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How to see if a Post in WordPress has an Excerpt
On the single post page for our posts, we wanted to display the excerpt only if one had been entered. Since the built-in WordPress function to get the excerpt for a post will automatically generate one for you, we couldn’t … ( more )
CSS3 Rounded Image With jQuery>>
This a great little jQuery snippet that allows you to add rounded corners to images with ease.
JSON vs. XML: What Should You Use?
Lots of people have asked me this question: which is better when loading data via an ajax request? JSON is my favorite. I’m going to try and explain the benefits of JSON over XML. ( more )
Where to Start with jQuery Selectors
With jQuery there are many ways to select elements. We are going to cover two of the most popular selectors id and class. ( more )
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jQuery's document.ready(), What is it and Why is it Useful?
The document.ready() function is the first thing anyone should learn about jQuery. This function will allow you to take all that ugly behavioral javascript out of your markup. ( more )
Adding Twitter to your site with jQuery Part 2
This series of articles will explain how to retrieve information from Twitter using their API, and ways you can display it on your website in an attractive way. In Part 2 we will add some simple CSS to the tweet to make it look nice, and display all the data the twitter API returns. ( more )
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jQuery 101: Adding jQuery to Your Website
Everyone has to start somewhere. So lets get you setup to begin learning jQuery. The first thing you will need to do is get jQuery setup and running on your site. Now let’s get started. ( more )
Harness the Power of the WordPress Post Class Function and Style Those Sticky Posts
The sticky post functionality in WordPress uses the post class function introduced in WordPress 2.7 to style your sticky post with css. In order to have your sticky posts styled different than your regular posts, you need to have the post class function in your theme within the post loop. ( more )
8 Must-Have WordPress Plugins to Improve SEO, Speed, and Security
Plugins are one of the things that make WordPress great. You can easily extend the functionality of WordPress without having to know much about PHP. ( more )
Adding Twitter to your site with jQuery Part 1
This series of articles will explain how to retrieve information from Twitter using their API, and ways you can display it on your website in an attractive way. Part one we will go over the basic of the Twitter API and look at some simple code that will print out a list of tweets. ( more )