Carousels/sliders are one of the most widely used widgets in development for the Web today (although the debate over using them still varies in opinion). In my experience w/sliders there’s literally no need to load every single image for a slider on init window load. Today I share my implementation for a client project brought to me by Staple Web Design using WordPress and Flexslider (which does not support lazy loading out of the box). Read More →
Category Archives: WordPress
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WordPress Plugin Directory Tips
I wrote a WordPress plugin recently called Admin Stylur and I thought this would be a good time as any to explain the process a bit and share some inside knowledge I gained while submitting to the WordPress plugin directory. This won’t be one of those posts where I tell you each facet about making a plugin or how to generate that awesome plugin idea. I’m simply saying “here are a few things I caught along the way and here is a post about said things.” Hopefully all that will help to make the process more simplistic, and less stressful as you begin. Read More →
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Git your WordPress on
The following screencast is a super special demo for the 2013 Buffalo WordCamp attendees on using WordPress, Git and Post Receive Hooks. We also make sure to showcase how these same steps are achieved using another service called Bitbucket. Read More →
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Custom WordPress Menu
Preface
The following discussion assumes you like to build blank WordPress themes. If you’re using a child theme then this discussion may not be your cup of tea; unless you like to customize stuff and if so, please read on.
In the beginning…
I’d like to take a stroll with you down
wp_nav_menulane. What’swp_nav_menu? Well, in a nutshell it’s a way to trigger WordPress’ custom menu functionality. You can see this option from your WordPress admin dashboard under Appearance > Menus. Read More → -
WP-Flex
After many hours of reading and sifting through the WordPress Codex, I’m proud to announce a wonderful tool for devs using WordPress whom submit their creations to the WordPress theme repository. In a nutshell, WP–Flex, is a blank, foundational, responsive WordPress theme boilerplate for developers submitting to the wordpress theme repository. For your convenience, WP–Flex has been tested and debugged with the required
theme-unit-test.xml(also included) andwp-config.phpper WordPress Codex requirements. Read More → -
Cache Manifest For WordPress and Typekit
Forty eight hours, twenty seven minutes, thirty seven seconds later and jackpot! My custom WordPress theme and Typekit account remained accessible even when offline. A truly awesome feature from the hyped up HTML5 spec. Lets get this party started with a direct quote pulled from Mozilla’s developer documentation so we can understand exactly what a cache manifest can do for our web apps and websites. Read More →