Dan Harper

COLUMNS

danharper — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 16:04:16 +0000

This is a modern, yet retro, multi-column HTML/CSS blog design I have for sale on the ThemeForest Marketplace for $10.
The download includes the following 6 HTML layout files:

3-column home page layout;
2-column home page layout;
3-column single post & comments page;
2-column single post & comments page;
3-column single page layout – perfect for an ‘About Us’ page;
2-column single page layout;
Photoshop .PSD files for each layout!

Features:

8 different background designs are included;
Uses modern CSS -3 techniques;
Drop-down navigation;
‘Threaded’ comments support;
jQuery enhanced;
Compatible with all major browsers, and IE6;
Both two or three columns – whichever suits you best!

How to be a TextMate Champion

danharper — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 23:57:26 +0000

TextMate is, by far, the preferred text-editor for most web developers on the Mac. In this PLUS screencast, we’ll be taking a look at some of the features most developers simply don’t use; ones which can massively increase your productivity by allowing you to type less and code more.

DRY for WordPress Templates

danharper — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 18:36:42 +0000

When displaying posts in your WordPress theme, you usually have the same chunk of code in multiple places throughout your theme, and it usually never changes.
For example, you typically have the same code in index.php, archive.php, search.php etc. and even the single.php page contains very similar code.

That doesn’t make any sense at all. A better approach is to include that code in one file, and reference it from there: Don’t Repeat Yourself.

Add Social Bookmarks to your WordPress Theme

danharper — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 18:08:45 +0000

In this short tutorial, we’ll be adding buttons to our WordPress theme to allow visitors to easily submit the current article to social bookmarking sites like Delicious, Reddit, Digg, StumbleUpon, Twitter and Facebook.

Essential Learning for Ruby and Rails

danharper — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 16:22:06 +0000

Ruby is rapidly becoming the preferred programming language for many developers. With that said, let’s look at some of the best tutorials, videos and books to learn Ruby and Rails.

CodeIgniter to Ruby on Rails: A Conversion

danharper — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 19:04:31 +0000

Today, we’ll be creating a simple shoutbox using the CodeIgniter PHP framework. We’ll then port this exact application, piece-by-piece, to Ruby on Rails!

The Jobs Board

danharper — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 14:48:59 +0000

Run your own Jobs/Advert Board like “FreelanceSwitch Jobs” and “Smashing Jobs”!

Very simple install;
Manage job listings into categories;
Friendly URLs – SEO !
Pagination;
Secure administrator panel where you can add, edit and remove listings and categories;
‘Details’ page caching – reduces server load;
‘Add a Listing’ page protected with reCAPTCHA – stop spam;
Easy to customise with HTML & CSS ;

The application is built using the CodeIgniter PHP framework, which ensures the board is completely secure from all threats at all times! Also, as the application follows an MVC (Model, View, Controller) structure, you can customise the jobs board with normal HTML & CSS without having to worry about removing important code!

This is based on the same base code as my Create a Jobs Board with CodeIgniter Nettuts+ tutorial, however this is a production-ready item, secured from the normal threats to a website and with a simple to use administration panel.

Create a Jobs Board with CodeIgniter

danharper — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 14:24:22 +0000

In this two-part series, we’ll be creating a basic ‘Jobs Board’, similar to “FreelanceSwitch Jobs” and “Smashing Jobs”, using the CodeIgniter PHP framework.

Magazine o’Tuts

danharper — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 18:06:21 +0000

Magazine o’Tuts is the perfect theme for a tutorial or community WordPress site, with a clean & stylish design which takes full advantage of WordPress’ capabilities. Buy it now for only $25!

Features

Built-in Social Bookmarking & Sharing: Let your users easily share your posts on the top social sites – Twitter, Facebook, Digg, Reddit, StumbleUpon and Delicious.
‘About this Author’ bar: All the big sites have it – include a mini author bio in your posts.
Built-in styling for popular plugins: Don’t go messing around in CSS to make popular widgets look nice, we’ve already styled some of our favourites – WP-PageNavi, Twitter for WordPress, FlickRSS and all the built-in WordPress widgets.
Threaded & Paged comment support: Keep up with the crowd! Let your users have proper, detailed discussions on your posts.
jQuery-enhanced drop-down navigation;
Widget-Ready Sidebar;
Gravatar Ready;
Two-column tableless CSS layout;
Compatible with all major browsers, including IE6 .

Free Upgrades

Once you’ve purchased the theme once, you can also download any theme upgrades which may be released for FREE ! I will never release a new version and force you to buy it again.

Innovation

danharper — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 17:58:58 +0000

This is a WordPress blog & portfolio theme I created for a ‘WordPress Beginner-to-Master’ tutorial series I wrote for the nettuts+ programme.