Web Tools
Gold Coast Media develops a lot of internal tools and applications to help our clients and projects.
You can find our other open source projects on GitHub at https://github.com/GoldCoastMedia/
Page Speed Test
Test how fast and efficient a website is (includes advice).
Strong Password Generator
Generate strong passwords with our customisable Password Generator tool.
User Information
Find out what browser and operating system you are using as well as your IP address.
Development Tools
MODx®: BrowserServ
Documentation for the MODx BrowserServ extension.
MODx®: XHTML Beautify
Documentation for the MODx beautify plugin that cleans source code output.
MODx®: Varnish Purge
Documentation for the MODx Varnish purge plugin for developers that make websites fly.
MODx®: Weather Forecasts
Documentation for displaying weather forecasts in MODx.
Page Speed Test
Google and Yahoo! rightly put emphasis on the speed of web pages. With the Online Page Speed Tool you can enter a web page URL and it will display an overview (as well as technical information) on the speed of the page for visitors.
As search engines put more weight behind speed optimisation, due to it being a metric that can't be cheated, it is emerging as a more important factor in search engine rankings and will continue to do so. A fast website that has measures in place to make it as quick as possible shows care and professionalism on the developers part.
Password Generator
With numerous database, SSH, SFTP, online accounts and other typical day-to-day account tasks the need for unique and strong passwords is paramount. Thinking up secure and random passwords yourself is a difficult task! This tool has been converted to be publicly usable as a web tool for easy, but customisable, password generation.
User Information
The User Information Tool allows clients to easily view some technical information we might need that can otherwise be difficult to attain. It displays information such as the users browser, ip address and operating system. This helps us when it comes to debugging and other support related tasks.
BrowserServ MODx®
BrowserServ is a MODx® extra developed to allow MODx web designers and developers a means of serving content to separate browsers. It uses loose user agent string matching and can insert CSS, JavaScript and run snippets when a match is made. This means that it allows users to, for example, display a message for Internet Explorer 6 users. It can also be used to insert CSS for specific browsers and even add separate resources for different Operating Systems.
The download provided is a transport package recommended for advanced users only. Normal users should use the MODx® Package Management system and search for it.
Affiliates
Gold Coast Media submits sites to a range of affiliate directories that we feel offer good value for money. These directories are trusted and can help to improve your search engine rankings, a list of these directories is provided below.