On the 5th of March, Twitter is going to retire version 1 of its API. The replacement, version 1.1 is very similar, but with one major difference; every single call must be authenticated.
This means that come March, your existing API calls will brea...
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How to Add a “Reading Mode” to Your Posts
In this post, I will show you a simple way to add a distraction-free “Reading Mode” to your blog. You can see the end result on this Reading Mode demo site (Click the highlighted “Reading Mode” link).
The purpose of adding a ...
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Add a Backup to Embedded Tweets in WordPress
Around this time last year, I showed you how to embed tweets in WordPress using the Twitter API.
Today, I want to improve on that script by adding a backup to it. Twitter is often down or unresponsive, and when it is, the previous script fails and d...
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How to Make a Floating Share Box
This is one of the most common questions I get asked; how do you make a floating box with share links?
Today, we’re going to see just how simple it can be. We will:
Set up the current trinity of search (Facebook, Twitter, +1).
See how to make...
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Load Next WordPress Posts With AJAX
Today, we’re going to replace the standard “Older Posts” links on your blog. Our plugin will create a button to instantly load the next page of posts, without reloading the page (Similar to what Twitter used to do at the bottom of ...
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How to Get Facebook, Twitter, and RSS Counts {WP}
You will have seen blogs showcase their Twitter, Facebook, and RSS counts with typography. With these numbers in plain text, you can style them into your website far more effectively than if you were to use the old-fashioned “chicklets.”...
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