5 plugins every new WordPress blog needs

Installing WordPress is just the first step for starting a successful blog. Sure you could simply set it up and start posting, but I rely on a few plugins for optimizing every WordPress blog I run. These plugins will make your life easier, save you potential headaches down the road, and optimize your blog for search. Continue Reading »

Envato Birthday Bundle: Over $400 in Envato Files for $20!

If you like a good deal, then I have a doozie for you. The good people over at Envato are celebrating their 4th birthday, by offering an Envato Birthday Bundle of files from all of their stock websites. You get over $400 worth of files for only $20!. Now that is a pretty sweet deal. There’s only once catch, the offer is only good until Tuesday August 24th. Make sure you head over there now and download the bundle. Continue Reading »

Adding A Facebook Like Button To Your WordPress Blog

Ever wondered how to add a Facebook “Like” button to your WordPress blog? It’s actually quite simple using the Facebook Like Button For WordPress Plugin.
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Coding an animated news ticker with jquery and CSS

Alright, about time that I’m back with a new post! For this tutorial, I’m going to breakdown creating an animated news ticker using a little jquery and CSS. The tutorial is based on a jquery plugin developed by textotela.co.uk, and I recently built it into the homepage of recork.org. If you head over to textotela.co.uk, you’ll notice there are some instructions on installing this plugin. The problem is (being a beginner at jquery), I had a hard time filling in all the blanks that are not described on his website. Therefore, I thought I would break it down for beginners to make it easier to understand and install.
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