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CSV to SortTable v3.0 Is Now Available 29 Feb 2012 | 09:37 am
A new version of the popular WordPress plugin CSV-to-SortTable has been released today. Version 3.0 resolves an issue that many users had reported when the PHP function fopen() was restricted on their...
Small Changes Make a Big Difference 25 Feb 2012 | 03:00 am
Last year I developed a WordPress website for Luke Ryan, host of the popular web series In The Mix. We used the Habitat theme and only made a few cosmetic changes to the default design, because it loo...
Designing the Dreaded Mobile Theme 21 Feb 2012 | 07:00 am
For a long time, I dreaded designing websites for mobile devices. Just the thought of trying to keep pace with this rapidly-evolving industry was enough to make me consider a career change. I often to...
How To Write a Simple Shortcode Plugin for WordPress 18 Feb 2012 | 04:30 am
Shortcodes are, in my opinion, one of the coolest features of WordPress. Many plugins use them to allow you to insert a chunk of code (like a web form) into a post or page, but shortcodes can also be ...
PHP: Converting URLs and Email Addresses into HTML Links 12 Nov 2011 | 04:32 pm
Recently, I needed to find a way to search a text string and convert any URLs and/or email addresses contained within that string (including plain old ‘www’ web addresses) into proper HTML links. Thi...
A Business Owner’s Guide to Social Media 29 Jul 2011 | 09:58 am
While developing websites for clients, I’m often asked about social media and how it can be used effectively to promote a business… Everyone knows social media can be a powerful marketing tool, but a...
Google+ for Businesses 14 Jul 2011 | 03:10 am
I’ve been using Google+ in its beta phase for about a week now, and already it is abundantly clear that this new social network will forever change the Web. The big question for social media marketers...
jQuery Tools and WordPress 3.2 13 Jul 2011 | 08:13 am
For anyone using jQuery Tools in conjunction with a WordPress website, you’ll notice that WP 3.2 causes problems. This is because WP 3.2 automatically loads jQuery 1.6.1, whereas WP 3.1 loaded jQuery ...
How To Make Your Sidebar Stay Visible When Scrolling 20 Jun 2011 | 11:00 pm
You’ll notice as you read the rest of this post that the sidebar follows you as you scroll down the page. I first spotted that effect being used in the Sharebar widget (also seen here) , and was surpr...
The Universal Rule of Three 17 Jun 2011 | 12:34 am
I first learned about the ‘Rule of Three’ while studying Tae Kwon Do in my early twenties. After throwing two front-leg roundhouse kicks at my opponent, I went for a third and caught a spinning back k...
