One of my favorite tools for compiling code resources and articles is Pinterest. I don’t search for solutions to code problems on there, but I share any good articles or tutorials I’ve read. Usually I bookmark something to read it, then once I’ve read it I will move it to […]
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Faux-Cropping Circles with CSS Using background-image
As promised, here is another approach to “cropping” images in CSS circles. It looks almost identical to the other fiddle, but is done a different way. This method is better than the one I described in my previous Snippet Sunday in that the images are actually centered (without the use […]
Using is_single as active_callback in WordPress
Today’s WordPress Wednesday was a inspired by a question on the WordPress Stack Exchange. Because of that, it may seem very specific, but it’s an issue other developers may very well run into while working with The Customizer API. A Very Brief Intro to The Customizer (Longer Intro to Come […]
Faux-Cropping Circles with CSS
Here’s a basic jsfiddle I made to illustrate how to crop an image with a CSS circle. Gone are the days of editing photos for this effect (thank goodness). I’m using negative margins to faux-center the images. (Check back next week to see another method of cropping that doesn’t use […]
My Favorite All-Inclusive WordPress Moving Checklist
When I first started developing WordPress themes for a business, I was a little worried about messing things up. Just kidding; I was petrified. The part that haunted me and clouded most of my nightmares had nothing to do with my code, though. It had everything to do with moving […]
Running a Function Weekly in WordPress
Today’s focus is on the WordPress function wp_schedule_event(). From The Codex “[wp_schedule_event] schedules a hook which will be executed by the WordPress actions core on a specific interval, specified by you. The action will trigger when someone visits your WordPress site, if the scheduled time has passed. See the Plugin […]
GenerateWP
Today I’m going to tell you about one of my favorite tools for WordPress, GenerateWP. This is a great resource for both beginner and advanced WordPress developers. Fill out just a couple fields and have your custom post type, custom query, sidebar, or taxonomy PHP generated for you. You can […]