Posts by Alamoxie Web Design
New Multi-Profile Features in Google Chrome
Update 7/27/11: multi-profiles feature has been updated and has temporarily disappeared from the PC. If you’re having problems, read about how to get your Google Cupcake back. Original Post 7/19/11: If you’ve updated to Google Chrome 14, you might be surprised by the picture of a cupcake in the upper-left corner of the screen, right next to the tabs. If you aren’t using the latest version of Google Chrome then, trust me, you really should! The icon next to the tabs represents the control for Google Chrome’s multiple profile features. If you’re a web designer like myself, or just a power user, you’ve doubtless been frustrated by the...
Read MoreWhy Does my Gmail Inbox Look Different?
If you haven’t seen this in Gmail, you soon will. Now in Gmail you can set your inbox to display new, important or unread messages at the top to more easily prioritize the emails you dig through. You could even flip back and forth among them. This is a brand-new feature that just came out the last few days and is being turned on for more and more accounts. It’s a beautiful feature, and just another reason why Gmail is your best choice for email. See more information about the new look for the Gmail inbox from Instant...
Read MoreWhy are There Spaces In Front of my Post Title?
Have you ever noticed your site title looks like this? ” My Post | My Website” instead of “My Post | My Website” Somewhere in the PHP code of your website (which you can find under Appearance > Editor), you will likely find calls to the wp_title() function. A sample call may look like this: That results in showing the blog title with a separator (the ‘|’ character) to the right of the title… with a space before and after. In this case, the code is assuming that your blog name would come after that. The problem is when you make a call like this: That has no separator character (perhaps the site only shows the post title, or a...
Read MoreA Better Way to Stop IFrames From Covering Site Elements
Not long ago I discussed the solution I had painstakingly found to the problem of drop-down menus hiding behind YouTube videos. Less than two weeks later, esteve posted a link in the comments to a better solution to Fix YouTube iFrame Overlay and Z-Index Issues. Interestingly enough, I notice that the original problem appears in Internet Explorer 9 and Google Chrome 12, but not Firefox 5. I have tested the following solution successfully in all three browsers. Simply take the normal YouTube embed code, for example: <iframe width="280" height="189" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/GDFUdMvacI0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> Then add...
Read MoreHow Important is PageRank in SEO?
“PageRank” is not the same as Search Engine Results Page (SERP) Rank. The latter refers to whether you show up as the first result in response to a specific Google query, or the fifth, or the twentieth, etc. The former, PageRank, is one of over 200 factors Google uses to rank pages. PageRank has many flaws, but in general is a complicated formula to determine a web page’s reputation based on the number and quality (as judged by PageRank) of pages linking to it. Matt Cutt’s post on PageRank Sculpting gives an overview of how PageRank works. How important is it to getting to the front page of Google? SEOmoz crunched some numbers and wrote an article...
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