In my last tutorial we created a shortcode for displaying recent Tweets using the Twitter API and OAuth2.0. Having thought about it a bit more, I think that it would be quite hand
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Plugins play a great part in the success of jQuery. There are hundreds of them out there, and having the ability to create your own is a great skill to have. With all of the inter
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Building on the last few WordPress related tutorials, this week we’ll being using the Twitter API to display a users most recent tweets using a shortcode. Several of the existing
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One of WordPress’ greatest features is its ability for customization. There are many sites out there that could benefit greatly from these features. I’ve seen sites that sell cars
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In version 2.5 WordPress introduced shortcodes, and all of us have probably used them at one time or another. They usually come bundled with plugins, or even themes, and what they
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A few weeks ago in my Google Maps Shortcode for WordPress tutorial I covered how to create a basic shortcode. All of the settings required for the Google Maps API where included a
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This week we’ll be extending WordPress by adding a custom shortcode. This shortcode will allow us to add a Google Map to a post using a simple piece of text in a post or page. Sho
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Creating canvas apps is the new thing, we can even create games with it, it’s supported in all major browsers both desktop and mobile, and that makes it a more viable solution tha
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So far we’ve created some basic PHP pages and added some simple authentication. Today we’re going to going to build on that by adding database support. This will allow us to add p
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Lately some websites, like This is the Brigade and All You, have started featuring a dynamic and animated menu that resizes on scroll down. Minimizing the main navigation to allow
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One of the little known, but incredibly useful functions of WordPress is wp_cron. It allows you to schedule tasks for execution at a later time, the tasks can also be repeatable.
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Continuing on from last weeks introduction to OAuth 2.0 using the Twitter API, this week we’re going to focus on an alternate implementation of OAuth 2.0 used in the LinkedIn API.
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We’ve all been there. You have an idea, something that just seems like it would work perfectly for your current project. It’s the ideal solution. Nothing could possibly be better
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This week in part 4 of creating our simple to-do application we’ll be learning how to send email notifications/reminders. To do this we’ll be using the PHP mail method and learnin
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Do you want your website to load blazing fast? This article will teach you how to make your website load faster than you ever thought possible. In order to understand why having a
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More than any other profession, Web Developers seem to have a ridiculous thirst for knowledge. A strong desire to conquer new languages and scripts, programmers scour websites and
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In this tutorial, we’ll be getting started with Adobe’s new animation tool, Adobe Edge Animate. Edge Animate harnesses the power of HTML5 animation, and allows the user to create
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