Here’s a simple, yet handy tool for any web developer:

This is one of those things I made because I need it all the time and can never find it. Basically, put a bit of HTML code into the box, and it’ll translate it into special character-based HTML code that you can show people (for example, if you want people to copy the code for their webpages).

Spacefem.com: HTML Entities Converter.

Some pointers on using HTML5 with CSS3

While it is true HTML5 and CSS3 are both a work in progress and is going to stay that way for some time, there’s no reason not to start using it right now.

via Coding A HTML 5 Layout From Scratch | How-To, Tutorials | Smashing Magazine.

The wordpress plugins, WPtouch and WP Super Cache don’t work together nicely. To get them to work try the following link

via WPtouch and WP Super Cache ↔ BraveNewCode Inc..

Interesting look at SEO factors for Bing v. Google

So now the question for website owners and SEO’ers remains – “How do I rank higher in Bing and drive more traffic to my website?”

via Bing SEO – How to Get Top 10 Rankings in Bing.com | ineedhits.

If you make your own Wordpress plugins or themes, be sure to follow the coding standards to “maintain a consistent style so the code can remain clean and easy to read at a glance”.

WordPress Coding Standards « WordPress Codex.

10
Aug

Here’s a step-by-step guide for installing PEAR on WAMP:

WAMP PEAR installation.

I came across this great collection of over 200 common PHP functions that have been rewritten in JavaScript.

PHP.JS is an open source project in which we try to port PHP functions to JavaScript. By including the PHP.JS library in your own projects, you can use your favorite PHP functions client-side.

Visit PHP.JS to learn more.

CommentPress is an open source theme for the WordPress blogging engine that allows readers to comment paragraph by paragraph in the margins of a text. Annotate, gloss, workshop, debate: with CommentPress you can do all of these things on a finer-grained level, turning a document into a conversation.

via CommentPress.

This plugin integrates the Google Ajax Language API to jQuery. You can just call e.g. $(‘body’).translate(‘en’) but provides callbacks for each translated element too. Or you can pass an array to $.translate to get back a translated array. Currently you can only send a limited amount of characters with the raw API per request but this plugin calls them consecutively. It also reduces the number of requests by concatenating elements and doesn’t send unnecessary html markup still providing access to each element as they’ve got translated.

via jquery-translate – Project Hosting on Google Code.

25
Jul
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SEO Blogger: Optimize Your Posts As You Write

Whether you blog about business, politics or the hot topic of the moment, SEO Blogger allows you to find the most sought-after keywords for your subject without ever leaving your blog editing screen. The tool sits alongside whatever blog publishing software you’re using so you can do keyword research and optimize your posts as you write. Then, simply hit “Publish” – and you’re done!

via SEO Blogger.