Quick Tip: Cross Domain AJAX Request with YQL and jQuery
Mar 18, 2010 Ajax, CMS, CSS, General, HTML, JavaScript, PHP, Tutorials, Video Tutorials, Wordpress
For security reasons, we cannot make cross-domain AJAX requests with jQuery. For example, I can’t call the load() method, and pass in ‘cnn.com’. As we’d be loading in scripts and such, as well as our desired content, this would present a significant security risk.
Tags: basix, become-a-fan, CMS, CSS, Facebook, freebies, HTML, JavaScript, javascript-amp-ajax, PHP, Tips, videos
Fixing the IE7 z-index issue (internet explorer 7 z-index)
Mar 18, 2010 CMS, CSS, General, HTML, JavaScript, PHP
Even though IE9 was announced and it’s really going to make our lives easier… for now we still have to worry about sneaky IE7. Even though IE9 was announced and it’s really going to make our lives easier… for now we still have to worry about sneaky IE7.
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Tags: CSS, Facebook, HTML, iphone, JavaScript, location, most-popular, personal, seo
How to Create a PHP/MySQL Powered Forum from Scratch
Mar 17, 2010 Ajax, CMS, CSS, General, HTML, JavaScript, PHP, Tutorials, Wordpress
In this tutorial, we’re going to build a PHP/MySQL powered forum from scratch. This tutorial is perfect for getting used to basic PHP and database usage. Let’s dive right in! Step 1 : Creating Database Tables It’s always a good idea to start with creating a good data model when building an application.
Tags: CMS, Database, Facebook, march-17, password, PHP, topics, Tutorials
FindIcons: Free Icons Search Engine
Mar 17, 2010 CMS, CSS, General, HTML, JavaScript, PHP, Resources, Tutorials, Wordpress
FindIcons is an icon search engine with a large database of free icons. It is powered by a sophisticated search filtering and result matching system, enabling you to easily find what you need. All icon packs on the site are free-to-use, at least for personal usage.
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Tags: CMS, CSS, delicious, Developers, Facebook, friends, guidelines, icon, myspace, PHP, really-useful, search-engine, Tools, Tutorials
IE9 May Actually Be a Fantastic Browser
Mar 16, 2010 Ajax, CMS, CSS, General, HTML, JavaScript, PHP, Tutorials, Wordpress
Today, as part of MIX 2010 , some exciting updates were released on the progress of Internet Explorer 9. The IE team is implementing some incredible features, such as HTML5, CSS3, SVG support, and a new lightning fast JavaScript engine, Chakra! Further, they’re currently scoring a 55 on the Acid3 test – a figure that’s surely to increase substantially before the official release. What about the idea of Microsoft contributing to an open source project, jQuery, with their proposed templating engine ?
Tags: Ajax, CSS, Design, Facebook, HTML, march-16, mix10, news, PHP, Tutorials
10 Features to Look Forward to in WordPress 3.0
Mar 16, 2010 Ajax, CMS, CSS, General, HTML, JavaScript, PHP, Tutorials, Wordpress
WordPress 3.0 is scheduled to be released within the next 30-60 days. There are some great new features coming, including custom post types, a new default theme, and a menu manager. Read on to find out what to expect in version three! 1.
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slideGallery: Multifunctional Slide Carousel For MooTools
Mar 14, 2010 CMS, CSS, General, HTML, JavaScript, PHP, Resources, Tutorials, Wordpress
slideGallery is a MooTool plugin that you can use to add highly customizable slideshow / carousels in your webpage. You can configure it to display one or more images in a single slide and move either in horizontal or vertical direction. slideGallery is a cross browser plugin that works in all popular web browsers.
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Tags: Facebook, friends, gallery/carousel/slider, mit license, myspace, really-useful, sergii kashcheiev, Slideshow, stumbleupon, Style, Tutorials, twitter
CodeIgniter from Scratch: File Operations
Mar 11, 2010 Ajax, CMS, CSS, General, HTML, JavaScript, PHP, Resources, Tutorials, Wordpress
In today’s episode, we are going to be working with several helper functions, related to files, directories, and downloads. We are going to learn how to read, write, download files, and retrieve information about both files and directories. Also at the end we will build a small file browser that utilizes jQuery as well.
Tags: articles, basix, become-a-fan, CMS, code igniter, CSS, Facebook, freebies, HTML, march-11, PHP, php framework, Tutorials, videos
New Premium Series: Tumblr Theme Design – Start to Finish
Mar 11, 2010 Ajax, CMS, CSS, General, HTML, JavaScript, PHP, Resources, Tutorials, Wordpress
Tumblr’s popularity over the last year has increased exponentially. The reason why is quite simple: Tumblr is flexible, powerful, and, most importantly, a pleasure to work with. Unfortunately, there aren’t many training resources available for the platform yet.
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