In case you haven’t run around the web recently you may or may not have noticed jQuery 1.4 has just hit the web. The new release has a large list of improvements on features, speed increases as well as is highly backwards compatible which means most people can upgrade without any real hassles.
Archive for the ‘Javascript’ Category
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7 Handy jQuery Plug-ins
What I love about jQuery is how it make coding Javascript much quicker and easier. Switching to jQuery after years of experience in Javascript felt like I was going backwards because of how much easier it is. jQuery is super powerful and now speedier than ever. But it’s greatest feature is the thousands of plug-ins available for it. I’m going to have a look some of the handy jQuery plug-ins I’ve come across.
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Javascript Libraries: Prototype or jQuery?
A year ago the answer was easy, Prototype. Today jQuery has grown enormously and has the largest active community out of all the Javascript libraries. But is it the right choice for you? And what is a Javascript library anyway?
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Finding & working with “the loop” in WordPress templates.
So you know HTML, but not PHP – you’re trying to follow WordPress tutorials, they refer to the infamous “loop”… But where is it, what is it, and how do you find it? I’m going to run through “the loop” what it does and how to find it in your WordPress theme.
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Finding the X & Y coordinates of an element relative to the entire page using Javascript
It’s really easy to get the position of an element relative to it’s parent element, but what if you wanted to get it’s position relative to the entire page (viewport)? There’s no javascript call to do this, but here is a function to get the elements x & y coordinates.
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Using variables in Javascript’s replace function.
Today I hit a snag when I wanted to use a variable in Javascript’s replace function. Of course Javascript isn’t as easy as PHP as in order to replace content from a string or variable it has to be a regular expression. Luckily there is an easy enough way to convert your variable into a regular expression perfect for sending through the javascript replace function.
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New version of gzip for Javascript & CSS now available
I’ve released version 1.1.1 of my gzip php script for Javascript and CSS which is a minor updates and adds a few handy new features. You can get the latest version of the script here. You can read the release notes here.
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Gzip compression script for javascript and CSS updated
Today I’ve updated my gzip compression for javascript and CSS script to fix a security flaw. If you’re using V1.0 I advise you update to V1.1 which is available here. You can read the release notes here.
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Javascript benchmarking, who to believe?
There is no shortage of Javascript Benchmark tests out there. Yet lately, it’s started to get a bit shaky on which browser is faster than the other, and some results don’t seem to match real life use. The only thing anyone can agree on is that Internet Explorer is the worst. So what do we believe?
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Speed up your websites using gzip and merging files.
Many sites these days are using more and more Javascript and CSS which can quickly slow the websites loading speed. Gzip compression for your Javascript and CSS is not used in enough websites these days as many people still fear incompatibility with browsers. However this is no longer the case as all modern browsers are now compatible with it. There are heaps of ways to Gzip, none of which I could get to work on my web host, so I created my own which uses the zlib extension in php. I also included a few advantages to it such as merging of files which helps decrease the loading time even more.
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Aug 22, 2009
Zip files using PHP without the PHP zip function: PHP Zip Class
The search for a PHP class to zip files has taken me well over 2... -
Oct 20, 2008
Speed up your websites using gzip and merging files.
Many sites these days are using more and more Javascript and CSS which can quickly...