Tag Wordpress

February 11, 2010 - No comments

Quick: Dynamically Open External Links in a New Window

Since I began writing HTML ten years ago, I hated using target=“blank” in my markup. Coupled with the fact that if you’re using a strict DOCTYPE the target method is invalid anyway, I began looking for an easy way to open only external links in a new window (and I realize there are pros and cons of doing this). Using this jQuery technique, each link is tested to check if it’s local or not, or alternatively in the second method only opening links in a new window if they are children of a given element.

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November 10, 2009 - No comments

8 Clean & Sharp WordPress Themes with Centered, Serif Headers

So I tried to nail down a specific look — at least, a specific feature. Each of these WordPress themes features the same style of header: A clean, centered, professional-looking serif typeface. Enjoy.

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November 8, 2009 - No comments

10+ (Almost) Essential WordPress Plugins

I’ve installed WordPress for a lot of people and each time there are a few plugins that always get installed — sort of by default, you could say. If I install a blog, these are ‘part of the package’ that I install and configure right after WordPress itself. I use these all on my own blogs as well — including This.Is.Inspired.

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November 4, 2009 - No comments

Add Custom Content for Your Blog’s Index Page

Most of the time we want our index page to the flashiest page on our site. A while ago I wanted to put a dynamic slideshow and special copy on my home page that wouldn’t show up on the rest of the site (and oversized, 2009-trendy intro header sentences written in first-person don’t count). It’s easy enough to do with plain ol’ CSS and HTML — even with the bulk of simple CMSs — but might be a bit more of a hassle with WordPress.

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November 3, 2009 - No comments

Start Using WordPress Attachments Now

Check it out: How often have you wanted to add an attachment for a specific post in WordPress? This little snippet of PHP will let you do just that. It loads attachments into an array ($args), and then lists them (foreach...) with their respective titles (the_title).

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