List pages from the home blog on all network sites. I have recently setup a WordPress Network install where a feature on the website automatically creates posts for newly registered users. Users aren’t able to create posts or mange their account but they can view posts that have been created. As a part of this [...]
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I recently started a project in WordPress that is designed to print out a lot of data into tabs, with clear separation between datasets. What this meant was a lot of PHP mixed with a lot of HTML. I think I have spoiled myself by using PEAR’s HTML_Template_IT module because I don’t design websites or [...]
Continue Reading →AJAX is wonderful. It allows you to make calls to the server without refreshing the page. This allows your users to have an uninterrupted experience on your application. It gives sites a feel of professionalism and makes it feel more like an actual application. And, it turns out. That with MooTools (or jQuery) writing AJAX [...]
Continue Reading →JavaScript doesn’t have a lot of high-level mathematical functions built-in and for a project I am/was working on, I needed to change the quantities of all the ingredients in a listed recipe when a user changed the value of the “Serves” drop down box. For example: Changing the drop down to 5 would require a [...]
Continue Reading →Such as the edges around the element of this post, it may be desirable for a website designer to create an element with the same effect with rounded edges all around. This is easy in an element that has a fixed height: one background image for the entire element. It becomes a little more difficult [...]
Continue Reading →What is a fluid width page? A fluid width page – or liquid – layout is one that shrinks and grows between two values of widths. For instance, a page might have a maximum width of 1280 pixels and a minimum width of 800 pixels. Some clients or freelance website designers may want their page [...]
Continue Reading →Using a small amount of code and a text based file containing a list of quotes, you can insert a random quote on your page using PHP. Create a text file containing quotes on separate lines and upload it to your server. For this example, we use ‘/files/quotes.htm’. Create a file named quotes.php and enter [...]
Continue Reading →A transition effect on your navigation menu adds a professional feel and inviting effect to your visitors and/or clients. Below are the files and instructions needed to add a transition effect similar to the one found on this website. The following example uses mootools to create a visually appealing transition to a second image when [...]
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