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 →
So with a New Year upon us, I thought it was a good opportunity to relaunch this site with a whole new look and feel. I’ve been working on this new design for a while now, albeit quite infrequently. I wasn’t completely happy with the previous site design and found it had limitations in... 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 →
It seems that with every release of a WordPress upgrade there are a few key features that move the software a few steps closer to becoming a much more powerful CMS, and the plan for WordPress 3.1 is no different. As usual, there will be lots of work done around fixing remaining bugs from 3.0.1,... Read Full Post →
If you are looking to create a post landing page layout that flows across multiple columns while maintaining a consistent height to each post coming through from the loop, then the following piece of code will do just that. It will allow you to set the number of characters output on the excerpt... Read Full Post →
As a javascript is being loaded on a site, it will prevent any other item from downloading. This can be very frustrating for your visitors if the scripts are loading before the images, styles, or other site components. Having your javascript calls placed in your footer will allow other resources on... Read Full Post →
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