My new best friend: ajax_query_attachments_args
I’m working on a site were users will have extra fields in their profiles, among them, a user picture. To achieve this, I used Advanced Custom Fields. Easy peasy lemon squeezy! The problem was that...
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Advanced Custom Fields Image Object Tutorial
When creating an image custom field in Advanced Custom Fields, it gives you the option of setting the “Return Value” as an “Image Object”. Advanced Custom Field Adding an Image Screen If you choose the...
View ArticleIntegrating Isotope with WordPress
Isotope is a very powerful jQuery plugin that allows you to create sortable, filterable (I’m sure that’s a word) masonry layouts (although you can have other layouts as well). Isotope is free for...
View ArticleHow to Make a Kindle eBook from Scratch
Update (Sept. 11, 2015): The character set for Kindle eBooks is now UTF-8. And recommends using the UTF-8 character over entities (© over ©). There are many ways to create a Kindle eBook, but...
View ArticleIntegrate Isotope with WordPress, Part 2 (Categories)
A few months ago I wrote a post on how to integrate Isotope with WordPress. Since then, I’ve received some requests on showing how to limit it to one category. In this tutorial I will show how to add...
View ArticleHTML5 is for Slackers
I can’t deny it, I’m an old curmudgeon when it comes to HTML validation. I remember with fondness the good old days of XHML and a draconian W3C validator that wouldn’t let you get away with anything. I...
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Move WordPress from MAMP to a Server
There are many ways in which you can migrate your WordPress site from MAMP into its final home, to make it “live”. The way I’m going to show, has worked well for beginners. What you will need: Access...
View ArticleAdvanced Custom Fields Google Maps Tutorial
One of my go-to plugins is Advanced Custom Fields. It is versatile, and makes adding custom fields to posts, pages, custom post types, and even user profiles a breeze. Unfortunately, their...
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Skrollr for Beginners Tutorial
Skrollr is a scroller library that allows you to perform animations or changes to your web page’s content based on screen position. For example, you can make a div slowly appear, or slide in, as you...
View Article5 Tips for Learning App Development
For the past few years, I’ve been teaching myself how to make native iOS apps. I’m still not super strong, but I hope to release my first app in the fall (I’ll keep you posted). I hope the following...
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HTML5 is for Slackers
I can’t deny it, I’m an old curmudgeon when it comes to HTML validation. I remember with fondness the good old days of XHML and a draconian W3C validator that wouldn’t let you get away with anything. I...
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Move WordPress from MAMP to a Server
There are many ways in which you can migrate your WordPress site from MAMP into its final home, to make it “live”. The way I’m going to show, has worked well for beginners. What you will need: Access...
View ArticleAdvanced Custom Fields Google Maps Tutorial
Update (Oct. 31, 2016): Google Maps now requires that you have an API Key in order to add maps via ACF. The tutorial reflects this new requirement. One of my go-to plugins is Advanced Custom Fields. It...
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Skrollr for Beginners Tutorial
Skrollr is a scroller library that allows you to perform animations or changes to your web page’s content based on screen position. For example, you can make a div slowly appear, or slide in, as you...
View Article5 Tips for Learning App Development
For the past few years, I’ve been teaching myself how to make native iOS apps. I’m still not super strong, but I hope to release my first app in the fall (I’ll keep you posted). I hope the following...
View ArticleRedirect to Dashboard after login with WooCommerce enabled
Recently, I had to work on a site that had a few things going on: It had some users with custom roles, and capabilities Those users had a simplified dashboard WooCommerce was enabled. The problem was...
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My Adventures in SVG Optimization
I recently created an SVG version of my logo using Sketch and while you should always optimize your images, the resulting file really needed it. It was quite large (as far as SVGs go): 89KB. It really...
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ScrollMagic for Beginners Tutorial
ScrollMagic is a JavaScript library for creating scroll interactions. It lets you create animations that start and stop at specific points during the scrolling of a page. It’s quite powerful, but can...
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Dynamic SVGs with Custom Fields, and JavaScript
I recently worked on a WordPress project to make a site for an exhibition event (vendors in booths gathered in one place). The client wanted to have floor map that would show which booths were taken,...
View ArticleMy Favorite Responsive CSS Grid Techniques
In this article, I want to share two responsive techniques that I learned from Wes Bos’ CSS Grid Tutorial. Thanks, Wes! Template Areas You can make a site responsive simply by changing the template...
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