Fancybox is a powerful, lightweight jQuery based lightbox script that offers developers an impressive variety of content display options. I’ve used this script many times in the past (including my portfolio) and have never run into any limitations in terms of functionality until a recent project required many lightboxes with varying sizes. Read more »
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- I am a front-end designer and open source developer based in Chicago. I like to write about CSS, jQuery, PHP, Codeigniter, Interface design, fancy food and photography. more »
In early 2009, I experimented with XML based iPhone / Safari Mobile web app which used jQuery to parse and traverse multiple levels of nodes in an XML file and display the data. While that project never panned out, the core code has become quite useful in a number of professional and personal projects. This tutorial provides working examples and demonstrates the concept of parsing and traversing an XML file with jQuery using AJAX. Read more »
Wordpress is one of the the most commonly used and talked about blogging platforms on the internet. Because of this, it has gained the interest of bloggers, hackers and corporate marketing douche bags who wear too much cologne alike. A simple Google search will yield numerous guides offering WordPress security tips and while there is a lot great information out there, I’ve found that most are either focused on a single topic or contain outdated information. That is why I’ve created this guide serving not only an overview of practical methods for securing modern versions of WordPress but will also a more detailed look at why these procedures are actually relevant and necessary. Read more »
The Flickr API is a very powerful and easy to use way to put photos on your website without having to worry about bandwidth or server performance issues. This tutorial will cover how to make an API call for a photoset and then format and display a list of ~100px thumbnail images in unordered list. Read more »
After 14 months with the previous version of DCP, I’ve launched a full site re-design. This version is a complete code overhaul including completely re-written back end PHP using Codeigniter MVC framework. In this version I’ve also made the switch from Prototype JS to jQuery which has been my library of choice in my professional work for the last years. Read more »
I spent the last hour or so searching for the correct .htaccess file for installing Drupal Clean URLs (Drupal 6.xx) on MediaTemple’s server without any luck. Finally, I was able to piece something together that worked and I thought it would be worth sharing Read more »
JavaScript Frameworks have gained wide acceptance among developers since the "Web 2.0" movement and have, in many ways, changed how we use the web. One of the greatest outcomes of this has been the reduction in external popup windows in favor of unobtrusive, JavaScript-based "Modal Window" and "Lightbox" solutions. At work, clients frequently ask us to incorporate content and image overlay solutions into their projects and after experimenting with, and customizing a wide variety of different scripts, I decided to write a comparison of several of the most popular Light Box solutions. Read more »
