Responsive Image Techniques & Resources

Responsive Image Techniques & Resources

Responsive web design has become a large topic of study over just a couple of years. Web developers are looking to keep up with trends and support the most common…

How to Build a Downloads Gallery WordPress Plugin

How to Build a Downloads Gallery WordPress Plugin

Plugins extend WordPress’ functionality and let you do almost anything with your existing site. In this tutorial, we create a downloads gallery WordPress plugin, keeping it plain and simple and…

Ghost – Bringing blogging back to WordPress

Ghost – Bringing blogging back to WordPress

It is a well known fact that WordPress is the most popular CMS today, and it powers websites from different niche and genres. In fact, even though it once began…

Are Newsletters On Their Way Out?

Are Newsletters On Their Way Out?

Where I work, we send out newsletters once a month and are just beginning to review all our digital and traditional communication channels. I felt that newsletters were no longer…

Web Development Techniques Focused on Scalability & Growth

Web Development Techniques Focused on Scalability & Growth

All websites are built to scale out in some level. When developing a new social network or webapp it’s all too common that developers will jump on the scalability issue…

Coding a Vimeo API Instant Search App with jQuery

Coding a Vimeo API Instant Search App with jQuery

In this tutorial, we show you how to build a small Vimeo API instant search web app, creating the front-end with jQuery and the backend on PHP.

Getting to Grips with the HTML5 File API

Getting to Grips with the HTML5 File API

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The HTML5 File API allows developers to interact with the local filesystem on the client-side. Using these APIs, developers can build more robust web applications that work seamlessly both online…

Type Scan Alphabet: Amazing Creativity Using Scalpel and Paper

Type Scan Alphabet: Amazing Creativity Using Scalpel and Paper

Creativity knows no limits. No matter what your medium of expression is — paper, glass, or the digital screen — if you are creative, your talent will be visible in…

Tips for Launching Your New WordPress Plugin

Tips for Launching Your New WordPress Plugin

When our company recently released our first WordPress plugin, we knew how to develop the plugin, but had absolutely no idea how WordPress manages plugins on their directory nor how…

14 Ways Your Website May Be Giving You a Bad Reputation

14 Ways Your Website May Be Giving You a Bad Reputation

When people come to your site, you’re implicitly asking them to believe in you. You may want them to feel secure enough to buy your product or to hire you…

How to Create a Basic jQuery Tooltip Plugin

How to Create a Basic jQuery Tooltip Plugin

If you have had anything to do with web development of late, you hardly need an introduction to either jQuery or jQuery plugins. In fact, jQuery plugins have become so…

How to Create Lazy-Loading Images for Your Website with jQuery

How to Create Lazy-Loading Images for Your Website with jQuery