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Add A Favicon; Because It’s The Little Things That Set You Apart
Reading time: 1 minuteOne thing I continually notice as I surf the web is that people tend to cut corners when it comes to getting their sites up. They continually forget to drop in small, polishing elements that make a dull website sparkle. Favicons seem to be the most ignored of the bunch, as I see sites quite…
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Checking for A Specific Post Type in WordPress
Reading time: 2 minutesConditional Tags are one of my all-time favorite tools to use when developing a WordPress theme. It’s an intelligent use of programming logic that allows even non-coders to grasp the basics and, in turn, create complex and functional WordPress themes. With the advent of custom post types, a method was needed to check for the…
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Easy Javascript ToolTips in WordPress
Reading time: 1 minuteA client needed a simple way to preserve real estate on the sidebar, but still have the ability to display their policies at a quick glance. I found a plugin on the repository that uses the TipTip jquery script and condenses it down into a simple-to-use shortcode (complete with button on the editing screen). The…
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How To Search A Specific Custom Post Type (Only!) in WordPress
Reading time: 1 minuteIf you’re like me, you use custom post types a LOT when you’re doing projects (or on your own site, if I’ve done it for you!). There’s a lot of value in having a type of content that’s unrestrained and flexible. Sometimes, however, you want to be able to search a particular post type, and…
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Logged In? Or Not? WordPress Can Check!
Reading time: 1 minuteToday’s a quick post, but it’s worthwhile if you’re using WordPress as a Content Management System. A lot of times people utilize the built in account system (user logins) to showcase membership data, ecommerce data, and a whole lot more. I found a need at one point to show different data to people depending on…
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CSS3: Fading Colors (A Quick Introduction)
Reading time: 2 minutesIt’s the little things, I’ve noticed, that really make a website design pop. The layout may be good, the content may be worth reading, but it’s small, minor details that take a good design and turn it into a great one. With the advent of CSS3 and HTML5, those details become even easier to bring…
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Freshly Pressed: A Wild New Plugin Appears! Custom Classes
Reading time: 1 minuteFrom time to time I like to surf through the repository and try out new plugins. It keeps me in the know and I’m able to share those plugins with you. So, here’s what I found as I was surfing this fine Wednesday: Custom Classes Justin Tadlock is a man synonymous with great plugins, and his latest…
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Creating a Custom URL Shortener using Bit.ly
Reading time: 2 minutesIf you’ve come to this site by way of Twitter or Facebook, you may have noticed that the short link for all of these posts isn’t your typical URL.
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Adding Featured Images to a WordPress Post or RSS Feed
Reading time: 3 minutesEvery post on this blog has a “featured image” – the last few have been screenshots of my blog for the various tutorials I’ve been writing or a photo of the BlogWorld banner to talk about my speaking acceptance, but the one thing that always bothered me was that any time you used a featured…
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Speaking At BlogWorldNY 2012 (#bweny)
Reading time: 1 minuteI got the fantastic news today: I’ll be speaking at BlogWorldNY later this year (June 5-7). Topic: Responsive Web Design: One Website to Rule Them All… I’ll be talking about what responsive web design is, and why it’s beneficial to make your site or blog responsive. If you’ve never been, BlogWorld is, by far, one of…
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