http://www.elated.com/ The latest content added to ELATED.com and PageKits.com - sites that help webmasters build better websites. en-us Thu, 4 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT Thu, 4 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss ELATED.com feeder http://www.elated.com/articles/what-is-jquery/
To kick off the series, this article explains what jQuery is, and the kinds of things you can use it for.]]> Thu, 04 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.elated.com/newstuff/276 http://www.elated.com/articles/typekit-first-impressions/
But how well does Typekit really work in practice? Simon delves into its innards to find out.]]> Mon, 01 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.elated.com/newstuff/275 http://www.elated.com/articles/php-number-format/
PHP's number_format() function gives you an easy way to format numbers for displaying to the user. This tutorial shows you how to use number_format() in your PHP scripts.]]> Fri, 29 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.elated.com/newstuff/274 http://www.elated.com/articles/book-review-getting-started-with-css/
Read Matt's full review of the book.]]> Thu, 28 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.elated.com/newstuff/273 http://www.elated.com/articles/reduce-your-website-bounce-rate/ lower your website bounce rate. Learn lots of handy tips and techniques for reducing bounce rates on your site and keeping your visitors happy.]]> Fri, 22 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.elated.com/newstuff/272 http://www.elated.com/articles/wrapping-text-php-wordwrap/
PHP gives you a handy function, wordwrap(), to do this job for you. This tutorial shows you how wordwrap() works.
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In this tutorial you'll learn how to use Google Analytics to measure various bounce rates on your site, including your overall site bounce rate, landing page bounce rates, keyword bounce rates, and more.]]> Sun, 17 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.elated.com/newstuff/270 http://www.elated.com/articles/mod-rewrite-tutorial-for-absolute-beginners/
In this tutorial you'll find out what mod_rewrite is, and the kind of things you can use it for. You'll learn how to create a few basic mod_rewrite rules, and you'll see some useful real-world examples: 301 redirects, creating friendly URLs, and blocking image hotlinking.

Oh, and a very Happy New Year to you!
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This article explores JavaScript WYSIWYG HTML editors, and shows how to integrate the popular CKEditor and TinyMCE editors into your Web forms.]]> Thu, 17 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.elated.com/newstuff/268 http://www.elated.com/articles/what-is-bounce-rate/
In this article you find out what bounce rate is and how it's measured. You also look at why bounce rates are important to your site, and how to tell if your bounce rate is too high.]]> Mon, 14 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.elated.com/newstuff/267 http://www.elated.com/articles/choosing-dimensions-for-your-web-page-layout/
This article shows how to optimize your page layout to look great on a wide range of screen sizes. It discusses fixed and fluid widths, and "above the fold" content.]]> Fri, 11 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.elated.com/newstuff/266 http://www.elated.com/articles/create-a-site-map-to-aid-navigation/
In this article you'll explore the concept of site maps, look at some examples, and learn how to design and create a site map for your own website.]]> Thu, 10 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.elated.com/newstuff/265 http://www.elated.com/articles/working-with-blogger-variables/ how to use Blogger variables to make your blog template's fonts and colours tweakable via Blogger's 'Fonts and Colors' tab. This adds a lot of flexibility to your Blogger template, and makes it really easy for other bloggers to customise.

A full example is included in the article. Happy blogging!]]> Tue, 08 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.elated.com/newstuff/264 http://www.pagekits.com/web_site_template/134/ Divinity, features soothing church photography with relaxing beige tones. Its light, airy design is welcoming and reassuring.

Divinity is perfect for church websites, or for any website connected with religion or spirituality. Enjoy! :)]]> Fri, 04 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.elated.com/newstuff/263 http://www.elated.com/articles/padding-php-strings-str-pad/
This article shows how to use PHP's str_pad() function to add padding to strings.]]> Thu, 03 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.elated.com/newstuff/262 http://www.elated.com/articles/create-your-own-blogger-template/ make your own beautiful Blogger template.

Learn about Blogger tags, how to use images, and how to tweak your template CSS. Lots of code examples included. Enjoy!]]> Wed, 02 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.elated.com/newstuff/261 http://www.elated.com/imagekits/update/2009-11-30/ ImageKits update features plants, cows, dodgems, factories, ghost trains, statues, anatomy, night scenes, a scary cat, and lots more!]]> Mon, 30 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.elated.com/newstuff/260 http://www.elated.com/articles/trimming-php-strings/
In this new article you'll explore 3 useful PHP functions that you can use to trim strings: trim(), ltrim(), and rtrim().

(In programming-speak, "trimming" a string means removing unwanted characters - typically whitespace characters - from either end, or both ends, of the string.)

Enjoy your string trimming - and your turkey trimmings!]]> Thu, 26 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.elated.com/newstuff/259 http://www.elated.com/articles/choosing-an-email-newsletter-system/
This article shows you 3 ways to run an email newsletter on your site: Using a hosted service, using mailing list software, and using your desktop email program.]]> Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.elated.com/newstuff/258 http://www.elated.com/articles/10-ways-to-improve-your-store-checkout/
Here are 10 helpful suggestions for improving your checkout process and increasing sales. ]]> Mon, 23 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.elated.com/newstuff/257 http://www.elated.com/articles/formatting-php-strings-printf-sprintf/ printf() and sprintf() functions to format strings. These functions let you present data in an easy-to-read way. They're also handy when passing data to other programs.

