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The Basics Of Creating A Magento Module

Posted by Joseph McDermott on March 1, 2012 · Comments Off

A lot of community extensions (or modules) are available for the feature-rich open-source e-commerce solution Magento, but what if they don’t quite work as you want them to? What if you could understand the structure of a Magento module a little better, to the point that you could modify it to suit your needs or, better yet, write your own module from scratch? In [...]

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Dear Drupal: Season’s Greetings. Love, Smashing WordPress.

Posted by Peter Wilson on December 21, 2011 · Comments Off

Every day I work with WordPress in one way or another. My Twitter feed is full of WordPress types, and I’m a regular at my local WordPress meetup. I’m a WordPress fan. The developer across the hall from me works with Joomla. His Twitter feed is full of Joomla [...]

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Introduction To Designing For Windows Phone 7 And Metro

Posted by Daniela Panfili on December 20, 2011 · Comments Off

Microsoft’s new mobile operating system, Windows Phone 7 (WP7), introduces a fresh approach to content organization and a different UX, based on the Metro design language and principles that will be incorporated into Windows 8. It also targets a different market [...]

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Integrating Amazon S3 With WordPress

Posted by Sameer Borate on December 2, 2011 · Comments Off

Computing is full of buzzwords, “cloud computing” being the latest one. But unlike most trends that fizzle out after the initial surge, cloud computing is here to stay. This article goes over Amazon’s S3 cloud storage service and guides you to implementing [...]

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Analyzing Network Characteristics Using JavaScript And The DOM, Part 1

Posted by Philip Tellis on November 14, 2011 · Comments Off

As Web developers, we have an affinity for developing with JavaScript. Whatever the language used in the back end, JavaScript and the browser are the primary language-platform combination available at the user’s end. It has many uses, ranging from silly to experience-enhancing. (Image: [...]

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Building WordPress Themes You Can Sell

Posted by Sawyer Hollenshead on November 1, 2011 · Comments Off

When I took my first steps into the WordPress theme arena, I didn’t know much about it. I wandered blindly into the business, not knowing whether I was doing things correctly. Over time, through trial and error and making rookie mistakes, I learned some valuable [...]

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Idiots, Drama Queens and Scammers: Improving Customer Service with UX

Posted by Laura Klein on November 1, 2011 · Comments Off

User experience design isn’t just about building wireframes and Photoshop mock-ups. It extends to areas that you wouldn’t necessarily think are part of the discipline. For example, your customer service department can have a huge impact on your website’s [...]

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Advanced Layout Templates In WordPress’ Content Editor

Posted by David Hansen on October 15, 2011 · Comments Off

As a Web designer, I often find myself building WordPress-based websites that will ultimately be updated and maintained by clients who have little to no experience working with HTML. While the TinyMCE rich-text editor is great for giving Web content managers of [...]

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Supporting Your Product: How To Provide Technical Support

Posted by Rachel Andrew on October 10, 2011 · Comments Off

Whether your product is an open-source script, a Web application or a downloadable product, you will need to provide some form of technical support. This article explores the subject based on my experience of supporting our company’s product, Perch, a small content [...]

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WordPress Essentials: How To Create A WordPress Plugin

Posted by Daniel Pataki on September 30, 2011 · Comments Off

WordPress plugins are PHP scripts that alter your website. The changes could be anything from the simplest tweak in the header to a more drastic makeover (such as changing how log-ins work, triggering emails to be sent, and much more). Whereas themes modify the [...]

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