Keep HTML and CSS Markup Flexible with CSS Selectors

With CSS, we can completely transform the look of a website without changing its source code and markup. The key of that process is CSS selectors. But despite this, CSS selectors are one of the more neglected parts of the specification and CSS selectors are still not used to their full potential. You may sometimes spend too much time trying to solve a problem that you could more easily solve by using CSS selectors.
Today, I’m listing the list of CSS Selectors you Must Memorize if your want to keep your code (include HTML markup) and your style sheets flexible.
Note: I am not going to explain the basics of how CSS selectors in general work here.

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HOW TO Avoid Being Slowed Down by Social Media Buttons

HOW TO Avoid Being Slowed Down by Social Media Buttons

I’m planning decrease the number of social media buttons on this website because it’s slowed down the load time.
To load the Facebook, Twitter and Google social media buttons for a total of 19 requests takes 246.7k in bandwidth. Holy crap! If a third-party website is slow this will hold up your page from loading.
Have you known, Google has been using site speed as a search ranking signal since 2010. So a faster websites means more money, better rankings, and happier users.

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Crucial Things To Consider Before Changing WordPress Theme

Crucial Things To Consider Before Changing WordPress Theme

Changing your WordPress theme can be a scary prospect if you’ve already invested a lot of time and effort building your site. There is much more involved when you are changing themes on a live website because all of theme settings are independent from your WordPress theme.
It is very easy and simple to change themes in WordPress with just a few clicks, but you need to have a checklist of items to take care of before you change the theme. So here’s a guide to what will and won’t change about your site when you switch themes.

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FREE files of the month on ThemeForest, CodeCanyon - April, 2014

FREE files of the month on ThemeForest, CodeCanyon – April, 2014

Today is April Fool’s Day, that means the world is awash with witty pranks, and we thought it would be nice to bring you the list of FREE files of the month on Envato Marketplaces that’s included ThemeForest, CodeCanyon, 3DOcean, ActiveDen, PhotoDune, GraphicRiver …
They’re available from the April Fool’s Day until midnight on the the end of April, 2014 (AEDT).
Grab them while you can!

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