Images are obviously an essential part of most websites, and they can really make a difference when it comes to setting you apart from the competition. The Web is filled jQuery plugins and tutorials that you can use to maximize the appeal of your images. We have listed some of the top jQuery plugins in this department before, but since there are so many that are readily available, here are some more for you to look at.
Web designers can choose between many options today when adding an appealing navigation bar to a website. Whether you're planning to build up a plain vanilla menu, or create more complex navigational structures, such as hierarchical drop-downs, mega-menus and flyouts, chances are that you can tackle the entire implementation process with confidence. Animated navigation bars, however, are another story.
We recently showcased some of the top tutorials on the Web to help you jump into the world of jQuery. While that sampling offers a good starting point, there are many more tutorials available that can help you as well, and we will list them here.
This article concludes a two-part tutorial on the many benefits of using HTML5 Boilerplate. As you'll see, its “style.css” and “index.html” files are real time-savers, especially when you're building HTML5 websites that need to be rendered cohesively across most modern browsers.
jQuery is a cross-browser JavaScript library that has gained popularity for the way in which it simplifies tasks such as adding AJAX, performing animations, traversing HTML documents, and more. The power of jQuery can be extended via plugins. Luckily, the Web is filled with jQuery plugins that specialize in different areas. Today we will offer up some details on jQuery plugins that can help you add enhanced menus to your sites to provide improved navigation in terms of design and functionality. We have already done a piece on this subject in the past, but this one offers even more variety to give you an extra sampling of what is available on the topic.
In this second part of a three-part tutorial, I develop a couple of examples which show how easy it is to exploit the functionality provided by the general sibling combinator, and how its usage (even in simple cases) can lead to writing shorter and more efficient CSS snippets.
In this first part of a two-part tutorial, I explain what HTML5 Boilerplate is, and how the wealth of resources that it provides right out of the box can speed up the development of any HTML5-driven website.
In this first part of a three-part tutorial, you'll get a quick overview of what CSS combinators are and how to use them to improve the overall efficiency and robustness of your CSS code.
In an effort to push HTML5 app development, AT&T has released a new application programming interface (API) platform containing APIs for SMS, MMS, mobile-health, and location, as well as other tools to entice HTML5’s appeal.
As one of the most popular JavaScript libraries around, jQuery has a solid presence on the Web. The fact that it is relatively easy to use and flexible has helped jQuery gain popularity. If you are looking to jump into the jQuery game, it might be hard to figure out where you want to start. This list will give you a sampling of some of the top jQuery tutorials for beginners around to help you get acclimated to the library and all it has to offer.
It’s rather obvious that one of the hottest sectors of the online world is social networking. Many people have created accounts on popular sites like Facebook and Twitter to catch up with old friends, share ideas, network for business, and much more. If you have a WordPress site, one way to expand your presence is through social media. Luckily, there are tons of WordPress plugins out there that can simplify the integration of social media with your site. This list details some of the best social media plugins around to help you get started.
It hasn’t exactly been a great year for Flash, as the platform has been steadily fading thanks to the growing popularity of HTML5. Flash development for mobile has been discontinued, and HTML5 adoption has been increasing as time goes on. Another HTML5 victory was claimed recently when the BBC, an organization known worldwide for its news reporting and shows, announced that it had officially adopted HTML5 for both the standard and mobile versions of its website.
In this two-part tutorial, I develop a few approachable examples that show how to use the "border-radius" CSS3 property in a somewhat “unconventional” fashion to render all sorts of circular shapes on a web page. With this technique, you need not deal with multiple (and sometimes heavy) background images.
In this two-part tutorial, I demonstrate how easy it is to create a couple of sticky web page footers by using a combination of clean markup and a few basic CSS styles.