WHAT ARE ÉTAPES OF THE CONCEPTION OF A WEBSITE/?

1. Initial discussion and needs analysis

It is essential for the good realization of the site to make an interview with the customer. Together, they determine the objectives of the website and the target audience. The purpose of these criteria is to be able to choose the most suitable technical solution for your needs. This will result in a document called cahier de cahier of load, which contains all the technical specificities, SEO referencing, the tree structure of the site (content architecture), etc. This document can be modified if necessary in collaboration with the client.

2. The content of the site

the content of your website is of paramount importance. It aims to captivate the attention of your target and to position well in search engines. Indeed a good content allows your site to be well indexed on search engines, which allow attracting many visitors.

3. The models

Here it is a question of designing the visual of your different pages, it is what your site will look like. Your site must be fluid and access to the different pages must be possible in two or three clicks at the most. NB: Always think about the responsive version of your site (mobile, tablet).

4. Choice of accommodation

Hosting is the choice of a web server on which your site will be deployed so that it is visible on the internet. We distinguish a multitude of hosts offering various forms. All you have to do is choose what best suits your needs.

5. Design and implementation

This is the most technical part of the process. This is when the visual design begins; the integration and programming of the website itself begins. This is when interactions, animations, forms, etc. are created.

6. Quality control

Once the programming stage is over, we start the quality control phase. We make sure that the website is perfect on all supported browsers, both for desktop and mobile platforms depending on what you have chosen. Each specificity of the specifications must be respected.

7. Putting on line

Once the website has passed all the quality checks, it is now time to put the website online.

Advantages of a Web Application

• • The main advantage of a application web is its availabilty. Indeed, all you need is an internet connection and a browser to access it from a computer, a tablet or a mobile. An example of a application web we can mention the messaging application gmail.
  • the backup is done on the server. There is therefore almost no risk of losing your data.
  • Update management. Une application web does not need to be installed on a computer or smartphone, so there is no need to update manually. the updates are directly installed on the server, so we have the latest version on all devices.

• No operating system incompatibility (you just need a browser).

Which technologies to create a web application?

HTML & CSS

The HTML and the CSS are used to realize the design of the different pages.

PHP

PHP is one of the most common languages on the web. it is a server-side language that allows the designing of dynamic applications.

JAVASCRIPT

Javascript is a client-side language, which means that it is executed on the browser. It is used in particular to create dynamism on the client-side and animations.

FRAMEWORKS

A framework is a coherent set of structural software components that are used to create the foundation and outline of all or part of an application. The purpose of a framework is to accelerate the development of web applications and software.

The different types of web applications

There are three main types of web applications:

1- Static web application or Single Page Applications (SPA)

This type of application has little information and requires only HTML, CSS and JavaScript(Ajax) for its realization. We also use JavaScript frameworks such as Angular JS, VueJS or React JS. Its principle is the following: the necessary resources are retrieved and displayed dynamically according to the user’s actions.

2- E-commerce web application

CMS (Content Management System) are generally used for this type of application because they offer an already prepared framework such as payment systems, which makes development and maintenance easier and faster.

3- Application web portal

A portal web is a web application that provides a common gateway to a wide range of Internet-based resources and services focused on a particular area of interest or community. For example a search engine, a discussion forum, a chat, an e-mail…

Advantages of a mobile application .

• Builds customer loyalty

The smartphone has become an essential object in our lives, thanks to the multitude of applications that provide us with different services. For a company, having a mobile application allows consumers to see your brand every day, this proximity makes a very good relationship marketing tool.

• Send Push Notifications

One of the main advantages of mobile applications are the push notifications. Unlike emails, notifications attract our attention and redirect us directly to the application.

• Integrate the phone’s features

A smartphone is an assembly of several technologies like the GPS, a camera, an NFC( Near Field Connection). These technologies can be accessed through an application in order to offer a particular service facilitating the life of its users. For example, an NFC can be used to make bank payments.

• The ergonomics

An application for Smartphones is often more ergonomic than a mobile website. It makes the user experience much better thanks to navigation and content specially adapted to mobile uses.