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WordPress 3.3 Shortcode Issue

19 Dec , 2011

by Mark Caron

If you find yourself scratching your head over why your shortcodes have stopped working in WordPress 3.3, we’ve discovered a funny quirk. Granted, this fix may actually be the right way to call all shortcodes, but previously we’ve been able to lazily call it directly from our functions.php file and no one cared. But, now [...]

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Brewing Up a Website: How Making Beer is Like Designing a Website

10 Nov , 2011

by Mark Caron

You’re thinking one of two things: “How on Earth can you compare brewing beer to building a website?” Or, “oh no, not another analogy!” Either way, stay with me here. Comparing brewing beer to making a website may not be as far-fetched as one might assume. It’s no secret, I love beer. When I’m not [...]

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Getting the Current Index Position of an Element in jQuery

20 Jul , 2009

by Mark Caron

jQuery has quickly become one of the defacto JavaScript libraries for web developers. Its popularity has increased for many reasons including its ease of use, its built-in methods that aid in basic tasks, and its multitude of plug-ins that can be found to enhance its capabilities. However, when I was writing a function the other [...]

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Beyond HTML 5 and CSS 3: Sample of Suggestions

12 May , 2009

by Mark Caron

Since HTML 5 and CSS 3 are still in the working drafts, I thought I would propose a few ideas I’ve been cooking up that would make my life easier and perhaps add an edge to the constantly evolving standards. Although, I hope these ideas never become a piece of proprietary junk that Internet Explorer [...]

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CSS 2.1 Selector Specificity

8 May , 2009

by Mark Caron

I’m probably the 100th person to write about CSS 2.1′s selector specificity, but I’m going to take a stab at it anyway since it seems to be such a stumbling block for so many people. I’m not writing this to take away from the brilliant explanations of Andy Clarke, Patrick Griffiths, Eric Meyer, or Molly [...]

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