I’m working on a WordPress site for a client who is interested in tracking and providing links to local government, demographic and economic data from outside sources. I want to show it as bits of data as JavaScript instead of on a usual WordPress post. Why, you ask? I’ll get into that more in...
In AppPresser, bad things happen when updating jQuery in WordPress
With AppPresser, jQuery needs to be the version that WordPress ships. Do not remove it! You’ve been warned. I am one of those airplane travelers who likes to sit by the window and strain my neck as I spend every airborne minute staring across the skies to the ground below. While some people quake...
Watch JavaScript, CSS and PHP work together with your own Return to Top button
A good designer with a Zen mindframe and a good sense of humor might say, “The best user interface is no interface at all!”. Actually, a great many minds have already said that. One of my favorites is the “Return to Top” button, which on a long scrolling page makes it easy for you...
A Primer on Child Themes: Making a child theme for So There’s That
It is so easy to install a WordPress theme for yourself – or better yet, your client’s great new portal. Surely you will do some customizations, match the colors to the client’s brand. Maybe you’ll add content or even write blog posts once a week from here to eternity. Then you sit back and enjoy. Right?...
MVC Means What’s Old is New Again
I recently talked about bridging the gap between cutting edge technology and industries or professions who are not quite there yet. It happens all the time and is a cause for celebration, not distress. In the past year I have been digging deeper into the Model – View – Controller scheme for developing web...