Archives: Wordpress

Using jQuery datatables with WordPress and AJAX

I have been working on a project requiring the use of jQuery Datatables. This jQuery plugin creates a table layout of data that can be sorted, filtered and dynamically updated. It is capable of getting data via AJAX which makes it very usable in a WordPress site. I am using datatables as part of aUsing jQuery datatables with Wordpress and AJAX See the full project…

Going Repsonsive

I finally got around to updating my own website to have a responsive layout for phones and tablets. In order to achieve the desired result, I spent considerable time trying to retrofit my site to the responsive world. I very quickly learned why many experts say to design for mobile first. I simplified the workGoing Repsonsive See the full project…

Getting Sassy with WordPress Part 1

For a while now, there has been a lot of talk about CSS pre-processors such as LESS and SASS.  As the the details of how such pre-processors work as well as their benefits and drawback have been discussed many places, I will not discuss that here. Instead, I will focus on how I use SASSGetting Sassy with WordPress Part 1 See the full project…

Helping the Client with Advanced Custom Fields

The Patricia Rovzar Gallery uses a custom WordPress theme which allows the gallery to maintain its current artists and exhibits.  The gallery updates its featured artists on a monthly basis. While the site handled the image updates easily, the gallery was struggling with correctly formatting the text on the home page. The situation is complicated byHelping the Client with Advanced Custom Fields See the full project…

My CSS is out of control!

I have been working on an e-commerce site using the SHOPP plugin. Along with that, I am using jQuery UI to create tabs. Shopp and jQuery UI come with CSS files. And the layout from the site designer is fairly complex. Even the pages with tabs may have different fonts and different numbers of tabs.My CSS is out of control! See the full project…

WordPress Contact Form 7 – Part 2

In WordPress Contact Form 7 – Part 1, we saw an example of how to customize the contact form. In this post, I am going to discuss a quick method of using an image button in place of the  submit button. The form we are discussing can be found at http://www.alliedarts-foundation.org/contact/ In the form area,WordPress Contact Form 7 – Part 2 See the full project…

WordPress Contact Form 7 – Part 1

Many WordPress users rely on the Contact Form 7 plugin to create a contact form that can be emailed.  There have been many posts and videos on how to install and configure the plugin, so I won’t cover that here. Instead, I am going to show a few sites which take the contact page toWordPress Contact Form 7 – Part 1 See the full project…