Using JQuery’s Ajax Functions
AJAX methods can be way over used but at the same time can provide a great way to consolidate related content into a confined space. JQuery provides an easy way to use their AJAX functionality with some simple code and, of course, the JQuery library. Here’s a simple example.First we have to understand the way JQuery works. Once we’ve done that then modifying this code becomes much simpler.JQuery is a library of functions that you can call upon to perform various tasks. The ones we will be working with today are the...
read moreCSS Rollover Images
Image rollovers are fun and can add both life and functionality to a web page. Most often they are used in menus but we find they are useful for hyperlinked images as well. This is a simple tutorial on how you can create fast loading rollovers throughout your website giving it that slick look. Methods There’s 3 basic ways you can create a rollover effect: Flash animation Javascript CSS Â For our purposes we’re going to skip the first two and use strictly CSS and a tad bit of HTML to make it all work....
read morePavia Systems Redesign
We have had the privilege of working on the redesign of a local company that specializes in online training for specific areas of road construction. The project included many enhancements to their existing site including the addition of several new sections and pages.The main focus of this project was to create a more user friendly experience for the potential clients as well as for employers who need to have employees trained and certified for specific job duties. The actual site does include a shopping cart system for registrants but that...
read moreCSS Hyperlinks With Icons
A neat way to spice up your pages and provide very precise navigation help is to use the little known “attributes” capabilities of CSS. What this does is provide a way for you to attach certain effects to specific types of elements. For instance, say you’d like to place the Adobe PDFÂ icon next to every link that ends with .pdf: /* For PDFs */ a[href $= '.pdf']{ padding-left:20px; background: transparent url(pdf.gif) no-repeat scroll left top; } Let’s take a look at this to see how it...
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Using CSS to create your site’s navigation is becoming increasingly popular since it allows you to minimize code and create fast loading menu systems. Here is a basic horizontal navlist using one image for a downward pointer that you can use in any situation where you need a simple menu.First we need to start with the basic HTML code for your navlist. This can be inserted in two ways. Use the id=”nav” in the <ul> tag Create a <div> wrapper to contain the <ul> and assign the id=”nav’ to...
read moreLittle Pawz Pet Sitting
I’ve just begun working on a new project for a pet sitting service in Texas. The game plans is to provide a simple but informative website pertaining to the advantages of using a pet sitter as opposed to boarding pets in a kennel, plus promote their services to their regional area. Because it’s a pet related site we decided to make the style fun and colorful. The project is done entirely in CSS with potential use for some Javascript/Ajax and some PHP to parse the scheduling forms data. We will also be optimizing the site for...
read moreShopper Press – WordPress eCommerce Plugin
Shopper Press is a quick, easy and full featured way to turn your WordPress into a robust storefront complete with product management and automated payments via Paypal and others. This amazing plugin transforms your site into a multi-purpose store and blog combined. If you have products to sell, a catalog to display or digital downloads to offer then Shopper Press could be your ticket to online sales! Â View The Demo ShopperPress DemoShare on FacebookShare and...
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read morePainterman Redesign
Having already done an X-Cart setup for the sister site, www.painterguides.com, there was an urgent need to recreate the client’s main site that pertained to his primary business, professional home painting. This project posed many challenges since the previous host had unfortunately and inadvertently damaged many of the pages and functionality of the site’s pages. Therefore, we had to reconstruct it from images. All the galleries and lightbox effects had to be regenerated from scratch.The site is comprised mostly of images...
read moreMistKing Custom Xcart Design
We have just finished the creation and integration of a custom skin for a recently upgraded Xcart for MistKing.com. The project involved creating a clean design based on the color scheme of the logo and prepare it for use with the latest version of X-cart Gold, 4.3, which uses predominantly CSS as its template core. Some of the challenges included the need to modify multiple CSS files since one was used as the “Main CSS” and another used for specific elements of the core skin that was chosen to customize. This turned out to be...
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