XML is used for all types of thing, one of the most commonly known is for RSS feeds. Using PHP & SimpleXML you can parse that feed or any XML file to grab the data and manipulate it however you want. Here’s how it’s done.
A rollover can be made in many ways, one of the oldest ways is using Javascript, but it has it’s problems. This tutorial will explain how to use CSS to create a rollover that has several advantages over the old JS versions.
I’m always looking for inspiration for new tutorials, and thanks to you lovely people I’ve always got something to try & create. Today I was asked to create a slide down header (similar to the footer), but with a creative twist.
A little while ago I made a tutorial explaining how to make a slide up footer that did not remove itself from document flow. After receiving a help request via email, I’ve decided to do a tutorial on how to make a footer that is removed from document flow.
It’s a classic tutorial that’s been done so many times before, but here is my spin on a basics of MoGraph Dynamics tutorial. Includes basics such as gravity, and collision detection.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
