Learning a coding language, in my opinion, is very similar to learning a spoken language. You need to learn how to read and write it well (perhaps not fluently, but well) in order for yourself, as well as others, to understand what you’re communicating. The way a server or browser might not be able to … The Coding Brain
The purpose of placing a Retweet button on your site is to help promote a specific Tweet, often for the purpose of a contest or giveaway. The information is readily available here, but a little more hands-on than say going through the form of creating a Follow button. Here, we have to create our own … How to Create a Twitter Retweet Button
Finally, the standard is here for creating non-browser-specific CSS gradients across all the latest, standards-compliant browsers! CSS .grad{background:linear-gradient(#40b3ff, #09f)} HTML <a href="#" class="grad">Simple Gradient Hurray!</a> Demo Simple Gradient Hurray! (if you’re not seeing a gradient, your browser doesn’t support linear-gradient yet) So beautifully simple. Simple Fail-safe for Older Browsers .grad{background-color:#09f;background:linear-gradient(#40b3ff, #09f)} background-color:#09f — Use this … How to Create Gradients in CSS
Works perfectly in the latest versions of Firefox, Chrome, Safari, and IE and uses only CSS. Demo View Demo CSS #feedback{display:block;position:fixed;top:65%;right:0;font-family:georgia,serif;font-size:20px;color:#fff;padding:15px;border-left:4px #7fccff solid;background:#09f} #feedback a{display:block;font-size:0;color:#b4e0fd;transition:all 0.5s ease} #feedback:hover a{font-size:inherit} HTML <div id="feedback">feedback<a href="mailto:feedback@website.com">feedback@website.com</a></div> As with all my scripts, I write them as simply and cleanly as possible to get the job done. This script can … Beautifully Simple Feedback Widget
Every once in a while, I get this itch to design an over-the-top, beautiful WordPress theme. I want to add a ton of wonderful graphics and subtle effects of gradients and texture and utilize special fonts and CSS3 and then I remember, that’s a horrible idea! Because people, sure, might like it, but it isn’t … The Problem with Beautiful WordPress Themes
It was a very dark time in web design history, it was the time of XHTML Strict code and the obsession with W3C validation, which had made us slaves to the almighty goal of standards-compliance. My name is Bryan Hadaway, and I was a W3C junkie. I had to see that green. If I didn’t … W3C Obsession and the Return of target=”_blank”
UPDATE — While this article may still hold some value, it is pretty dated. To see the very last incarnation of this menu’s code, download the Startup theme. You can also find my very latest (2015 onward) menus in the GenericTools code samples. If you’re not an Apple fan or want a custom look, no … Beautiful Apple Style Dropdown Menu
Quick and Dirty I loathe licensing. All the code I write and share on my blog (unless otherwise noted) is public domain (wiki). In short, that means there is no license whatsoever, no limitations, and you do not need to ask permission. My writings, ideas, theories, opinions, observations, creations, projects, experiments, etc., however, are of … My Coding Code of Ethics
A good web designer obsesses over every pixel. Symmetry is everything in design, any kind of design. The way an interior decorator places furniture in a room whilst keeping a clean buffer zone for walking, shelves, and other practical housing functions and decor is very similar to the design of a page on a website. … Pixel Perfect, Code Perfect, Graphic Perfect
I’m really putting the feelers out there on this cheat sheet, so I definitely need some feedback, if I’m to keep adding code snippets. Request a snippet: Request a Code Snippet If you really want to dive headfirst into web designing, blogging, writing, etc., I recommend trying out WordPress.com (completely free). If you’d rather have … Quick Code Snippets