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12 Most Popular jQuery Plugins of April 2012

Published on 2012-05-01 17:08:00

Here we are again for another monthly round-up of the most popular jQuery plugins of April 2012, these 12 plugins will make you WOW! 1. HoverDir Create a direction-aware hover effect using CSS3 and jQuery. The idea is to slide in an overlay from the direction we are moving with the mouse. 2. Lake.js Lake.js takes an image element and inserts a canvas element > read more

Retrying AJAX Requests with jQuery ajaxPrefilter

Published on 2012-04-26 17:00:00

Since jQuery v1.5, it became possible to set timeout on script and JSONP requests. Before that version, timeout was only applied to other types of AJAX requests. Timeout can be very useful as it is the only way to detect the failure of a JSONP request. When a request timeouts and you need to retry it, here is how to do it using ajaxPrefilter that was introduced in jQuery v1.5. ajaxPrefilter > read more

18 Most Popular jQuery Plugins of March 2012

Published on 2012-04-02 16:39:00

It is time we go through our monthly roundup of the most popular jQuery plugins of March 2012, you will definitely want to try these. 1. mailcheck.js Suggests the right domain when your users misspell it in an email address. It has reduced email bounces for signup confirmation by 50% at Kicksend.com. 2. Timeline Beautifully crafted timelines that are easy, and intuitive > read more

24 Most Popular jQuery Plugins of February 2012

Published on 2012-02-29 16:39:00

Last month, many great jQuery plugins were created and new versions were released too. Now, lets go through some of the most popular plugins in February 2012. 1. turn.js Adds a beautiful transition similar to real pages in a book or magazine for HTML5. 2. jQuery Scroll Path It's a plugin for defining custom scroll paths. It uses canvas flavored syntax to draw lines and > read more

Twitter Friends Widget v2.0 - jQuery Plugin

Published on 2012-02-20 12:49:00

A new version of my most popular jQuery plugin -Twitter Friends widget. This version aims to be better looking and easier to setup. Setup Wizard See how your twitter account will look like Demo 1: Profile & Followers List In this demo: used the light color scheme and set your Twitter username to show your Twitter profile and followers pictures as in Facebook fan box. * Plugin was > read more

8 Most Popular jQuery Plugins of January 2012

Published on 2012-02-02 17:15:00

Last month developers were busy with jQuery and it is time to go through some of the most popular jQuery plugins they created in January 2012. 1. Scrollorama The jQuery plugin for doing cool scrolly things. Basically, it lets you animate elements on the page based on the browser window’s scroll position. 2. Arctext.js While CSS3 allows us to rotate letters, it is quite > read more

#Giveaway: Win $100 Google Adwords Coupon to Market Your Blog

Published on 2012-01-16 18:37:00

With Google AdWords, you can advertise your site across the Google display network to get real targeted traffic today. Using your keywords, Google's Adwords can automatically match your ads to web pages that are most relevant to your blog niche. Now, read on to see how you can win this giveaway. The Winner Contest was ended and the winner is Patrick LEFEVRE How To Win Follow me on Twitter  > read more

Top 21 Social Sharing-Count Buttons for Your Blog

Published on 2012-01-11 17:44:00

This time we go through the most popular social networks that provide sharing-count buttons, These buttons will encourage users to easily share your website with minimum clicks. Submitting your content to the giant networks is essential, however don't underestimate the smaller ones. Category or language specific networks can be more effective when your content is relevant. 1. > read more

22 Most Popular jQuery Plugins of 2011

Published on 2011-12-29 16:01:00

Since jQuery was released in 2006, it has changed the way we think of JavaScript. And because of its simplicity, it has motivated many enthusiastic developers to create thousands of useful plugins and extends its functionality. Now, lets go through some of the most popular jQuery plugins of 2011 as It's almost over. 1. Chosen Chosen is a JavaScript plugin that makes long, unwieldy > read more

Find the Best Blog Tools with FindTheBest

Published on 2011-12-06 15:41:00

These days, blogging is as much about intuitive UI and good SEO as content, so using the right tools is key. Don't let your ideas get buried in web obscurity; boost your blog with the best software for you and your audience. Research the Best Tools Online With hundreds of tools available, choosing the best software is a challenge. Whether you want to analyze and optimize traffic, make your > read more

Setting Up Your First Google AdWords Campaign

Published on 2011-12-01 15:45:00

Google AdWords is an online advertising program run by Google, and has become a main source of revenue. One of the quickest and simplest methods of bringing more and more traffic to your website is by purchasing web advertisements. Google Adwords identifies the number of searches for specific words or key phrases. If you go to the keyword tool and search for "online courses", "practice > read more

