Quick WordPress Tips – Child theme URL and URI path

I encountered a problem with my child theme when I wanted to load some of my javascript files for the theme’s option which I kept with in the child theme so that the parent theme remains unchanged and all the development is also done in one directory.

Colorful Sliders With jQuery & CSS3

15 Unique jQuery Plugins For Everyones Needs

By default, the standard HTML element is pretty much annoying. It’s ugly. Almost project which I’ve done, I was asked to create a form that is far removed from the look of standard browser. It seems there are so many references and guides out there it’s easy to get lost. When it comes to adding JavaScript functionality to a website, jQuery has become the solution of choice for web designers and developers.
The great thing about jQuery is that talented jQuery developers often release new and useful plugins on a regular basis. jQuery plugins are not only easy to implement, but easy to maintain even when used throughout large sites. In this article, we share with you a list of 15 unique and useful jQuery plugins that were released recently that could help you for your next web project. It’s not popular but it’s very useful in projects of a single individual.

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Move from Wordpress.com to your own Wordpress.org self-host

Things to do when move your website from WordPress.com to self hosted

You’ve started your first blog on WordPress.com because the service was free, you weren’t required to have any technical skills and there were plenty of widgets, themes and plug-ins to help you quickly customize the blog. However, a time comes when you might want to move to your own domain name which is a continuance of your WordPress.com blog. Moving your WordPress.com blog to a self-hosted WordPress.org is actually more simple than you might believe! Sure there’s a few steps but all good things require a bit of work, right?
Move from WordPress.com to your own WordPress.org self-host

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Jetpack Wordpress.com Stats Configuration

How to hide The WordPress Stats Smiley Face

Automattic just released a collection of plugins as one “super-plugin” called Jetpack. As they explained it, the goal was to bring eight of the most requested features available on WordPress.com to the millions of self-hosted WordPress sites in one easy-to-install curated package. If you use JetPack Stats on your site (formerly released as a stand alone plugin called WordPress.com stats), you may be familiar with the smiley face image that it adds to the bottom of every page on your site.

Pattern Cooler

Top 10 Great Online Background Generator For Your Needs

We all know that backgrounds play a crucial role in a design. A lot goes in designing the backgrounds with different textures and patterns, choosing the right colors and a lot other factors. Not only the backgrounds but buttons, logos, scroll bars, texts, and a lot is important when it comes in designing and it does involve a lot of creativity and time to zero in the final one. While you could start every project by doing the same things again and again, the smart designers and developers know the importance of a well-developed workflow. One of the things that can accelerate and enhance your workflow are online generators.
I have listed all online free background pattern generators that can save you some time while providing great results.

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Top 5 quality and free web hosting services for staters

Top 5 quality and free web hosting service for staters

Building a website is as simple as write your words, design a layout and add all the content on an assigned web page, but on the completion of the website you will need a space over the net to upload it, here comes the role of web hosting services. If you are a beginner in setting up a website, then you could have visited a lot of different free and paid web hosting providers and you could still be confusing where to host your website. In fact, for beginners the idea of putting up a website free of charge could be an attractive idea.
As we all know that free web hosting is nothing new in the current online market, but still because of its several advantages it has been continuously doing great day by day. Free web hosting services is the best way to start for new clients who want a way to start their own business. But before starting to use these services you must have all the basic knowledge of hosting and affordable hosting services.

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Project Management

10 Open-Source & free Project Management tools

Managing projects is not an easy task. In fact, the need to use project management software is increasing by the day. Project management software is a term covering many types of software, including estimation and planning, scheduling, cost control and budget management, resource allocation, collaboration software, communication, quality management and documentation or administration systems, which are used to deal with the complexity of large projects.
Good Project Planning and Scheduling tools let you plan efficiently and effectively deploy the organization’s resources when they are needed. In this post we review about free or open source Project Management software (available on some platform) that let you plan, schedule and efficiently manage your project cost.

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When Is It Time To Upgrade to a Dedicated?

When Is It Time To Upgrade to a Dedicated Server?

Shared servers are just that- shared. It means that if someone on your server has a spike in traffic to their website one day, resources may be taken away from your website. That is exactly what you are doing if you are on a shared hosting plan. Though sharing brings its benefits, the biggest one being low price, there are some situations where you need to consider upgrading to dedicated hosting.

Top 20 Most Common Wordpress Plugins for starters

Top 20+ Most Common WordPress Plugins for starters

WordPress has a lot of plugins developed by many people. A headache after you install your own WordPress blog that “What is the necessary and useful WordPress plugins need to install after I got a WordPress blog?”
Let’s take a look at the 20 most commonly used plugins on WordPress blogs across the web, including those that offer more features, to those that simply reduce the simple tasks of running a blog.

Top 20 Most Common WordPress Plugins for starters
Top 20 Most Common WordPress Plugins for starters

If you are new to WordPress, this basic list (which is technically not limited to plugins alone) should help get you started on the right foot. Whether you are running a basic brochure site, or a full featured blog, you should be sure your WordPress site includes these essentials.

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Make your own Wordpress Drop-Down menu

Make your own WordPress Drop-Down menu with CSS and jQuery

A drop down menu is often your best means of keeping the navigation simple and uncluttered, that can offer your theme and users 2 new things. One, add a nice new type of effect to enhance your theme. Two, allow the users to find things more easily. There are a few plugins that you can use to make this, but in this post, I’ll show you how to make your own WordPress Drop-Down menu with CSS and jQuery and WordPress’s standard wp_list_pages, wp_nav_menu, wp_list_categories

Make your own WordPress Drop-Down menu
Make your own WordPress Drop-Down menu

The aim of this short tutorial is help you build a simple multi-level drop-down menu in your WordPress theme using jQuery’s JavaScript library to make sure cross-browser compatibility.

To get started with this tutorial, you’ll need to have a WordPress website up and running and a willingness to alter your theme files. Once that’s squared away you’re ready to rock!

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