jQuery makes our lives easier. So much so that it's tempting to use it all the time, inadvertently slowing our page load times (cue YSlow and Hammerhead). Combining, compressing, and delivering scripts at the end of your page helps in the HTTP request department. On the file size front, below are jQuery plugins that give solid bang for your performance buck. Note: Files were minified using YUI Compressor. Size derived from ls -lh. idTabs Size: 2.1K What it does: Simple and flexible tabbed interfaces idTabs jCarousel Lite Size: 2.1K What it does: Offers a multi-option carousel (slider) jCarousel Lite Lazy Loader Size: 530B What it does: On-demand plugin loading Lazy Loader Single Drop-Down Menu Size: 584B What it does: Basic drop-down navigation menus Single Drop-Down Menu jQModal Size: 2.8K What it does: Modal windows AKA "lightboxes" jQModal AutoTab Size: 1.6K What it does: Filters form input and tabs to next f
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Flutter: Basic Usage We are continuing our Freshout Flutter tutorials by covering the basics of creating Write Panels, Custom Fields and methods of printing those Custom Fields. This tutorial makes the general assumption that the Flutter plugin has been downloaded and successfully installed within a WordPress plugins folder. Custom Write Panels: Begin by creating a WordPress category ( Posts > Categories ) named 「Articles」. Note that category creation should be done prior to working with the Flutter plugin. Once the category has been created select the WordPress admin menu 「Flutter」 and choose 「Write Panels」 from the drop down list. This will take us to a page labeled 「Custom Write Panel」 with several options: 「Browse」, 「Import a Write Panel」 and 「+ Create a Write Panel」. This is our Flutter home page and will eventually display the sum total of our Write Panels in a single location as an easily sortable list. Continue by selecting the 「+ Create a Write Panel」 button which will take
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Stock photography is often used in print and web design and has been around since the 1920s, when it was utilized by the newspaper industry. It has turned out to be such a common element to use now when designing, and has become more and more available, so that designers start using it on a daily basis. In the beginning there were only a few minor resources when it came to utilizing a variety of photos, but now as the times change and technology advances, so does the amount of resources in stock photography. Here are a handful of sites to check out when considering the use of stock photography on your next project. Free Stock Photography Sites Free Range Stock Just sign up for a free membership, log in and download high-quality, high-resolution free stock photos and textures. All images are at least 2400 x 1600 pixels and can be used for personal and commercial use. Free Range Stock Stock.XCHNG Stock.XCHNG is one of the leading free stock photo sites on the Internet featuring over 4
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