How to Draw a Smiley Face with CSS3
August 10, 2010
Aug 10 2010
I was messing around with CSS3 gradients, rounded corners and shadows, and I thought to myself, “I wonder if I can draw something that actually looks like something?” Lo and…
A Simple CSS Trick to Vertically Align Text
August 5, 2010
Aug 05 2010
I was trying to vertically align text within a div container and it just wasn’t working for me. You would think that using vertical-align in your CSS would accomplish just…
6 Tips to Speed Up jQuery
July 13, 2010
Jul 13 2010
As it stands, jQuery is an amazingly efficient JavaScript framework, but there are a few things that you can do when creating your code that will end up slowing it…
WordPress 3.0: Checking out the New Menu System
May 21, 2010
May 21 2010
The release of WordPress 3.0 is almost here, so I thought it would be a good idea to start an in-depth discussion on some of the new features. One that…
Creating a jQuery Plugin to Increase Font Size
January 6, 2010
Jan 06 2010
I have been spending a bit of time lately figuring out how to create my own plugins for jQuery. It doesn’t take much to accomplish and I thought it would…
Custom Template for Single Posts in WordPress
September 30, 2009
Sep 30 2009
If you take a look at the template hierarchy in WordPress, you will notice that you have the ability to create custom templates for different category pages by simply adding…
Simple Rounded Corners with a CSS Sprite
September 11, 2009
Sep 11 2009
Optimizing a site for speed is one of the most important aspects of web development and CSS sprites are a great way to do just that. Check out Google for…
Creating a Mouseover Fade Effect with jQuery
August 5, 2009
Aug 05 2009
My last little jQuery tutorial was an alternative to using CSS to create an image change on a mouseover. Now I want to take that one step further and add…
Absolute and Relative Positions in CSS
May 25, 2009
May 25 2009
In the old days of web programming, everyone use to lay things out with tables. Not so much, anymore. Today, if you are in the know, div tags and CSS…
How to Add Nested Comments to Your WordPress Theme
March 2, 2009
Mar 02 2009
When WordPress 2.7 came out, there were a lot of new features, most of which probably passed by under your radar. I know I missed a bunch and thankfully, I…