customer service support can also help to instill confidence in potential buyers and encourage them to make a purchase.

High Quality eCommerce Website

Finally, it’s important to create a user-friendly and intuitive online shopping experience. By optimizing your website for ease of use and simplicity, you can make it easier for customers to navigate and find what they’re looking for. You can also streamline the checkout process by minimizing the number of steps required to complete a purchase and by offering a variety of payment options to suit different customer preferences. An experienced web developer in sri lanka should be able to help you customize this part.

By implementing these strategies and creating a seamless online shopping experience, you can increase your chances of persuading customers to buy and growing your business.

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Bank Codes of Sri Lanka

Every bank has a unique bank code assigned to it. This bank code is useful when doing international money transfers and other bank-related work.
We hope our bank code list will be useful for the public.

A bank code is a code assigned by a central bank, a bank supervisory body, or a Bankers Association in a country to all its licensed member banks or financial institutions.
The rules vary to a great extent between the countries. Also, the name of bank codes varies.

if you find any errors in below Sri Lankan bank code list, kindly inform us.

 

Bank CodeBank Name
7852Alliance Finance Company PLC
7463Amana Bank PLC
7472Axis Bank
7010Bank of Ceylon
7481Cargills Bank Limited
8004Central Bank of Sri Lanka
7825Central Finance PLC
7047Citi Bank
7746Citizen Development Business Finance PLC
7056Commercial Bank PLC
7870Commercial Credit & Finance PLC
7807Commercial Leasing and Finance
7205Deutsche Bank
7454DFCC Bank PLC
7074Habib Bank Ltd
7083Hatton National Bank PLC
7737HDFC Bank
7092Hongkong Shanghai Bank
7384ICICI Bank Ltd
7108Indian Bank
7117Indian Overseas Bank
7834Kanrich Finance Limited
7861Lanka Orix Finance PLC
7773LB Finance PLC
7269MCB Bank Ltd
7913Mercantile Investment and Finance PLC
7898Merchant Bank of Sri Lanka & Finance PLC
7214National Development Bank PLC
7719National Savings Bank
7162Nations Trust Bank PLC
7311Pan Asia Banking Corporation PLC
7135Peoples Bank
7922People’s Leasing & Finance PLC
7296Public Bank
7755Regional Development Bank
7278Sampath Bank PLC
7728Sanasa Development Bank
7782Senkadagala Finance PLC
7287Seylan Bank PLC
7038Standard Chartered Bank
7144State Bank of India
7764State Mortgage & Investment Bank
7302Union Bank of Colombo PLC
7816Vallibel Finance PLC

 

 

 

 

මෙම දත්තවල නිරවද්‍යතාවය අපි සහතික නොකරමු. ඔබේම අවදානමකින් එය භාවිතා කරන්න
We do not guarantee the accuracy of above information, please use at your own risk.

Sri Lanka Time & Time now in Sri Lanka

Welcome to Sri Lanka time page. Here we display the current time in Sri Lanka. You can view time now in Sri Lanka from any where in the world using this page.

Sri Lanka is an Island in the Indian Ocean and is separated from peninsular India by the Palk Strait. It is located between latitudes 5°55′ and 9°51′ N and longitudes 79°41′ and 81°53′ E and has a maximum length of 268 miles (432 km) and a maximum width of 139 miles (224 km).

Currency: Sri Lankan Rupee (LKR) / Rs / රු.
Languages: Sinhala, Tamil, English
Country Code: +94

Current: IST — India Standard Time
Current Offset: UTC/GMT +5:30 hours

Sri Lanka time right now is shown above.

What is the Sri Lanka time now

For those who wonder what is the sri Lanka time now? , you can refer the time widget below to find the time in sri Lanka accurately.

Current time in sri lanka right now ?  

For those who looking for the current time in sri lanka right now ,  you can refer the time widget below to find the time in sri Lanka accurately.

