For years I’ve been keeping an eye out for a good, dead-simple wiki generated from a collection of Markdown files. Enter Markdoc
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Avoid conditionals in templates with template_include
In WordPress, when creating custom templates, it’s common to end up duplicating code. I’m a huge proponent of the DRY principle, so it really bothers me when I have to duplicate code.
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Adaptive Images
Check out Adapative-Images.com for a great way to serve appropriately sized, responsive, cached images to mobile devices. Rad!
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CSS-based ajax loader spin
Check out spin.js, a CSS-based spinner image for ajax loading. No more image.
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WordPress Plugin: Clear Widget
A very simple WordPress plugin that outputs a clearing <div>. You may configure the CSS class and height and disable inline style output. Useful when you want to ensure that a widget clears its predecessor where the predecessor’s contents are dynamic.
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Yoast SEO now allows import from All in One SEO and others
I’ve been using All in One SEO for years, and Yoast’s SEO plugin is making some headway. I’d like to start using it, but haven’t taken the plunge since there was no way to easily migrate that data. Sure, I could’ve analyzed both plugins and done some database work or manually migrated the data. But [...]
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MODX Web Development – Second Edition
Packt Publishing has released a new edition of MODX Web Development – Second Edition. Though I rarely use MODX these days, I do still consider it a valuable and quality CMS. Clients have found it pretty intuitive, especially for basic edits and updates. If you’re interested in getting started with or just learning about MODX, [...]
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PHP: Use echo over print
I’ve been theming the hell out of a few drupal sites lately, and I’ve decided to use echo over print in all my theme files.
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Wrap HTML Text Around Non-Rectangular Shapes
Just found this from The Idea Shower: CSS Text Wrapper. It lets you wrap text around non-rectangular objects, which is usually undoable in HTML.
