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The latest version of Magento introduced a new way of displaying blocks of content on your site: widget. I bit like the way they work in WordPress, widgets in Magento are designed to help the user do more and write less confusing code.
Once created, the widget can be used like a block in the xml or like an entity in the text editor. The latest is what you client will probably like the most. They just select the widget you have created and insert it in place where they want the special content to display, done.
No more fiddling with strange html block and stuff.
WordPress RC1 is out
Automattic have released the latest version of WordPress 3.0 for its first release candidate version. The RC1 is now available to download from the wp site as well as auto upgrade if you are using the wp developer plugin.
Testing the RC is always a good to give back to the community. Download it install it and test it as best as you can. Then repport all bugs to the WordPress team or directly on trac if you have an account. That way they can identify and squash bugs more quickly and get the final release out sooner.
You don’t need to be a coder to test. Just be a user, that’s already enough.
What to look for in a WordPress theme – part 1
Choosing a theme for your new blog is often something people find difficult. Where to look for them, which one to pick, what functionalities do I need, etc…
When setting up a new site, first you need to get a clear picture of what the site is going to be for your users. If it’s an informative site updated regularly, on a wide range of subject and with a formal writing style to it, then a magazine theme is recommended.
On the other hand, if you are going to talk about you latest achievements in your favorite video game, or a just generally talking about your life then something more niche, with a real “blog” feel to it then go for the unique blog theme like this travel WordPress theme.
Google WebFont API revealed
Google revealed many things during its I/O conference but designers will have certainly noticed the WebFont API.
The WebFont library hosts a few font you can then include on your site using the WebFont javascript API. This is across browser solution that will then allow you to use the font family anywhere.
Great typography starts here. With added support for TypeKit fonts, if you are the lucky owner of a TypeKit account you can also load up fonts by adding you TypeKit id. The catalogue of fonts is currently a bit limited but it will certainly expand over time.
And if you want to use WebFont on your WordPress blog, I recommend the great GFontr plugin available here.
Appel don’t get it do they?
All this war about open format and getting rid of Flash is starting to look really funny. The giant Pomme can’t be bothered working on its closed up platform so it says “HTML is the future, we wont do anything with Flash”.
Well, well, well. There is of course some valid points on both sides. It is true that Flash as not got a bright future as a video container, because it is not very efficient and because better alternative are coming out (Hello HTML 5 and h.264). But it is a very good animation tool, and comes with a powerful scripting language, ActionScript.
Flash will not die, HTML 5 is the future of video.
Use a linux server to test your development
Might sound weird or event not right but if you are a Window user, had the choice or not, you are using apache on you windows machine to develop your project.
That’s all good and stuff but to get a real accurate testing you should really test the stuff on something that is running on Linux. Why? Simply because it usually works better on Linux due to better optimisation of the Apache server.
It is not unheard of the see a site loading quicker when set on the production serer that is likely to be running a linux server os.
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