Please consider Sri Lankan time shown above is only  approximately correct. If you require greater accuracy for important work, kindly use some other means to get precise Sri Lankan time. Sri Lankan time shown here is not recommended for any purpose. 

Sri Lanka Fuel Station Codes

ඔබේ ඉන්ධන පිරවුම්හල් කේතය පහතින් ඇතුළත් කර සෙවුම ඔබන්න.

கீழே உங்கள் எரிபொருள் நிலையக் குறியீட்டை உள்ளிட்டு தேடலை அழுத்தவும்.

 

 

Sri Lanka issues fuel to public in ration system called the National Fuel Pass. When someone uses their QR code to buy fuel using their weekly allocation, the fuel pass system sends a automated SMS to notify the usage, balance  and the code of the fuel station.  We hope the below list will help people to match the station code to the fuel station details.

For a more accurate and up-to-date list of stations, please log in to your fuel pass dashboard and select station list.

We are not affiliated with or endorsed by the National Fuel Pass system or the government of Sri Lanka. 
The data is copied from the national fuel pass website’s station list page and published in the public domain for the convenience of the public in good faith.  

P.S.: We did not develop the national fuel pass QR system. We do not guarantee the accuracy of the data either. Use it at your own risk.

පවතින තත්වය යටතේ  ශ්‍රී ලංකාව ජාතික ඉන්ධන බලපත්‍රය ලෙස හඳුන්වන සලාක ක්‍රමයෙන් මහජනතාවට ඉන්ධන නිකුත් කරයි. යමෙක් තම සතිපතා සලාකය භාවිතා කර ඉන්ධන මිලදී ගැනීමට තම QR කේතය භාවිතා කරන විට, ඉන්ධන අවසර පත්‍ර පද්ධතිය , ශේෂය සහ ඉන්ධන පිරවුම්හලේ කේතය දැනුම් දීමට ස්වයංක්‍රීය SMS එකක් යවයි. පහත ලැයිස්තුව මහජනයාට ඉන්ධන පිරවුම්හල් විස්තරවලට පිරවුම්හල් කේතය ගැලපීමට උපකාරී වනු ඇතැයි අපි බලාපොරොත්තු වෙමු.

For සිංහල and Tamil translations see the bottom of this page. Most Searched Fuel Stations – Top 20 Filling Stations Searched on this page

වඩාත් නිවැරදි සහ යාවත්කාලීන ස්ථාන ලැයිස්තුවක් සඳහා, කරුණාකර ඔබේ ඉන්ධන බලපත්‍ර වෙබ් අඩවියට  ඇතුළු වී ස්ථාන ලැයිස්තුව තෝරන්න. https://fuelpass.gov.lk/

මෙම වෙබ් අඩවිය ජාතික ඉන්ධන බලපත්‍ර ක්‍රමයට හෝ ශ්‍රී ලංකා රජයට අනුබද්ධ හෝ අනුමත නැත.
මෙම දත්ත ජාතික ඉන්ධන අවසරපත්‍ර වෙබ් අඩවියේ ස්ථාන ලැයිස්තු පිටුවෙන් පිටපත් කර මහජනතාවගේ පහසුව සඳහා සද්භාවයෙන් පොදු වසමෙහි ප්‍රකාශයට පත් කෙරේ.

ප.ලි: කිව් ආර් පද්දතිය හැදුවෙ අපි නෙවෙයි. මෙම දත්තවල නිරවද්‍යතාවය අපි සහතික නොකරමු. ඔබේම අවදානමකින් එය භාවිතා කරන්න

தேசிய எரிபொருள் பாஸ் எனப்படும் ரேஷன் முறையில் இலங்கை பொதுமக்களுக்கு எரிபொருளை வழங்குகிறது. ஒருவர் தனது வாராந்திர ஒதுக்கீட்டைப் பயன்படுத்தி எரிபொருளை வாங்குவதற்கு அவர்களின் QR குறியீட்டைப் பயன்படுத்தினால், எரிபொருள் நிலையத்தின் பயன்பாடு, இருப்பு  மற்றும் குறியீடு ஆகியவற்றைத் தெரிவிக்க, எரிபொருள் பாஸ் அமைப்பு தானியங்கு SMS ஒன்றை அனுப்புகிறது. கீழேயுள்ள பட்டியல் மக்களுக்கு எரிபொருள் நிலையக் குறியீட்டை எரிபொருள் நிலைய விவரங்களுடன் பொருத்த உதவும் என்று நம்புகிறோம்.

