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Design & UX — Phone Numbers For Web Designers — Smashing Magazine

Phone Numbers For Web Designers — Smashing Magazine

The customer journey is not limited to a website alone. Simply by combining the world of website design and telephony, far better results can be obtained for your organization. And thanks to the similarities and mutual benefits, it is an easy step to take.

OWOnno WestraOnno Westra·September 28, 2022Design & UX
Engineering — Cloudflare named a Leader in WAF by Forrester

Cloudflare named a Leader in WAF by Forrester

Forester has recognised Cloudflare as a Leader in The Forrester Wave™: Web Application Firewalls, Q3 2022 report. The report evaluated 12 Web Application Firewall (WAF) providers on 24 criteria across current offering, strategy and market presence.

MTMichael TremanteMichael Tremante·September 27, 2022Engineering
Engineering — The future of Page Rules

The future of Page Rules

Learn about four new products that will eventually replace Page Rules by putting more power into the hands of users.

CCloudflare·September 27, 2022Engineering
Engineering — Introducing Configuration Rules

Introducing Configuration Rules

Configuration Rules is the new and improved way for Cloudflare customers to control and manipulate features that are enabled or disabled for specific requests on their zone.

MBMatt Bullock, Sam MarshMatt Bullock, Sam Marsh·September 27, 2022Engineering
Networking — Where to? Introducing Origin Rules

Where to? Introducing Origin Rules

Origin Rules is a dedicated product for ‘where does this traffic go where it leaves Cloudflare.’ Customers are able to match on an HTTP request using filters and override the host, port, SNI, and the origin a request resolves to.

MBMatt Bullock, Sam MarshMatt Bullock, Sam Marsh·September 27, 2022Networking
Engineering — Dynamic URL redirects: 301 to the future

Dynamic URL redirects: 301 to the future

With Dynamic redirects, users can redirect visitors to another webpage or website based upon hundreds of options such as the visitor's country of origin or language, without having to write a single

SMSam MarshSam Marsh·September 27, 2022Engineering