The article looks at type specifiers, padding, number precision, and more.]]> Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.elated.com/newstuff/256 http://www.elated.com/articles/move-website-to-new-server-the-seamless-way/ move your website smoothly from one server to another, with little or no downtime during the moving process.]]> Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.elated.com/newstuff/255 http://www.elated.com/articles/move-website-to-new-server-the-easy-way/
In this first article, Matt walks you through a simple step-by-step way to move servers. This approach is more suited to smaller sites without much user-generated content. (Matt's next article will explain how to deal with busy sites that have lots of user interaction.)
]]> Mon, 16 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.elated.com/newstuff/254 http://www.elated.com/imagekits/update/2009-11-11/ 20 more free stock photos to our ImageKits. This collection includes beaches, cats, fish, snow scenes, moody clouds, a squirrel, and lots more! Enjoy! :)]]> Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.elated.com/newstuff/253 http://www.elated.com/articles/25-things-that-could-be-harming-your-stores-conversion-rate/
In this article Matt explores 25 factors that could be reducing your store's conversion rate.]]> Tue, 03 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.elated.com/newstuff/252 http://www.elated.com/articles/converting-php-strings-between-upper-and-lowercase/ convert text between uppercase and lowercase. This article shows you how to use the PHP functions strtolower(), strtoupper(), lcfirst(), ucfirst(), ucwords(), and more.]]> Thu, 29 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.elated.com/newstuff/251 http://www.elated.com/articles/top-10-firefox-add-ons-for-webmasters/ 10 must-have Firefox add-ons for anyone who designs, codes or manages websites. Essential reading for webmasters everywhere.

If you have a personal favourite Web development add-on, we'd love to hear about it. Let us know in the article comments!]]> Wed, 28 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.elated.com/newstuff/250 http://www.elated.com/imagekits/update/2009-10-27/ 30 more weird and wonderful images for your websites and art projects! This update includes abstract blurs, people, technology, animals, cars, music, architecture and lots more...]]> Tue, 27 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.elated.com/newstuff/249 http://www.elated.com/articles/why-do-designers-use-macs/ why designers seem to prefer Macs. Is it because Macs are cool, or are designers just simpleminded technophobes at heart?]]> Sat, 24 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.elated.com/newstuff/248 http://www.elated.com/articles/php-strings-replacing-text/
PHP gives you a couple of useful functions for replacing text in a string: str_replace() and substr_replace().

Read on to discover how to use these 2 useful PHP functions.]]> Mon, 19 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.elated.com/newstuff/247 http://www.elated.com/articles/ecommerce-basics-set-up-online-store/
However, setting up an online store can be overwhelming, as there are so many options to consider. This article takes a step-by-step approach, walking you through each of the stages involved in getting your store up and running.]]> Fri, 16 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.elated.com/newstuff/246 http://www.elated.com/articles/php-searching-strings/
PHP gives you many useful functions for searching strings. In this new article you look at strstr() for finding out whether some text is in a string; strpos() and strrpos() for finding the position of some text in a string; and substr_count() for finding out how many times some text appears in a string.]]> Tue, 13 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.elated.com/newstuff/245 http://www.elated.com/articles/is-adobe-losing-the-plot/ wonders aloud if Adobe are losing their way. Stability, pricing and interface issues seem to be affecting the way Adobe is perceived in the marketplace. What do you think?]]> Thu, 08 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.elated.com/newstuff/244 http://www.elated.com/articles/ecommerce-take-payments-online/
In this article you'll find out how to take card payments via your online store.]]> Mon, 05 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.elated.com/newstuff/243 http://www.elated.com/articles/basic-php-string-operations/ basic concepts of PHP strings. Find out how to join strings together, get the length of a string, and access characters within a string. Includes lots of helpful code examples to get you started.]]> Mon, 28 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.elated.com/newstuff/242 http://www.elated.com/articles/choosing-ecommerce-software-solution/ This article helps you choose the software that's right for you.]]> Mon, 21 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.elated.com/newstuff/241 http://www.elated.com/articles/creating-php-strings/ create strings in PHP. This tutorial explores single and double quoted strings; variable parsing; escape sequences; multi-line strings; heredoc/nowdoc syntax, and more.]]> Mon, 14 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.elated.com/newstuff/240 http://www.elated.com/imagekits/update/2009-09-04/ latest update to the ImageKits includes snow scenes, birds, abandoned junk, aerial shots and all sorts of other esoteric stuff. Enjoy!]]> Fri, 04 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.elated.com/newstuff/239 http://www.elated.com/articles/10-essential-seo-strategies/ 10 top SEO tips that you can use to improve your website's ranking.]]> Tue, 01 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.elated.com/newstuff/238 http://www.elated.com/articles/php-for-loops/ PHP for loops in this beginner tutorial.]]> Mon, 24 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.elated.com/newstuff/237