Adding Google+ Meta Tags in WordPress
If you’ve decided to include a Google+ button on your WordPress site, it’s also suggested that you add a few new meta tags to your header so that you can…
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Optimization Tips to Speed Up Your Site
Ever since Google announced that a site’s speed would be a major factor in its ranking, I have really been paying attention to how my site performs. I guess I…
Use jQuery to Replace a Word with a Link
If you use a word multiple times on your site and you don’t feel like going through all your posts to replace every instance of it, you can use jQuery…
Great Font Resources for Web Development
Ever since I wrote Embedding Fonts in your Web Site with CSS and @font-face many people have been emailing me with questions about adding new fonts to their sites. One…
Using get_theme_data() when Developing a Custom Theme for WordPress
If you are building a custom theme that you would like to add to the WordPress directory or start to sell online somewhere, a great function that can help you…
The New Google Font API
Using the standard Web safe fonts is quickly becoming a thing of the past thanks to modern alternatives like @font-face kits and the new Google Font API. Taking a quick…
Quick Function to Shorten the Post Title in WordPress
For some reason, a lot of people seem to be using extremely long post titles. I am a firm believer in making a title as precise as possible to make…
Creating Shadows with CSS3
CSS3 has introduced some cool effects that give you control over elements of design that were once only possible using images. One of the new effects I have been having…
Simple Rounded Corners with a CSS Sprite
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…
10 WordPress Plugins You Should Use
WordPress.org currently hosts 6,265 plugins, which makes it kind of hard to figure out which ones are worth using. I have been using WordPress with a long time now and…