Web Design
How to Set Up W3 Total Cache with WPtouch Plugin on WordPress
Like many problems with this site, I prefer to fix things when I cannot afford to ignore them any longer or the solution presents itself to me with little effort on my part. One of these growing problems that I chose to neglect showed up again recently when Eric from FWebDe sent me a reply [...]
How to Integrate Tweetmeme and Su.pr to Increase Your Blog Traffic
Recently, the fine people at AEXT.net wrote an article on how to integrate Tweetmeme and the Su.pr URL shortener. If you aren’t familiar, Su.pr is Stumbleupon’s URL shortening service. It appends a sharing toolbar which allows users to vote or review the page. As many bloggers know, the more “thumbs-up” an article receives, the more [...]
How to Add a Comment Box to your Facebook Page
When you work with Facebook fan pages or applications, you may have encountered instances where you needed to write in FBML, or Facebook Markup Language. FBML resembles HTML with elements created specifically for Facebook purposes. In this short tutorial, I will show you how you can take advantage of this simple markup language to add [...]
9 CSS Snippets To Spice Up Your Blog
Is your blog looking like it needs a makeover these days? Strapped on cash and can’t afford a premium WordPress theme? Then you should consider editing your theme’s folder and bringing some desperately needed energy into the appearance of your website or blog. In this post, I provide you with 9 CSS recipes that you [...]
Q & A: A Career in Web Design
Recently, Smashing Magazine published an article titled, Group Interview: Expert Advice For Students and Young Web Developers. Various well-known web designers, including Chris Spooner, Chris Coyier, and Brian Hoff, shared some of their insights about what aspiring web designers can do to prepare for a successful career in web design. Since starting this site, web design [...]
How to Track the Number of Clicks on Your Bit.ly Links on Twitter
With so many URL shorteners flooding the Internet these days, it’s hard to see a clear favorite stand above this chaotic crowd. Twitter stands to change all of that, by enforcing Bit.ly as its default link shortening service. So, how can you track the number of clicks you receive from bit.ly links in your tweets? [...]