The Communications Optic, LLC 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.

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.

OpenSSL is an open source project that provides a toolkit for the Transport Layer Security and Secure Sockets Layer protocols.

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.

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

GitKraken is a cross-platform Git client that provides a nearly identical experience across operating systems. It is a powerful and elegant multiplatform graphical interface for Git developed by Axosoft, as an alternative to the command line.

Sourcetree is a free Git client for Windows and Mac.

WP Rocket offers a caching plugin for Wordpress.

Gmail is a free, advertising-supported email service offered as part of Google's G Suite, with 15GB of storage, color-coded inbox filters and unsend button.

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.

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

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

Sumo is easy to install on any website or CMS, Sumo is a suite of free app-like tools for growing website traffic, email subscriber lists and monitoring engagement.