Category: Code
WordPress Multiple Excerpt Lengths
There are times you need to have multiple excerpt lengths. You might have a page (usually the homepage) that in one section displays more text that it does in another section. As all things WordPress, there are a number of ways to do this. There might even be a number of plugins for this. You […]
Fix for jQuery selector not working
I stopped short of giving my PC a bath when for some strange reason, the jQuery selectors I was using weren’t working. Thing is when doing basic testing for jQuery, you’ll write something to console.log (either that or you’ll put an alert and wait for it to annoyingly pop-up ). Things were so bad, I did both! Many, many hoops later, […]
[I’ve CODE the POWER] Coding: Where to start
[I’ve CODE the POWER] 3 things to expect when learning to code [I’ve CODE the POWER] Have you code it in you? 3 things that make a great developer In the last two parts of this series, we’ve gone through what to expect and what will make you stand out. We now get into the […]
[I’ve CODE the POWER] Have you code it in you? 3 things that make a great developer
In the last piece, we looked at what to expect on your journey in code. That taken care of, do you have what it takes to excel? I believe that, like any skill, anyone can taught how to code. Anyone. Being taught to code is basically a lesson in communication. When you strip it of all the […]
[I’ve CODE the POWER] 3 things to expect when learning to code
Programming is all the rage today. Everyone wants to learn how to do it; the use-cases are innumerable (and are increasing) and it doesn’t hurt that it pays well. You too want to learn how to program. I’d like to help you prepare for the exciting journey ahead Writing code, like any skill, can be taught to […]
I deleted my site. Boohoo
This is me starting over. I didn’t delete the site actually…I changed web host a few days ago and one of the movers dropped my database. That’s over a year’s work gone. Why didn’t I have backups upon backups of my work? I honestly just never got round to it; I coded the site and made several […]
WordPress Must-Have plugins
In as much as I have a no plugin law here, I do believe there are exceptions to the rule based on the kind of site you run. All sites Akismet Spam protection. It comes pre-bundled with your WordPress installation WordPress SEO by Yoast For Search-Engine Optimization (SEO) Blog Disqus For comments Autochimp To send out […]
WordPress No Plugin Policy
I generally ensure that a site runs as few plugins as possible. Generally: No. of plugins Rating 0-5 5-star 5-10 4-star 10-15 […]
[Android dev tutorial] Setting up an App-Engine Connected app. The Hiccups
If you are one who wants your android app to scale massively without worrying about loosing sleep over database & server issues (and a host of other ailments that come from staying up too late worrying), hooking it app with an App engine backend is a smart thing to do. It let’s you focus on […]
[Android Development Tutorial] Resolving “R cannot be resolved to a variable” error
Android Development Tutorial level: Easy If you’ve developed apps for the Android OS using the Eclipse IDE for longer than 2 hours, then you’ve met cheery “r cannot be resolved to a variable” guy. He’s quite a stud in these parts. Loud and talkative, he won’t let you do anything when he walks in There […]