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  • Freelancer Insight Needed

    One more thing: don't do freebies, even if you're trying to build your portfolio! (family might be an exception, but that's the only one!!) Long story short, went through three months of EXACTLY what Tanner described because I was tr…
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  • WP help: exclude a specific page's children from nav

    As an easier way of identifying id numbers for post, pages, etc, try the Reveal IDs plugin -- it shows the id numbers (post, pages, categories, you name it) in the Dashboard interface. Invaluable for building loops easily.
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  • WordPress: Creating a drop-down menu of .pdf files

    Doc -- I thought the same thing: there must be some sort of plugin available; just haven't found it yet. I'll definitely keep your solution in mind if I can't find anything (and probably pick your brain for specifics on how to build …
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  • Wordpress 3.1 Noob Question: Date Stamp Design

    hmmm....either I have an out-dated version of Starkers in my files (entirely possible) or...I don't know. Can't research right now, but will try to dig deeper tonight. First impulse is to look for the twentyten_posted_on function and edi…
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  • Digging into Wordpress is so good!

    Agreed. Between DiWP and CSS-Tricks, Chris Coyier has probably taught me 2/3 of what I know about building websites. And don't forget the WP Codex -- first time I visited I was totally overwhelmed, now I practically live there.
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  • Question: WordPress Post Feeds??

    Haven't done this myself, but I found a few resources that might help. It looks like you have a couple different options, either pulling the RSS feed or using SimplePIE. The resources : http://wordpress.org/support/topic/embed-blog-into-exte…
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  • Wordpress 3.1 Noob Question: Date Stamp Design

    Glad to help. It also occurred to me that you might want/need to add whatever time stamp verbage you settle on, to the Loop on the index page as well (if you're keeping the loop on the index page, and if you want the same time stamp there. :)
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  • Wordpress 3.1 Noob Question: Date Stamp Design

    I believe you're going to find that in the single.php file: This entry was posted
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  • real estate cms recomandation

    It could be done with Wordpress -- plenty of lightbox plugins to choose from. WP isn't the only way to go, of course, but might be the quickest route.
    Comment by ccc630 May 2011 permalink
  • PHP learning.

    In terms of learning jQuery and PHP, I've found Sitepoint's books to be extremely helpful: thorough, to the point, and relatively easy to follow (that's not to suggest I'm an expert in either language, of course :).
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  • setting up an E-commerce page with PHP and Paypal

    Generally speaking, I would want something more current than 2003. PayPal does have extensive documentation at their site -- that would be my first preference for getting information.
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  • Linking Drop down inputs.

    Are you referring to a standard drop-down menu (like when you click on Menu Item #1 and several sub-items drop down)? Or a mega drop-down, where a large menu drops down, with multiple columns, images, etc?
    Comment by ccc630 May 2011 permalink
  • Horizontal sliding website

    That's a very common use of Javascript -- google 'sliding image gallery' and you'll find dozens (at least) of examples, tutorials, etc. In terms of a pure CSS solution, I've seen it done with CSS3, but browser support is in…
    Comment by ccc630 May 2011 permalink
  • Craziest s**t you ever seen?

    Don't know if it rises to the level of crazy s**t, but http://www.razvangarofeanu.com/ is, in my opinion at least, a pretty impressive portfolio site.
    Comment by ccc630 May 2011 permalink
  • Styling Wordpress Admin Bar

    Thanks for sharing! Strictly for reference, Jeff Starr recently posted on the same topic at Digging Into Wordpress (which he co-admins with Chris Coyier), including ways to move, disable, and customize the bar: http://digwp.com/2011/04/admin-bar-tr…
    Comment by ccc630 May 2011 permalink
  • WordPress 3.1 - How can loop from index.php be modified to show a single post.

    To follow up on mshort's response, to reset the query, use wp_reset_query(); immediately after the endwhile statement in the loop. Had to use that about 10 times on one project, so I can guarantee it works. :)
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  • probably really simple css question in wordpress

    FF 4.0.1 on Snow Leopard, no top margin visible for me. Good luck... :)
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  • Looking to hire skilled jQuery developer for a project

    You may or may not find someone here, but as general information, this isn't typically a jobs forum. You might have more luck at one of the many sites that are geared specifically toward hiring freelancers. :)
    Comment by ccc630 May 2011 permalink
  • Wordpress categories

    Absolutely. The easiest way (which may or may not be directly applicable to what you need to do) is to include the restricted categories in a loop that's nested in the is_user_logged_in function. codex.wordpress.org/Function_Reference/is_us…
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  • Help me with CSS

    @pinkhell, I think it would be helpful if you could provide an example of the difficulty you are having.
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  • New Portfolio Site - Feedback

    Damn nice site! Clean, crisp, and professional.
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  • new idea for a splash pages

    The only problem with that is that I tend to move my cursor around the monitor as I surf (nervous habit, I guess), which makes the splash page show up, then disappear, then show up...
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  • Xampp MySQL Problems.

    I *think* this is what you're looking for -- sorry if I'm wrong and I'm telling you something you already know. :) In the browser of your choice, navigate to http://localhost and you should be able to SQL to your heart's deligh…
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  • Critique my website please :)

    Just a quick note: on the Contact form, the first question reads "What is you name?" Probably want to change that to 'your' :)
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  • My new website is finally up...

    @treyrust, the site is just too casual for a web design portfolio. For some other applications, it would be great. In terms of what to say, keep it businesslike and explain why you are worth $75/hour. What specific skills do you have, in what ar…
    Comment by ccc630 May 2011 permalink
  • My new website is finally up...

    I want to be careful about how I phrase this, because I want to be constructive. First, I like the fact that you are striving to be unique; there's a lot to be said for trying to break the mold and stand out a bit. Having said that, there is …
    Comment by ccc630 May 2011 permalink
  • WordPress error: call to undefined function get_header()

    It could be a problem with the file type -- I've experienced this same problem working in Coda if I just click the 'new file' icon instead of creating a new html-php file through 'File -> New'. I don't have enough k…
    Comment by ccc630 May 2011 permalink
  • Check out our new WP site!!! Feedback please. inliquid.org

    It's obvious a lot of careful thought went into the layout and overall design of the site -- really, really nice work, and a big evolutionary leap forward from the previous design.
    Comment by ccc630 May 2011 permalink
  • Xampp Server problem

    @springlab -- just curious what the advantages are of using Wamp over Xampp? I've only used Xampp but am always on the lookout for ways to improve my workflow, etc.
    Comment by ccc630 May 2011 permalink
  • Web Host!

    mediatemple.net is extremely reliable, though not the cheapest. I also found justhost.com to be reliable, though service was slow (in my experience -- I've heard others say they received good service there). I've never had any down-time …
    Comment by ccc630 April 2011 permalink