From XAMPP to Vagrant WordPress

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I’m sure most if not every developer is using some kind of local server tool for development. The greatest advantage of using local development server is that you don’t depend on a hosting provider, and it works without internet as well (in most cases). I’ve been using XAMPP for a very long time, as it was very comfortable to use, …

Preparation – Beginners guide to Digital Ocean

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Managed vs Unmanaged hosting There is a fundamental differences between managed and unmanaged hosting plans. I was convinced for a long time, that managed hosting is the way to go. I was wrong. Yes there is a hassle to move your site and get used to the unmanaged hosting, but it’s worth it. I always look at the bright side …

Removing unwanted output from ajax responses

Ernest Marcinko jQuery, Tutorials 1 Comment

This article is might be helpful to WordPress or other CMS plugin developers, where your plugin/module/theme get’s to meet with lot’s of other 3rd party plugins/modules/themes. It’s a great thing, that these CMS systems give you the opportunity to build your website, however these 3rd party applications might not work together well, no one can guarantee that. Often times I …

Changes in WordPress 3.9 you should know about

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Widgets One of the nicest changes are widget customizability. I’m still missing conditional tags like: don’t show the widget on certain pages and similar. It’s still nice to see an update on the widget interface. Key changes: Live preview of the widget changes! – Honestly, the best change ever. Now we can all test the changes on the production environment! …

Ajax Search Pro Nulled

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If you reached this article, you are probably trying to find a “Nulled” or Free download of the Ajax Search Pro plugin. Sorry, but this is the official site, I can’t offer you a free copy of the pro version, but you can grab the Lite version anytime. Before you leave this page, allow me to explain why you should …

CSS :not() vs. jQuery :not() – not the same

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Most of you might already have heard of pseudo classes in CSS, might as well about the :not()ย negation pseudo class as well. It does what it sounds like it does, selects an element, which is not represented by it’s argument. It’s important to notice that it can only take a simple selector. Keep in mind, that there might beย better and …