How to display your latest tweets in your WordPress blog without a plugin
Yes, I know. This article has been written a thousand times before. But this solution is different. It doesn’t require a plugin, and it’s very easy to implement. And if you have spare time to read this one, go ahead. I promise you it will be worth it.
Amazing Image Hover Effects with Webkit and CSS 3
I’ve been playing with Webkit transitions for quite sometime and so far I’m really impressed with what it can do. Animations and effects that I thought was only possible with jQuery is now possible with CSS and webkit.
How to Create Editable Letterpress Styled Text in Fireworks
Letterpress styled text or inset text effect is one of the popular trends in modern web design. I’ve seen some tutorials on how to create this effect on Photoshop and Illustrator but I haven’t seen one in Fireworks. Today I will teach you how to achieve this awesome effect in just 5 very easy steps using Fireworks.
Most Commonly Used WordPress Code Snippets
I’ve been developing WordPress themes for more than 2 years and based from my own experience and personal preferences, here are the most common WordPress code snippets that I use. Please do check it out and if you learn a thing or two, let me know in the comments.
How to Create a Visual Image Preloader using jQuery
UPDATE: This script has been updated. Please go to the new post about the updated visual preloader script.
I have been searching the web for methods on how to visually preload the images on your site. I have found a few good ones but they require a defined source or path and that doesn’t work for me. I needed something to preload any image from any source or URL. So I gave up the search and created a simple solution for myself. Read on to find out how I did it.
SyntaxHighlighter Invalid HTML Problem Fast Hack
SyntaxHighlighter is a nice tool that makes the code snippets on your blog look pretty. It’s based on Javascript so it’s unobtrusive and degrades gracefully. It’s client side based so it works on every server. It supports C++, Javascript, PHP, XML, CSS and the most common languages out there. It’s easy to deploy and it supports most browsers. With all those nice things said, it still does something that ruins your day. SyntaxHighlighter makes your XHTML invalid.
How to Show the Most Commented Posts on your WordPress Sidebar
Are you still using a plugin to show the most commented posts on your WordPress blog? Discard that plugin and get more control. Read on to find out how to display the most commented posts in your WordPress sidebar or wherever you want to put it.
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