Archive for August, 2008

Installing a Local Copy of WordPress

31st August 2008 by Lyndi | 11 Comments

We all know that WordPress requires PHP and MySQL to run. Both of these are server-side technologies which means that normally WordPress will only run if it is installed on a server somewhere. This becomes a problem if you are planning to develop your own WordPress themes, if you want to test changes you might have made to your theme or you want to ensure that everything works correctly in a new version of WordPress before upgrading. Normally you would have to FTP the necessary files to your server to be able to do your testing on the Net.
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Who’s Who at Nice2All

31st August 2008 by Lyndi | 6 Comments

There still seems to be some confusion as to who is who these days at Nice2All. I am getting a lot of comments on different articles addressed to Sailor. Some of these are obviously meant for Sailor personally and these I have been forwarding to him via EMail.
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AquaBlock Theme

27th August 2008 by Lyndi | 7 Comments

Yet another free WordPress theme has been released on this blog. The theme is called the AquaBlock Theme and it is indeed the theme currently in use on this blog.
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Adding Images to our Content

6th August 2008 by sailor | 21 Comments

The HTML IMG element is used to add images to our pages. This element has several attributes that could be used in our markup as well.
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“New Windows” are still with us

2nd August 2008 by sailor | 5 Comments

The WCAG 1.0 Accessibility Standards makes it clear that we should not cause pop-ups or other windows to appear and we should not change the current window without informing the user. There has been so much hype concerning the whole matter of ‘new’ windows but still it appears as if the debate is not over.
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