Responsive Design. What does it mean? In my non-techy world, that the design (of the website) adapts to the screen it’s on. So that if you have a monster widescreen, an iPhone or a laptop, the screen adjusts accordingly.
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Genesis Simple Hooks
Genesis Simple Hooks basically let you put content, code, or whatever you want into places that only developers have dared gone before.
Styles with Shortcodes for WordPress
Shortcodes independent of the WordPress theme? With a little button to put the code into your post area? Whoa.
iStockPhoto
I’ve been using (and loving) iStockPhoto for ages. It’s a great place to give your site that extra kick — if you choose the right images.
WordPress Tutorial Custom Post Background
Different backgrounds on different pages? Of course, but I didn’t know it’d be this easy.
iThemes
I seem to almost go back to the drawing board every time I’m looking for a new theme (layout/design) for a client. Working together with Lauren Deane for a current client, we found a theme that the client was going to love.
Thesis WordPress Theme
The Thesis Theme for WordPress is a high-quality template system that you can use to improve your site immediately.
StudioPress WordPress Themes
Brian Gardner over at (what’s now called) StudioPress has a beautiful collection of professional WordPress themes for sale. He updates them regularly and has a broad collection with a variety of applications (real estate, photo galleries, etc.).
Overnight Prints
I’ve been using Overnight Prints for years because of their thick business cards and high quality printing. Graphic designers I work with use Overnight Prints for business cards, clients have ordered business cards as well as postcards.
Elegant WordPress Themes
You’d think, “Hey, Likoma, you’re a WordPress developer, why are you promoting other themes on your site?” Well, in a word: WOW.
Browser Shots
A client said her site looked wonky in Internet Explorer 5.5. Of course, my first reaction is, “Internet Explorer 5.5? Well … ” But I was determined to see if it’d be an easy fix. Otherwise, I’d tell her that 0.00238% of the population uses that browser and … ” You get the idea. The [...]
Embedding a Flash (FLV) file outside of the WordPress loop
As usual, you take a break from a challenge and when you come back with a fresh perspective, you figure it out. After hours of trying to embed a Flash file (FLV) into the sidebar of a WordPress site, I found Jeroen Wijering’s FLV Set Up Wizard. It’s not up just yet, but that embedded [...]
CSS Cheat Sheet
Here’s a quick reference guide to CSS tricks and terms. From floats to divs and padding and margins to overflow and display.
Showing CSS to IE only (The Underscore Hack)
When IE just won’t do what you want it to do (and Firefox is happily perfect as usual), here’s “The Underscore Hack.”
Image Captions
I often get requests for the ability to add image captions to images. Technically, it’s a bit of a pain, so I usually recommend to just put some text under the photo or next to it. Better yet, use a photo gallery (e.g. NextGen). I just ran across the Image Caption Easy plugin and so [...]
