A couple of the plugins listed here show up on Extend with warnings about not having been updated in the last two years. You can ignore those warnings. They haven't been updated because they were written correctly in the first place. Best Plugin for...? Great big list of best … [Read more...] about How to do damn near anything with WordPress
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WordPress Hidden Gems: JavaScript Libraries
WordPress includes a number of JavaScript libraries because it uses those libraries in the administration screens. They’re available for you to use in your themes and plugins as well. The libraries include jQuery, Prototype, Scriptaculous, and SWFUpload. See the wp_enqueue_script … [Read more...] about WordPress Hidden Gems: JavaScript Libraries
Creating a user directory, part 2: Building the page template
In the first installment, we added some contact fields for our users. Now we're going to build the page template that displays the user directory. … [Read more...] about Creating a user directory, part 2: Building the page template
Add sortable, striped table script — only when needed
Ever wondered how I dressed up the tables on this site? I'll show you! We'll use the code for adding stylesheets and scripts conditionally to include Yoast's improved sortable.js only when a post or page contains a table. … [Read more...] about Add sortable, striped table script — only when needed