Web Technologies Used by wlv.ac.uk

The Apache HTTP Server is free and open-source cross-platform web server software, released under the terms of Apache License 2.0. Apache is developed and maintained by an open community of developers under the auspices of the Apache Software Foundation.

Bootstrap is a free and open-source CSS framework directed at responsive, mobile-first front-end web development. It contains CSS- and JavaScript-based design templates for typography, forms, buttons, navigation and other interface components.

Google Tag Manager is a free tool from Google that enables users to easily add, update, and manage website tags. Tags are snippets of code that allow websites to track activity, such as page visits and clicks, in order to better understand user behavior. Google Tag Manager makes it easy to quickly and easily add, update, and manage website tags without having to manually update code. It also helps to ensure that tags are firing correctly and accurately tracking user activity.

Java is a general-purpose programming language that is class-based, object-oriented, and designed to have as few implementation dependencies as possible.

Amazon Web Services is a subsidiary of Amazon that provides on-demand cloud computing platforms to individuals, companies, and governments, on a metered pay-as-you-go basis.

Popper is a positioning engine, its purpose is to calculate the position of an element to make it possible to position it near a given reference element.

Amazon Application Load Balancer (ALB) distributes incoming application traffic to increase availability and support content-based routing.

FancyBox is a tool for displaying images, html content and multi-media in a Mac-style "lightbox" that floats overtop of web page.

jQuery is a JavaScript library designed to simplify HTML DOM tree traversal and manipulation, as well as event handling, CSS animation, and Ajax. It is free, open-source software using the permissive MIT License.

Isotope.js is a JavaScript library that makes it easy to sort, filter, and add Masonry layouts to items on a webpage.

core-js is a modular standard library for JavaScript, with polyfills for cutting-edge ECMAScript features.

LazySizes is a JavaScript library used to delay the loading of images (iframes, scripts, etc) until they come into view.

ScrollMagic is a jQuery plugin which essentially lets you use the scrollbar like a playback scrub control.

GSAP is an animation library that allows you to create animations with JavaScript.

Google's Font API provides website developers a means by which they may quickly add custom fonts to their website.

Adobe Fonts (formerly Typekit) is an online service which offers a subscription library of high-quality fonts. The fonts may be used directly on websites or synced via Adobe Creative Cloud to applications on the subscriber's computers.

Google Analytics is a web analytics service offered by Google that tracks and reports website traffic. It provides valuable insights into website traffic, user behavior, and marketing performance. With Google Analytics, you can gain insights into your website’s audience, their location, the pages they visit, the content they view, and more. Google Analytics also offers powerful segmentation capabilities and advanced reporting features, allowing you to create custom reports and better understand your website’s performance.

Facebook pixel is an analytics tool that allows you to measure the effectiveness of your advertising.

Twitter Ads is an advertising platform for Twitter 'microblogging' system.