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I needed a script that copies a text (in my case, coupon code) onto clipboard and then open the web address associated with the coupon in a new window for my Coupons for Webmasters page. For the clipboard copying, I’m using ZeroClipboard script written by Joseph Huckaby. ZeroClipboard is a free and open source library [...]

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Here is a step-by-step tutorial on how to customise WordPress Login page for your website/blog. This tutorial will show you how to change the WordPress logo and link on the Login page without hacking the core code nor installing a plugin. 1. Copy and paste the following code into functions.php file of your current theme. [...]

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This is one of the most commonly used piece of code for jQuery. Often times, we need to check if a div/element exists in the page before processing a block of script (eg: replacing the content of the div). if ( $(“#message”).length ) { $(‘#message’).text(“Hello!”); }

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Here’s a snippet of CSS and HTML code that aligns an image in center (horizontally) and middle (vertically). Tested in Firefox, IE, Chrome and Safari. CSS #enter { position: absolute; text-align: center; left: 50%; top: 50%; margin: -120px auto 0 -130px; /* value of top margin: height of the image divide by 2 (ie: 240 [...]

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There is an issue with jQuery.get() in Internet Explorer when trying to update content on the fly because IE caches XMLHttpRequest response and the AJAX call made via jQuery.get() is therefore always returning the same result. I encountered this problem when I was writing a function similar to facebook Like feature where the Like counter [...]

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WordPress iPhone app was released almost a year ago, but I have only downloaded and used it recently. WordPress for iPhone is available for all self-hosted wordpress.com blogs provided they are using WordPress 2.7 or higher. The app allows you to access the Administrator Panel of the WordPress blog using your iPhone, enabling you to [...]

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To display 5 latest posts in each parent category of your WordPress blog, add the following code into the template that you want the result to appear. In our case, we added the following code into our 404 template page (404.php of current theme). Other places that you might want to display a list of [...]

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FireFTP is a browser plugin for Mozilla Firefox that lets you connect to a FTP server. By default, it doesn’t show any hidden files on the server, but you can change this via Options. 1. Connect to a FTP server using FireFTP 2. Click on Tools -> Options from the top right menu 3. From [...]

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Here is how to create a custom archive page in WordPress just like the one you see on our blog. 1. Go to the current theme folder of your WordPress installation (wp-content/themes/*current theme*) and make sure you don’t already have archives.php in the folder 2. Create a new file called archives.php (or whatever file name [...]

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Email signatures are not new and they have been around for as long as email itself has. Almost every organisation has an email signature template that all the employees are asked to use. Why? Because email signatures are a source of marketing, advertising and branding. They are a must-have accessory for any business email. So [...]

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