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By Randa Clay on October 7, 2009
Recently, while developing a site, I ran into a need for the ability to select 4 random images from a folder and display them in a div container. I searched around and found several scripts that would pull single random images (I’ve used this simple script from Matt Mullenweg’s site several times, for example) but nothing that would randomize multiple images.
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By Randa Clay on August 31, 2009
These are the questions I am most commonly asked via email and I thought it might be helpful to have the answers all in one place rather than re-typing them all the time.
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By Randa Clay on March 21, 2009
I rarely recommend an ebook. I’m just not interested in trying to sell my readers something. What I am interested in is recommending helpful things that will improve your brand and web site, and contribute to your success in whatever ways I can. Part of my background includes years of experience in the marketing field. [...]
Posted in Marketing & Branding, Tips & Tools
By Randa Clay on February 16, 2009
One great way to give visitors something new to see each time they visit your site, especially if you don’t post as often as you’d like, is to put in some rotating elements. There are tons of great plugins available for WordPress and other bits of simple code that make it easy to jazz things [...]
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By Randa Clay on January 7, 2009
If you’re into blogging or online business in any serious way, there will likely come a time when you will need an online service provider of some sort. Choosing to do business with someone online has some inherent risks that can end up biting you in the rear end if you’re not careful. Anyone can [...]
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By Randa Clay on November 25, 2008
Do you get tired of searching through page after page of stock images, looking for that one perfect image to go with a blog post or design project? There are so many sites that sell stock images, and it can be tedious and time-consuming to look through them, not to mention the hassle of having [...]
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By Randa Clay on October 17, 2008
One of the reasons I love WordPress is the plethora of amazing plugins available. Here are 5 plugins that I recommend for getting a professional look to your site:
Featured Content Gallery
This plugin is amazing. It’s so easy to implement and really makes a big difference in a static site. Check out this site or [...]
Posted in Blogging, Tips & Tools
By Randa Clay on August 15, 2008
As I’m always interested in other designers’ process, I thought I’d share mine along with some of the tools that I used for the recent redesign of my site.
Concept
As I begin the design process, I look through my inspiration folder in my bookmarks, and through inspiration sites like Best Web Gallery. I particularly liked [...]
Posted in Design, Tips & Tools
By Randa Clay on June 23, 2008
Success has nothing to do with what you gain in life or accomplish for yourself. Its what you do for others. ~Danny Thomas
In developing custom themes for WordPress, which is comprises the bulk of my work these days, I regularly run into issues, questions about how to accomplish a client request, and sometimes problems that [...]
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By Randa Clay on May 29, 2008
I’ve designed quite a few blogs over the last year or so, and I recently worked with a client who I thought did an extremely thorough job of planning for her new site, Remarkable Parents. The process she went through provides a good case study to look at, as the preparation for a blog [...]
Posted in Design, Tips & Tools