Minnesota Connected Technology Stack

The Apache Project is an effort to develop and maintain an open-source HTTP server for modern operating systems including UNIX and Windows. The goal of this project is to provide a secure, efficient and extensible server that provides HTTP services in sync with the current HTTP standards.

ECMAScript (or ES) is a scripting-language specification standardized by Ecma International. It was created to standardize JavaScript to help foster multiple independent implementations.

FlexSlider is a free responsive jQuery slider toolkit that supported in all major browsers with navigation options & touch swipe support.

Font Awesome makes it easy to add vector icons and social logos to their website.

Gravatar is a service for providing globally unique avatars and was created by Tom Preston-Werner. It is owned by Automattic, having integrated it into their WordPress.com blogging platform.

Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) is the standard markup language for documents designed to be displayed in a web browser. It can be assisted by technologies such as Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) and scripting languages such as JavaScript.

JavaScript is the programming language of HTML and the Web.

PHP: Hypertext Preprocessor is a server-side scripting language designed for Web development, but also used as a general-purpose programming language. PHP code may be embedded into HTML code, or it can be used in combination with various web template systems, web content management systems, and web frameworks.

The Apache HTTP Server is a powerful and flexible HTTP/1.1 compliant web server.

Microsoft Exchange Online is a hosted email for business.

Clicky Web Analytics enables bloggers and small websites to get insights and live information about their online visitors.

Google Analytics allows users to measure sales & conversions, plus gain fresh insights into how visitors use sites, & how they arrived on site.

Contact Form 7 is a tool to manage multiple contact forms.

GoDaddy Inc. designs and develops cloud-based technology products for small businesses, Web design professionals, and individuals in the United States and internationally. It provides domain name registration product that enables to engage customers at the initial stage of establishing a digital identity; hosting products, such as shared Website hosting, Website hosting on virtual private servers and virtual dedicated servers, managed hosting, and security.

GoDaddy's website builder, formally called Websites+ Marketing, is an online editing and publishing tool that helps users make a responsive website with no technical knowledge required.

Tumblr, a microblogging platform, enables companies and users to post multimedia and other content to a short-form blog.

Vimeo PRO is a business video hosting platform.

WordPress is a website and blog creation and publishing platform with tools for aesthetic designing, visitor tracking, content storage and upload.

YouTube is a video sharing service where users can watch, like, share, comment and upload their own videos. The video service can be accessed on PCs, laptops, tablets and via mobile phones.

Google Sheets is a spreadsheet program for data analysis.

G Suite is a suite of apps from Google which offers a number of tools to communicate and collaborate with colleagues, store files, and manage data.

Indiegogo is a crowdfunding engine that helps individuals, groups and non-profits raise money online to make their ideas a reality.

Microsoft Outlook is an personal information manager from microsoft which helps users communicate, manage schedules & find what they need quickly & easily.

reCAPTCHA is a CAPTCHA-like system designed by Google to establish that a computer user is human.

Wordfence WordPress security plugin provides WordPress security, protecting your website from hacks and malware.