Browsing articles for: March, 2010

Permalink to Using CSS pseudo-class’ :first-child and :last-child

Using CSS pseudo-class’ :first-child and :last-child

On 03.31.2010 by | 1 comment

CSS pseudo classes can be extremely useful. In this little tip I am going to go through exactly how to use the first-child & last-child pseudo classes.

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Using AJAX In WordPress Video Tutorial

On 03.29.2010 by | 21 comments

Using AJAX in WordPress can be a tricky business. I’ve already explained how to use it in previous tutorials here on Return True, however after several requests I’ve finally made a video tutorial to give a more detailed explanation.

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Twitter Stream How To Video

On 03.28.2010 by | no comments

There has been a few people contact me recently on exactly how to setup and/or use my plugin Twitter Stream. To clear it up here is a video tutorial on how to go through setup, and set the options for the widget.

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Creating A Slide Up Footer Using jQuery

On 03.25.2010 by | 55 comments

If you’ve seen a slide down header, they look pretty awesome, but what if you want a slide up footer? It becomes very difficult due to normal document flow being top to bottom, however you can create the effect of a slide up footer using jQuery.

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Adding Custom Code Into WordPress’ Header

On 03.24.2010 by | 2 comments

Sometimes you want to add some code into the head of your WordPress blog. Normally you’d just hard code it, but what if it’s dynamic or you just want to keep your theme files uncluttered from PHP. Here’s how to do it.

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Creating A Wine Glass With Splines In Cinema 4D

On 03.16.2010 by | 5 comments

Venturing into a brand new area, I thought I would bring you a tutorial on something I am still currently learning. Cinema 4D. Here is a simple tutorial for those also just starting out. How to create a simple wine glass using splines & the latheNurbs.

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Using MySQL To Search For Any Word In Any Order

On 03.11.2010 by | 3 comments

A limitation with searches using MySQL is that when using LIKE to find the words queried it will only find them if they are together in the same order they were written. Here is how to change that so the words are found in any order.

Permalink to Coding Tips: jQuery Callbacks

Coding Tips: jQuery Callbacks

On 03.04.2010 by | no comments

When learning jQuery understanding the principle behind callbacks & the elusive ‘this’ can be extremely difficult. In this little tip I hope to remove some of the difficulty from understanding these useful principles.