Open source projects allow individuals and businesses to gain access to powerful software and tools without needing to worry about expensive licensing and software costs, and this is no different for open source websites and eCommerce developments. In addition to the...
What is Mobile SEO & Best Practices for 2020
What is mobile SEO? Mobile SEO, as the name suggests, involves tailoring your search engine optimisation (SEO) practices for modern users who browse on mobile devices, such as smartphone and tablets. Mobile browsing accounts for half of all internet traffic in 20201....
How to Measure Your SEO Results and Digital Marketing Success
Perfecting your SEO and digital marketing strategy can be a lengthy process. It requires a great deal of care and attention. To this end, you should always measure your SEO results and make sure that your effort is paying off. You can measure the success of your SEO...
Is Magento the Best eCommerce Platform?
Three years have passed since we first wrote our blog post titled 'Is Magento the best free eCommerce platform?'. In our 2018 update, we explore the current state of eCommerce software exploring the peaks and pitfalls of the most popular platforms, including Magento....
What Can Virtual Reality Do for Your Business?
Two years have passed since we first wrote the blog post ‘From VR Marketing to vCommerce: What Can Virtual Reality Do For Your Business?’ In our 2018 update, we explore the future of VR and the various uses, opportunities and applications in businesses. We thought it...
GDPR Compliance for WordPress, Magento & Joomla Web Development
If you have a WordPress, Magento, Joomla website or eCommerce store, or in fact any website, GDPR comes into force from 25th May 2018 across the EU and will forever change the way that organisations need to manage data and privacy. One aspect of GDPR compliance is...
The Lowdown from Our Virtual Reality Gurus, Rob Bryan and Adam Bullas
Two of Opace’s finest, Rob Bryan and Adam Bullas, have a huge interest in the virtual reality space and have experimented with the Oculus Rift, HTC Vive, Samsung Gear VR, PlayStation VR and the Google Cardboard. Rob, as the Technical Director, and Adam as the...
Has Oculus Lost the First Generation of Virtual Reality to HTC?
In our previous article, we explored the history rise and fall of VR. It was Oculus who essentially brought about the rebirth of virtual reality in recent years. We’ve already seen in our previous articles that as a concept, virtual reality could technically be dated...
How Businesses & Marketers Can Use Virtual Reality (VR Marketing)
While it can’t be denied that the primary use for virtual reality currently is for gamers, businesses are quickly coming to realise that the use of virtual reality could play a big role in the way in which they market to their customers. This article is part of...
A Run Down of What We’ve Been Working On – Busy Is Our Middle Name Here at Opace!
It's been a while since we last mentioned some of our recent projects, so here are four projects that we’ve been working on during the past few months: Redesign & rebuild for Justice Upheld in WordPress Following on from our successful project with Acorns...