WordPress Refresh/Rebuild
Today we get started on refreshing and semi-rebuilding the ‘ChimneyStacks’ website for Elwy Roofing.
Introducing New WordPress Plugins
As well as a refresh and part rebuild, new WordPress plugins will be introduced. Some with be swapping with old plugins, and other plugins will be appended to the existing set.
This is a website Web Intrigue UK built back in around 2018. We are proud to be given the task of freshening up this website this week.
The front page will be completely rebuilt and Elementor Pro will be incorporated into the new design and site content management flow.
We want to make it easier for people to navigate round the site, and to then hopefully get in contact with the business. For example a WhatsApp chat button will be introduced, for those inclined to use this mobile app to make enquiries.
Installing Firefox Developer Edition on Zorin OS 17 (Linux)
Work continues with the process of adding applications on Zorin to complete the tool-set required to design, optimise and test websites under development or rebuild.
Today it’s the turn of Firefox Developer Edition app. Mozilla/Netscape is an old favourite of mine, having used Netscape Composer in my early days of web page development work (part of my role of CAD Support Engineer at Fujitsu Telecommunications), way back in 1997!
Download the tar File
Download the tar file from the Mozilla Firefox Developer edition web page: https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/developer/
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Extract the tar File and Move Installed Application
Next, using a terminal window (shell command prompt) extract the tar file and then move the whole installation to the permanent location.
cd ~/Downloads
sudo tar xjf firefox-124.0b9.tar.bz2
sudo mv firefox /opt/firefox-developer-edition
Create the Symbolic Link
A symbolic link is created from the Firefox Developer Edition, so it then easy to execute the program from a terminal window (shell) prompt.
sudo ln -s /opt/firefox-developer-edition/firefox /usr/local/bin/firefox-developer-edition
Now it is possible to enter at the command prompt:
firefox-developer-edition
Create Desktop Entry (or .desktop) File
For Firefox Developer to appear in the Zorin ‘Start’ menu, a desktop entry (.desktop) is needed. Using the nano editor:
sudo nano /usr/share/applications/firefox-developer-edition.desktop
The contents of the .desktop file:
[Desktop Entry]
Name=Firefox Developer Edition
Exec=/opt/firefox-developer-edition/firefox
Icon=/opt/firefox-developer-edition/browser/chrome/icons/default/default128.png
Type=Application
Categories=Network;WebBrowser;
Save the file, and the Zorin ‘Start’ menu will be updated momentarily.
Execute the Firefox Developer app, and log into your Mozilla account, if you have one!
Clean Up Installation
Delete the tar file from the Downloads directory.
rm ~/Downloads/firefox-124.0b9.tar.bz2
Links
Website: chimneystacks.co.uk
Portfolio page:
Plugin(s):
Tools: Firefox Developer Edition
Sources:
Further reading/external sites: Firefox Developer Tools
