Technical
Posts related to technical issues of website design and development
Using Featured Images in WordPress Websites
Code fixes for the Featured Image and Post Thumbnail functions in Artisteer themes for WordPress.
When WordPress came out with version 2.9 in the fall of 2010, one of the best things they added was the Post Thumbnail for featured images.
For art sites, this was something of a Godsend. Continue reading
Applications, Tools & Tips for Using Etsy
I’ve started researching some Etsy apps and techniques for organizing Finding Fine Art member lists, treasuries, and blog posts featuring Treasuries, which I thought I’d share with you all. This post is primarily aimed at members of the Finding Fine Art group, but may be helpful for other Etsy shopkeepers and Etsy users as well. Continue reading
PhotoShop Tip: Using Actions to Resize Images
For artists and photographers, recording your own PhotoShop Actions can spare your wrist and save you time when creating images for multiple online galleries and websites. Here’s how. Continue reading
Site Tested Cross-Browser — Known Issues
I’ve tested this site in many browsers and on several platforms, and for the most part, everything works as it should.
Tested and all is well:
- Platforms: Windows Vista, Windows XP, and Windows 2000:
- Firefox 3.05
- Internet Explorer 7
- Windows Vista:
- Google Chrome 1.0
- Opera 9.63
Tested with a glitch or two:
- Safari 3.21
- fonts on nav bar less tall than on other systems, leaving gap below on hover
- Opera 9.25 on Windows Vista:
- weird… Continue reading
Testing Image Galleries
Testing CSS image gallery that operates on hover, and for those using older browsers, an additional JavaScript popup view. Continue reading
Machines: 1; Human: 2 — I Win the Battle of the Code!
When the machine seems to be in control of your code, take a break and look at your issue fresh the next day. You’ll be glad you did. Continue reading
Designing for Internet Explorer Browsers
Just a small rant on the challenges Microsoft presents to webs designers by designing poor browsers. Continue reading
New Website Design in Beta Testing
I’m pretty excited. I created my visual design on Sunday, coded it the regular way (CSS & XHTML) on Monday, started learning how to make it work with WordPress on Tuesday, and here, on Thursday, I have static and dynamic pages working together, and have worked out all the major bugs!
I still have a lot of little things that need adjusting, but this is my very first experience working with designing — or rather… Continue reading
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