Style a Select Box Using Only CSS
I often have to use a select box when I’m putting together a custom form that requires a drop down list. It took me a while to figure out how…
Tag: form
Post to a URL Using cURL and PHP
A client needed me to write a script that would collect information from their database and post it to a specific URL, just like it was being submitted by a…
Using Ajax with WordPress
A little while back, I updated Magazine Basic and added the Ajax save function. When I uploaded it to WordPress to await approval, I received some feedback on how I…
How to Upload and Unpack a Zip File using PHP
When you’re emailing or uploading larger files, it always makes sense to compress them first. This decreases file size and also helps avoid file corruption during transfer. The most common…
Moving to Media Temple
You might experience some downtime on http://bavotasan.com and http://themes.bavotasan.com over the next little while. I have decided to migrate my sites over to Media Temple to have more control of…
8 jQuery Plugins to Improve the Way your Forms Look
When it comes to forms, every browser displays inputs, select drop downs and buttons differently. You can style certain elements using CSS but things like radio buttons and checkboxes are…
A Clever and Safe Way to Display your Email Address
There are many reason why you shouldn’t place your email address on a Web page; the number one being spambots. There are tons a spambots running around the Web looking…
Processing Multiple Forms on One Page with PHP
I know that the way most people treat multiple forms on one page is to have each form post to another PHP file where the form is validated, its information…
Simple Contact Form for WordPress: Redux
I have gone into this code and really cleaned it up to make it work properly with WordPress installs that are in subdirectories or wherever. I have also added a…