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Styling the WordPress Admin
The WordPress backend has a very specific look to it. If you are looking to add a new page there, you'll want to style it similarly. It's not very clear what is available, but after a lot of searching, I came across these links that help shine light on the topic:...
Forcing an error in an AJAX call
When calling AJAX from Javascript, callbacks of 'success' and 'error' are typically supported. Your call might look something like this (I happen to be using Angular here): $http( request ).success( function( response ) { console.log( 'SUCCESS: ' + response );...
Comparing server data request invocations
Compares several methods on how to invoke requests that ask for data from a server.
Flexbox
Flexbox is a new layout concept with CSS3. This article describes an issue that I came across and how I solved it with this new layout.
Reviewing WordPress Themes
Intro Recently, I joined the WordPress Theme Review Team. I'm in the process of reviewing my first theme and these are some notes that may come in handy. Setup a test environment I have a local WAMP setup. If you develop for WordPress and are still uploading to your...
MySQL Workbench and ‘Safe Update’ Mode
When running a query within MySQL Workbench, you might see an error like this: Error Code: 1175. You are using safe update mode... To get around this issue, you can add this line to your query (untested): set SQL_SAFE_UPDATES = 0; Or, since you are using Workbench,...