Chris Coyier

The .load() function fires when the element it's called upon is fully loaded. It is commonly used on images, which may not be fully loaded when the JavaScript originally runs, and thus would return incorrect information about themselves (e.g. height/width). Most browsers deal with this fine. IE can cause problems, when images on the page are cached.

Selecting the image and changing it's src attribute to append a random parameter (based on the date). This will trick IE into firing … Read article

I like the submit form on Art in my Coffee. It packs a lot of features into a compact space and is clear about what you are able to do and what is required of you. But best of all, I like how the very first thing it asks of you is the hardest part of the whole form.

It's just a simple file input box, why is that the "hardest part"? Think what that input box represents.

1. User

WordPress lacks a wp_list_posts() function that might seem logical go with the robust and useful wp_list_pages() function. You can simulate it though, by using the get_posts() function and running your own loop through the results.

The parameters for get_posts() below are just examples, replace with your needs.

<ul>

    <?php
        $lastposts = get_posts('numberposts=5&orderby=rand&cat=-52');
        foreach($lastposts as $post) :
        setup_postdata($post); ?>

        <li<?php if ( $post->ID == $wp_query->post->ID ) { echo ' class="current"'; } else {} ?>>
            
            <a href="<?php the_permalink() ?>"><?php the_title(); ?></a>
            
        </li>

    

If something was working, but now it's broken, then something changed.

This is true with anything: your watch, a remote control, even your relationships. It's certainly true with websites. If your website used to work fine, but now it won't load, then something changed. To fix it, you need to figure out what that thing was.

Pretty obvious? Sure, if everything is working great for you right now. But the minute something … Read article

Pseudo class selectors are CSS selectors with a colon preceding them. You are probably very familiar with a few of them. Like hover:

a:hover {
  /* Yep, hover is a pseudo class */
}

They are immensely useful in a variety of situations. Some of them are CSS3, some CSS2... it depends on each particular one. Outside of IE, they have great browser support. In IE land, even IE8, support is pretty barren. However, the IE9 preview has full support … Read article

$.fn.slideFadeToggle  = function(speed, easing, callback) {
        return this.animate({opacity: 'toggle', height: 'toggle'}, speed, easing, callback);
}; 

Usage

$("#something").click(function() {
   $(this).slideFadeToggle();
});

Back in the summer of last year, I did a little roundup I called The "Light" CMS Trend. Ironically enough, one that wasn't included was LightCMS. I've been checking it out (yes, this is a sponsored review) and it definitely fits the category, with some features that set it apart.

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jQuery(function () { 
    jQuery(":contains(FIND)").not(":has(:contains(FIND))").each(function () { 
        var that = $(this), 
            html = that.html(); 
         
        html = html.replace(/(\(FIND:.*?\))/g, "REPLACE-WITH"); 
        that.html(html); 
    }); 
});

Alright so after one missed deadline, the results are here! You can browse all the scores and see peoples entries on the CSS Off results page.

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A bit of a cookie-cutter poll this time, but sometimes those lead to the biggest and most interesting discussions. This is for the folks around here who are more of web developers than web designers:

What is your server-side language of choice?

Poll is on the site in the sidebar for your voting pleasure (now moved to the archives).

Many of you probably know multiple languages. Some of you probably are forced to write in particular languages for your … Read article