Deja Vu

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=foVMwJtlR5s&w=650] Another well illustrated video about an interesting subject manner. I’ll be patiently waiting for my next “already seen”. via @devour.

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Swiftype: Better WordPress Search

It’s well known that the search functionality built into WordPress isn’t awesome. The Swiftype Search plugin changes that, improving on the default search in every way. Better relevance ranking, real analytics, manual overrides, and it’s fast. There’s a free version to get you started as well. This will be the search feature we use from…

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Tribe Events Conditionals

I’ve used the Event Calendar Pro plugin on quite a few sites. They just released a totally re-written version of the code, which is mostly a good thing. But new code is still new code. Here’s a quick reference link for the plugin’s event conditionals: https://gist.github.com/jo-snips/2415009

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Meta box vs WordPress widget sidebars

Looking for opinions on using the standard WP sidebar vs meta boxes for ‘aside’ type info… I’ve got a current project in development that has a TON of pages, each with its own unique sidebar content. Rather than clog the WP widget area with hundreds of widget instances, I’ve chosen to use meta boxes for…

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Goodbye to a great client

It’s a bittersweet day as KPCW radio in Park City will be going live tomorrow with a new website. They’ll be implementing NPR’s ‘Core Publisher’ system to replace the WordPress site we built back in 2010. We wish KPCW the very best of luck and hope the new site is superfantastic! Here’s a link to…

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Prismacolor Markers

I bought this set of Prismacolor double ended markers in design school nearly 10 years ago. They’re still as good as the day I bought them. That may say more about how often I do fine art anymore, but these are high quality markers nonetheless. http://spig.io/3o202G2a3Y3B

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The Spigot Rorschach Test

Quick, take a look below and what do you see? Over the last 10 years or so there have been a handful of people who see a ‘sad face’ or ‘grumpy old man’ when they see the Spigot logo. Perhaps less than a dozen, that have brought it to my attention at least. What did…

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Viewport Resizer

While no substitute to testing responsive layouts on an actual device, this bookmarklet is great for initial and ongoing testing. This one is a little better than others by not only resizing, but also for sending the correct user agent and injecting the appropriate meta tags. http://lab.maltewassermann.com/viewport-resizer/

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