Remove the WordPress Generator
WordPress automatically places a line of text between your <head> tags which states the version you currently have installed. I have read that it is there for statistical reasons which is all fine and dandy, but sometimes showing off which version of WP you are using lets hackers know exactly what vulnerabilities your site has. […]
Validate Your Web Designs
When it comes to programming and designing web sites we should all aspire to create sites that conform to current W3C standards. Luckily enough, there is a great tool available to help validate your site’s code.
Creating a Mouseover Fade Effect with jQuery
My last little jQuery tutorial was an alternative to using CSS to create an image change on a mouseover. Now I want to take that one step further and add a fade effect. For my example, I am going to make a black and white image fade into a color image. To achieve this effect […]
How to Use the Important Declaration in CSS
Sometimes when you are messing around with CSS, you can’t figure out why certain styles won’t stick. Most of the time, it’s because you are obviously doing something wrong, but other times you might just be missing the fact that your CSS is being overwritten somewhere else down the line. Remember, CSS stands for Cascading […]
Creating a Grid in Adobe Illustrator CS3
Whenever I start a project, I like to work with a grid layout to help me place all the elements I need into proper alignment. Most sites work around a grid. You have a header, main sections, maybe a sidebar and usually a footer. Within each of these elements you can break it down even […]
Securing Your Site’s Directories
If you store files or images in a folder called “images”, and people enter www.yoursite.com/images as a URL, they will see a list of all the files you have in that directory. A quick way to solve this is to create an empty index.html or index.php file and upload it to the directory. This will […]
A Simple Mouseover Hover Effect with jQuery
JavaScript is pretty useful but it does demand a lot of coding. Luckily for all of us, there are libraries out there that make it extremely easy to use the power of JavaScript with a lot less code. I have been having a lot of fun with jQuery latetly and wanted to share a quick […]
A Settings Link for Your WordPress Plugins
If you are developing a WordPress plugin, one of the first things I would suggest is adding a “Settings” link directly on the plugins page. This makes it easier for users to quickly access the plugin’s options page without having to search through the admin menu.
Remove wp_list_pages() Links for Parent Pages
Creating a page list in WordPress is super easy. All it takes is one function call: <?php wp_list_pages(); ?>. The only problem with the list is if you have sub-pages categorized under pages that you only want to use as a way to organize your pages. Your parents pages are still linked to in the […]
Backup, Backup, Backup!
Over the past couple of weeks I have helped out many people who have been hacked. There are many ways in which you can protect your site, but the most important thing is having a recent backup from before you were hacked.