WordPress 4.3 introduced a new “Site Icon” feature, which provides a user-friendly interface for adding a favicons to your websites. Icons are also used as app icons on mobile devices. The Site Icon feature can be found by going to Appearance > Customize and selecting the Site Identity option. Then click the Select File button and choose an image in the […]
10 Tips for Writing an Effective Client Survey
Regardless of whether you are embarking on a redesign project or a new website, one of the most important documents is the client survey or questionnaire. Many client surveys found online are derived at least in part from Web ReDesign, by Kelly Goto and Emily Cotler. This is one of the most helpful books that […]
Applying Background Images Using CSS
A background image can be applied to any element using the following CSS declaration: background-image: url(image name); Shorthand Shorthand background declarations are written as: background: color image repeat attachment position; For example, the following code: p { background-color: #f00; background-image: url(background.gif); background-repeat: no-repeat; background-attachment: fixed; background-position: center; } would be written in shorthand as: p […]
Collection of Child Themes for Thematic
The following sites offer free child themes for the Thematic WordPress theme framework: Able Parris Allan Cole Altamente Decorativo Björn Bendler Chris Wallace Cozmoslabs Design-Notes Hardian Nazief Pat Dryburgh Reflection Media Theme Lab WPLover Did I miss something? Notice a broken link? Let us know about it…
Social Network Services
The following was presented at SMCC on August 10, 2009: Social Network Services by Sadie Hebert on Scribd
Browser Testing – Past, Present & Future
The Past… The majority of the development I did in the past was on a PC running Microsoft Windows, mainly XP Pro. As a default set of development tools, I would have the newest version of the different available browsers including Firefox, Opera, Safari and Chrome. This was a great setup for testing in the […]
Don’t be a Whore! 10 Tips to help designers avoid being taken advantage of
From GoMediaZine… If you’re freelancing or just starting your own design company, you may be in jeopardy of being a whore. That’s right. Some seemingly sweet client may come along, wine and dine you, bend you over the back of the couch, have their way with you – then dump you like last week’s trash […]
The Ultimate Website Launch Checklist
Box UK has posted a handy checklist to assist web developers and project managers when launching a website. The collaborative effort appears as if it is still a work in progress, but documents such as this usually are.
Pros & Cons of Social Networks
The following was presented at MGCCC on February 19, 2009: Pros and Cons of Social Networks by Sadie Hebert on Scribd
MySQL based transactions using PHP 5.x
I’ve been using database transactions heavily in an application I’m working on and thought it might be a good topic to write about. I started searching for tutorials on the subject and found very few that are of good quality. Hopefully this will enlighten you and provide a better understanding of the subject.