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MySQL : ORDER BY numbers

Antonie Potgieter — Sat, 09 May 2009 16:09:15 +0000

In this article I will show you how to order MySQL records by numeric values (numbers, integers & floats) from the smallest to the largest number or the other way around using a MySQL ORDER BY query. A MySQL ORDER BY query with a given field name will order/sort the MySQL records alphabetically for the specified [...]

WordPress : Enqueue Styles

Antonie Potgieter — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 21:23:01 +0000

This article will show you how to safely insert your CSS for your WordPress plugin or theme into the HEAD section of both the WordPress front-end and administration panel. I wrote an article a while back which explained how to safely enqueue JavaScript files into WordPress for your WordPress plugin or theme without simply injecting code [...]

WordPress : Saving FTP Details

Antonie Potgieter — Sun, 26 Apr 2009 00:13:07 +0000

Doing an automatic upgrade of WordPress or any of your installed WordPress plugins is rather quick and painless though it could be much quicker if you didn’t have to fill in the FTP login details to your site each time. When you attempt to automatically upgrade WordPress or upgrade a WordPress plugin for the first time [...]

jQuery : Auto iFrame Height

Antonie Potgieter — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 08:55:32 +0000

This article will show you how to automatically adjust the height of an iFrame to the height of the content inside of the iFrame with the use of the jQuery JavaScript library and the jQuery autoHeight plugin. When you have an iFrame on a page and the height of the content in the iFrame is larger [...]

Clear DNS Cache

Antonie Potgieter — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 10:07:57 +0000

Mac OS Tiger Mac OS Leopard I have experienced some problems in the past (and still do from time to time) with opening specific sites from my computer while my internet connection is fine and other sites open without any issues. The cause of the problem in my case is DNS cache which holds lookup values for hosts [...]

Redirect a Web Page

Antonie Potgieter — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 16:11:27 +0000

This article will guide you through the procedure of redirecting a web page properly, the search engine friendly way with HTTP 301 status in order to tell search engines that the page has permanently moved to a different location. A while back, a client approached me in order to help her change the name of her [...]

WordPress Plugins 2009

Antonie Potgieter — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 02:46:34 +0000

I’ve decided to recommend 5 universal, essential plugins for WordPress so that you can start the year of 2009 on the right foot with your WordPress websites. If you haven’t tried these, go ahead and put them on your WordPress website! 5 Essential WordPress Plugins for 2009 Ohz’ Admin Drop Down Menu Have you ever felt that you [...]

WordPress Source Code Reference

Antonie Potgieter — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 04:44:15 +0000

Browse and search the WordPress source cross reference while working on WordPress related projects. WordPress Function Cross-reference What is a WordPress source reference? It is a type of documentation that displays a treeview with the folder/file structure of the WordPress platform. You can view the source code of all the files and search the package for functions/methods, class [...]

WordPress Whois Plugin

Antonie Potgieter — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 20:10:10 +0000

Download a free WordPress WHOIS plugin which will allow you to insert a domain WHOIS search form into any WordPress post or page. WordPress Whois Plugin Berrie Pelser approached me after seeing the WHOIS script on my site. He asked if it would be possible to develop this script into a WordPress plugin. And so I developed [...]

WordPress Image Gallery

Antonie Potgieter — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 20:46:52 +0000

Building WordPress image galleries is a rather painless process and allows you to display a set of photos/images to your users inside posts/pages related to an event or topic. In case you are interested in seeing what the result looks like, you may want to look at the Kgaswane Nature Reserve post I wrote on the [...]