Part of what makes WordPress so useful is the myriad of features it supports, and the high level of customization that it offers. When first starting out, it can be daunting to try and explore all of the options available to you! So here are 5 techniques that I found useful when I first starting using WordPress to build websites.
No CommentsHere are 5 of the features that make TextMate one of the best options for developers today. After working with many different editors, I’ve found that TextMate saves the most time and has the most efficient workflow. Hopefully this article will help you save as much time as I have by tapping into the powerful tools offered by Textmate!
1 CommentIt’s hard to know where to begin when you’re buying your first book in an attempt to learn a new skill. Always make sure to buy the newest edition of any web design or development book you’re interested in, because times change and so do the best-practices for each language. There’s no such thing as a perfect book, so make sure to Google anything you don’t understand so you can find reference material to inform you. In many cases, this will allow you to get much more out of any book you read. There’s a wealth of great information out there, but it’s these 5 books that I found exceptional for beginners:
No CommentsI came across a pretty frustrating IE6 background bug a while ago and it took me a while to figure out the surprisingly simply solution! Well, technically this isn’t a bug. It’s technically a user-error, but the code (albeit incorrect) works in most modern browsers! Take a look at the following code:
body { background: url('images/bg.jpg')top left #fff no-repeat; }
If you try this code in Safari or Firefox, it will work perfectly. You will see the background image positioned at the top left with no-repeat and with a white background. However, IE6 will render no background! Strange, no? Quite strange. The problem is the lack of a whitespace character between the background url and the position declarations. I became so used to Firefox and Safari’s lax handling of this code that it took me forever to figure out that one little space was causing all of my problems! The following code fixes the problem:
body { background: url('images/bg.jpg') top left #fff no-repeat; }
Hopefully this post will save someone some frustration!
No CommentsThis is my first tutorial. Ever. So please let me know if there is anything that needs improving or if you have any questions, comments, or suggestions. That said, I hope this helps someone out!
I’ve found that it’s often easier to work on a webpage with body tag ID’s. Luckily, you can add these automatically to every page in WordPress! Now if you need to style your Blog page elements differently than your Contact page, you can simply add the #Blog selector to any rules that apply specifically to your Blog page. All we need to do is add some code to your WordPress theme’s index.php file. Here we go:
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