jQuery Checklist

jQuery Checklist

jQuery is, in my opinion, the best javascript library out there. With the help of jQuery I have been able to deliver elegant solutions that range from utter simplicity to minimalistic complexity – and it all happens without any cost to user experience. But even jQuery can be challenging when we don’t take the necessary steps to make sure it will work optimally. In this article I will go through a short checklist, that explains how to load your jQuery in the most fool-proof way. Make sure the jQuery library is being loaded before any custom jQuery As with any other javascript library, jQuery has to be loaded before one can start using it. It can be a good idea to check if jQuery is already present in your system before you include the library. jQuery...

WP Simplest Slide Show

WP Simplest Slide Show

My first WordPress plugin is alive!!! It is called WP-SimplestSlideShow, and it enables you to insert a simple jquery-based slideshow anywhere in your theme. Description WP-SimplestSlideShow is a simple slide show based on jQuery. It enables the user to insert a simple slide show anywhere in their theme. The HTML markup is pretty bare with only the necessary tags to make it work. That gives the user flexibility to style it further, if one so desires. The functionality of the plugin is also very simple, but it requires a minimum amount of settings to work properly. If you complete all fields in the plugin options’ page with correct values, nothing will go wrong. Users will also have the option to choose if their images will have links or not. What makes this...