10 Things I Learned While Building An App
Even though there’s a ton of stuff left to do on codesnipp.it, I’m REALLY glad it’s finally out in beta and being used. We’ve spent tons of time and work on it and was worried no one would use it! Building your own app is a completely different experience from working with a client. You...
Read more…Useful (and free!) Code Snippets
I reviewed Coda a few months ago and have been using it ever since. It’s an awesome all-in-one IDE with Transmit for FTP and great plugin support. My favorite feature of Coda is Coda Clips, a similar feature was also introduced in Dreamweaver CS4. Coda Clips allows you to store snippets of code you use...
Read more…Contribute Friday: Web Development Recommendations
I get a lot of requests for web development book recommendations, but up until a few months ago, I’ve never read one! I always thought they were a bit bland and preferred to learn by doing. Most of the ones I’m reading now are for advanced developers so it’s tough for me to recommend any...
Read more…Building A Custom Subscriber Panel With Stats In WordPress
I’ve had several people ask me how I created the subscriber panel with stats on the top of my sidebar and how I have them separated out. It’s a great way to track which subscribing method people prefer and I’ve noticed that a lot of people no longer prefer to subscribe via RSS but through...
Read more…Look Before You Leap Into Thesis Theme
I was recently hired to make what I thought was going to be a simple change for a client. Modify the navigation on a WordPress blog to match their static site. The menu items were already listed but were in the wrong order. So, knowing that the blog was running on WordPress I said sure! My...
Read more…Post Thumbnails via WordPress
Images are more appealing than text alone so, wouldn’t it be nice to upload and place a thumbnail next to the post? It’s very simple with WordPress 2.9+, all you need is a few lines of code in your functions.php. So, therefore we need to open functions.php as well as index.php. The Function In your...
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