நிலையங்களின் மிகவும் துல்லியமான மற்றும் புதுப்பித்த பட்டியலுக்கு, தயவுசெய்து உங்கள் எரிபொருள் பாஸ் டாஷ்போர்டில் உள்நுழைந்து நிலையப் பட்டியலைத் தேர்ந்தெடுக்கவும்.

நாங்கள் தேசிய எரிபொருள் பாஸ் அமைப்பு அல்லது இலங்கை அரசாங்கத்துடன் இணைக்கப்படவில்லை அல்லது அங்கீகரிக்கப்படவில்லை.
தேசிய எரிபொருள் அனுமதிச் சீட்டு இணையத்தளத்தின் நிலையப் பட்டியல் பக்கத்தில் இருந்து தரவு நகலெடுக்கப்பட்டு பொதுமக்களின் வசதிக்காக நல்லெண்ணத்துடன் பொது களத்தில் வெளியிடப்பட்டது.

பி.எஸ்.: தேசிய எரிபொருள் பாஸ் QR அமைப்பை நாங்கள் உருவாக்கவில்லை.

இந்தத் தரவின் துல்லியத்திற்கும் நாங்கள் உத்தரவாதம் அளிக்கவில்லை. உங்கள் சொந்த ஆபத்தில் அதைப் பயன்படுத்தவும்.

How to write a CV for Sri Lanka – Curriculum Vitae Formats and Templates Download

Your CV and cover letter are the first contact point with a potential employer. Therefore they must give off the best possible first impression of you, to convince an employer to take your application further. 

It is at this phase that you must start to demonstrate why you are the best prospect for the position. In this article we will discuss the advantages of a good CV and cover letter.

Magento 2 Modes , Set Mode in Magento 2

Display the current mode in Magento 2 using CLI/Command Prompt

bin/magento deploy:mode:show

This will result in something like below

Current application mode: {mode}.

Set/Change mode in Magento 2 using CLI/Command Prompt

bin/magento deploy:mode:set {mode}

{mode} can be either default, developer, or production. If changing to developer mode, out put will be like below

 

PHP Get path in an Laravel application

Laravel framework provides several useful helper methods to get various paths required to access some commonly used directories/folders.

  • app_path() – Laravel app_path helper
  • base_path() – Laravel  helper
  • config_path() – Laravel  helper
  • database_path() – Laravel  helper
  • mix() – Laravel  helper
  • public_path() – Laravel  helper
  • resource_path() – Laravel  helper
  • storage_path() – Laravel  helper

How to get app folder path in laravel ? Laravel app_path php

The app_path method returns the fully qualified ( absolute) path to your application’s app directory.
You may also use the app_path function to generate a fully qualified( absolute) path to a file relative to the application directory:

Enable GZIP compression for Magento 2 Website on Apache/Linux to Make it Load Faster

What is GZIP ?

Gzip is a data compression algorithm capable of compressing and decompressing files quickly.

How can enabling GZIP can make a website load faster?

Websites are getting larger and carry a lot of content that can be compressed and save bandwidth during transmission over the networks. Compressing large text format files like javascript and css can save a lot of bandwidth thus improving loading speeds.

Using GZIP on a website

On Apache web server gzip compression is utilized to compress the outgoing traffic via mod_deflate. To use GZIP on a website mod_deflate must be installed, enabled and loaded with Apache.You can check of mod_deflate status by running below command in the linux terminal.>sudo httpd -M | grep deflateif mod_deflate is installed and enabled, you should see deflate_module (shared).