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Google Custom Search instead of WordPress Search

Martin Carlsson — Fri, 07 Dec 2012 13:32:18 +0000

Just changed the search feature here on AppGlobe. Used to have WordPress standard search, but I thought why not use the best search engine ever written? A good search engine for a website is a must. There’s noting more frustrating than trying to search for something that obviously should be there, and get no results [...]

Google Custom Search instead of WordPress Search is an article published on AppGlobe.

How (and why you should) Include jQuery from Google CDN in WordPress

Martin Carlsson — Tue, 14 Aug 2012 08:26:45 +0000

Including jQuery from Google’s CDN has some advantages. Here are a few: Caching Perhaps the greatest benefit of including google hosted jQuery is that there is a good chance your visitors may not even need to download jQuery. They might have visited some other website using Google hosted jQuery and already have it downloaded and [...]

How (and why you should) Include jQuery from Google CDN in WordPress is an article published on AppGlobe.

Responsive Sidebar in a Modal Window to Avoid Having to Scroll

Martin Carlsson — Fri, 13 Jul 2012 08:51:53 +0000

Many responsive designs push the sidebar (or sidebars) below the main content area at narrower browser window sizes. Nothing wrong with this type of design, it makes sense to have the main content come first. Viewing the content in the sidebar on devices with small screens, however, could mean quite a bit of scrolling. A [...]

Responsive Sidebar in a Modal Window to Avoid Having to Scroll is an article published on AppGlobe.

Check if Element Exists with jQuery

Martin Carlsson — Fri, 29 Jun 2012 07:29:20 +0000

I often forget the simplest programming stuff. How to check whether an element exists or not with jQuery is such a frequently recurring forgetful thing. Putting the code in an article might help, so here we go:

Check if Element Exists with jQuery is an article published on AppGlobe.

Internal Link Shortcode to Prevent Broken Internal Links

Martin Carlsson — Wed, 27 Jun 2012 14:34:10 +0000

To prevent broken internal links in case you change the permalink structure in WordPress, a simple internal link shortcode can be used. Normally it’s best to avoid changing the permalink structure, but if you really have to, internal links in posts or pages would point to non-existent pages. If instead a shortcode is used each [...]

Internal Link Shortcode to Prevent Broken Internal Links is an article published on AppGlobe.

Responsive Web Design Basics

Martin Carlsson — Sun, 17 Jun 2012 10:19:23 +0000

The number of browsers and devices that are used to surf the Web is much larger than just a few years ago. All these devices have different properties. Large or small screens, high or low resolution, different bandwidth at different locations and so on. To view a website in the best possible way, no matter [...]

Responsive Web Design Basics is an article published on AppGlobe.

Scroll to Top Animation with jQuery & CSS

Martin Carlsson — Thu, 17 May 2012 20:20:22 +0000

An in-page link for scrolling the page to the top, is nothing new. Many years ago it was quite popular to put one in footer. Then they disappeared from most sites for a long time, and now (or maybe a year back or so) they’re gaining popularity again. Sometimes you see scroll to top links [...]

Scroll to Top Animation with jQuery & CSS is an article published on AppGlobe.

Travel Comparison Website

Martin Carlsson — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 16:28:12 +0000

The sweidsh travel website I’m working on will focus on travel comparison, but unlike many other websites for comparing travel it will have maps tightly integrated. Furthermore, it will feature a discussion forum and member profiles.Here is the project page for this service:

Travel Comparison Website is an article published on AppGlobe.

AppFoyer Gadgets Directory

Martin Carlsson — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 12:52:28 +0000

AppFoyer is a website for visitors to find quality gadgets to put on their iGoogle startpages or webpages, and for gadget developers to promote their gadgets. for more information.

AppFoyer Gadgets Directory is an article published on AppGlobe.