For the work section of this site I wanted a simple slideshow to showcase my design and development work over the years, but also make it very simple to create them as a WordPress post. I was a fan of the functionality of a jQuery add-on called Nivo Slider, and thought that it would work... Read Full Post →
In my opinion, WordPress is the best option for building a custom CMS for clients, as it provides one of the best administration area setups that I’ve ever worked with. Things are laid out in a simple way, and the user interface is intuitive and easy to navigate. But yet there are always... Read Full Post →
With every file loaded into a site an HTTP request is made to the server, and the higher the number of requests made will decrease the overall load time of your site pages and posts. A simple way to cut down on those requests is by combining your CSS and Javascript files into as few... Read Full Post →
In the past I’ve relied on a plugin to handle the breadcrumbs throughout the sites I’ve built. In a effort to reduce the amount of plugins I use regular and replace them with functions I came across a simple to implement, easy to update function that does exactly what I need. First,... Read Full Post →
Wouldn’t it be nice to have the ability to add new custom module on the dashboard in your WordPress builds? The following code will do just that, simply add it to your functions.php file and add whatever you want within the echo and voila! ?View Code PHP// Create the function to output the... Read Full Post →
When setting up custom WordPress builds for clients there are sometimes areas within the administration area that will never be used, and other areas that you simply do not want those clients to have access to, such as Appearance, Plugins, Settings and maybe more. Preventing clients from accessing... Read Full Post →
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