Delicious Button v1.1

Published on 2011-11-15 17:11:00

This version comes with a minor update to the Delicious save count button to handle the changes in Delicious API after it was acquired by AVOS. Delicious button was created as an alternative to the official Delicious button which didn't look like modern sharing buttons. For users already using the old version, just change the plugin url to http://delicious-button.googlecode.com/files/ > read more

Google+ Search Widget

Published on 2011-10-15 17:17:00

Highly customizable search widget for Google+ that is inspired by Twitter widgets. This widget searches across the body and comments of public posts and displays a summarized version of matching posts with any attached images. This is my second take on Google+ API, last month I created a profile widget for Google+ users. Google+ API was released a month ago, and in couple weeks later they > read more

Getting Started with Google+ API

Published on 2011-09-20 18:28:00

After doing my latest jQuery plugin for Google+, I would like to share a few tips to help you get started quickly with Google+ API. Optimizing API Queries There are some common parameters in the API methods, 2 of them are very important: prettyPrint, default is "true" to return formatted JSON for better readability and debugging. Otherwise, you should set this to "false" to have unnecessary > read more

Google+ Activity Widget - jQuery Plugin

Published on 2011-09-17 10:49:00

As Google+ API was just released a couple days ago, it is time to have a posts widget for it. So, this widget was created to display your Google+ profile and slides down your recent posts with any attached images.  Update Nov 8, 2011 :   You can use the widget to display the posts of your Google+ Brand Page too, check Demo 1. Demo 1 | Demo 2 | Demo 3 Widget Setup > read more

Twiends : Get More Twitter Followers, Facebook Fans & Youtube Viewers

Published on 2011-05-01 17:06:00

Twiends is a remarkably innovative mechanism to get you more Twitter followers, Facebook page fans and Youtube viewers. Twiends is a seed-based; When you follow others you earn seeds from them, which you can offer as an incentive for others to fol > read more

Twitter Score Bookmarklet - Klout Edition

Published on 2010-12-15 17:14:00

This is my second take on "Twitter Score Bookmarklet" but this time using Klout instead of Topsy to quickly display online influence score of Twitter accounts. Klout uses many variables to provide overall influence score, true reach, ampli > read more

Twitter Score Bookmarklet

Published on 2010-12-13 16:30:00

Inspired by Twitter Hovercards, this bookmarklet was made to help me quickly view the data of Twitter accounts plus their Topsy influence score before I decide to follow them. Demo/Setup Drag this bookmarklet to your browser toolbar to get sta > read more

16 Awesome Winners of bit.ly API Contest

Published on 2010-12-03 20:04:00

bit.ly has just announced the winners of their second API contest and my bit.ly Button came in third place, So I would like to feature the work of all winners once again here.. 1st Prize : MakerBot Thing-O-Matic 3D Printer bit.ly News Bitly Ne > read more

Lazy Loading Videos

Published on 2010-12-01 04:17:00

When you have a web page containing a video that will not be played until clicked, you can speedup page loading by applying this quick tip which you may have seen on Facebook. Continue reading my guest post on AEXT.Net Lazy Loading Video To Spee > read more

Twitter Rank of Your Website!

Published on 2010-11-17 19:26:00

Powered by Topsy API, I created this rank checker prototype to calculate the Twitter rank of your website which indicates your realtime search visibility. Check Your Twitter Rank Now! The Secret Formula! Rank checker uses the search method of Top > read more

Combining Your Trending Stories with Twitter Trackbacks!

Published on 2010-10-08 11:00:00

This is a simple jQuery tutorial to display Twitter trending stories of your website and their Twitter trackbacks by combining 2 of my jQuery plugins - Popular on Twitter Widget & Twitter Trackbacks Widget. Both plugins are based on Topsy awe > read more

Smarter Related Posts Widget for Google Blogger - v2.0

Published on 2010-09-17 11:14:00

A new edition of my jQuery plugin -Related Posts widget for Google Blogger- that is loaded with pretty new features like posts thumbnails and transition effects.. Displaying related posts is a smart way for keeping your site visitors around and wi > read more

Showing Off bit.ly Clicks of Your Posts With jQuery

Published on 2010-07-29 15:56:00

After creating my latest jQuery plugin bit.ly Button to show off number of bit.ly clicks of your posts in a retweet button, I wrote this guest post on AEXT.net for developers who want to get their hands dirty with jQuery and bit.ly API. Continue rea > read more

Bit.ly Button - jQuery Plugin for Your Clicky Post

Published on 2010-07-28 13:01:00

bit.ly -The intelligent URL shortener- offers realtime statistics about the clicks on shortened links and this button takes advantage of that information. This jQuery button gives you a uniform click count button -tall or wide- that people can als > read more