It is possible to assign an object two or more classes at the same time. WordPress does this out of the box for images, for example.
By default, Wordpress will convert your straight quotation marks into curvy quotation marks (Smart Quotes or left/right quotes). This function makes the quote marks much prettier than straight quotes, but they have a fundamental problem. When someone tries to cite your blog post or if you are...
We hear a lot of questions regarding whether or not the Google Analytics program can track users by IP address. The short answer is no. Google forbids the tracking of users by Personal Identifiable Information (ie. IP address), and in order to use the Google Analytics system you must agree to it's...
The Facebook Like Button is a very useful and rapidly popular social web marketing tool that can be applied to websites and webpages. By default, the Facebook's Like Button form will recommend a specific web page that is hard coded into the code snippet (which can be generated by Facebook's Like...
Google has released a new tool that will cause web developers and high-tech hobbyists to jump for joy. It is a simple but desired productivity application. GoogleCL is a very simple app that gives command line access to a broad range of Google products: from Google calendar to Picasa. The GoogleCL...
Segmenting data within web analytics is an enterprise level function. Even though Google has offered their Analytics tool for free, it is enterprise level in terms of functionality. Keep in mind that if you use tools from Google, they gain data about your company and operations as agreed to in...
HTML 5 will usher in a whole host of new possibilities for developing without the need for plugins such as Adobe's Flash Player. Thoughts on plugins like Flash Player Whether or not Flash is on the way out remains to be seen. There are compelling arguments for the elimination of Flash from a web...
Small businesses have certainly taken a beating during this economic crisis we are still weathering. We have seen a lot of small consulting, design and production struggle with adapting to the rough financial climate. Some companies that have closed their doors permanently, while others have been...
HTML5 brings a lot of new and exciting features to the web design community. Web design blogs have been filled with discussions of HTML5 font native support and web video/audio support. A lot of other features deserve your attention as well, such as the canvas elements, CSS 3 transitions, and font...
There is a very simple and quick way to protect a website or web directory using .htaccess and .htpasswrd. This can be a very efficient way for web designers to protect web pages or sites in progress. The effect will be that any user trying to access the protected directory will be prompted by a...