<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" ><channel><title>Velvet Blues Web Design &#187; Code Samples</title> <atom:link href="http://www.velvetblues.com/category/code-samples/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>http://www.velvetblues.com</link> <description>Velvet Blues offers a wide variety of website-related services such as: complete websites, eCommerce, design, XHTML/CSS slicing, search engine optimization, and content management with custom or open source software such as WordPress, Joomla, and Drupal. Take a look at our portfolio and see for yourself.</description> <lastBuildDate>Mon, 09 Apr 2012 23:40:59 +0000</lastBuildDate> <language>en</language> <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency> <generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1</generator> <item><title>WordPress Hack: Display Number &amp; Next/Previous Links with wp_link_pages()</title><link>http://www.velvetblues.com/web-development-blog/wordpress-number-next-previous-links-wp_link_pages/</link> <comments>http://www.velvetblues.com/web-development-blog/wordpress-number-next-previous-links-wp_link_pages/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 30 Dec 2011 13:15:40 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Velvet Blues</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Code Samples]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Tutorials]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Web Development Blog]]></category> <category><![CDATA[links]]></category> <category><![CDATA[WordPress]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.velvetblues.com/?p=7354</guid> <description><![CDATA[If you've ever wondered how to display both Next/Previous and Number links on your multi-page posts, here's how. Roll up your sleeves and dig in your functions.php file for this quick tutorial on extending WordPress' wp_link_pages function.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.velvetblues.com/web-development-blog/wordpress-number-next-previous-links-wp_link_pages/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Custom WordPress &#8220;Comment Error&#8221; Page</title><link>http://www.velvetblues.com/web-development-blog/custom-wordpress-comment-error-page/</link> <comments>http://www.velvetblues.com/web-development-blog/custom-wordpress-comment-error-page/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 19 Dec 2011 08:57:40 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Velvet Blues</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Code Samples]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Tutorials]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Web Development Blog]]></category> <category><![CDATA[error pages]]></category> <category><![CDATA[WordPress]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.velvetblues.com/?p=7344</guid> <description><![CDATA[Not all areas of WordPress area easily themed via template files. The comment error page is a good example of one page that cannot be directly modified via template. In this article, we show you how to modify this page and set up a new theme file just for it.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.velvetblues.com/web-development-blog/custom-wordpress-comment-error-page/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>htaccess Help: 301 Redirects for URLs with Spaces</title><link>http://www.velvetblues.com/web-development-blog/htaccess-help-301-redirects-for-urls-with-spaces/</link> <comments>http://www.velvetblues.com/web-development-blog/htaccess-help-301-redirects-for-urls-with-spaces/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 15 Sep 2011 01:55:05 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Velvet Blues</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Code Samples]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Tutorials]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Web Development Blog]]></category> <category><![CDATA[error pages]]></category> <category><![CDATA[htaccess file]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Linux]]></category> <category><![CDATA[page]]></category> <category><![CDATA[redirects]]></category> <category><![CDATA[search engines]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.velvetblues.com/?p=7301</guid> <description><![CDATA[With .htaccess files, setting up 301 redirects is very simple. However, if your url has spaces, you might run into a problem. Read this article to see how to setup a 301 page redirect for a url that contains spaces.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.velvetblues.com/web-development-blog/htaccess-help-301-redirects-for-urls-with-spaces/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>How to Avoid Spam Filters with PHP mail() Emails</title><link>http://www.velvetblues.com/web-development-blog/avoid-spam-filters-with-php-mail-emails/</link> <comments>http://www.velvetblues.com/web-development-blog/avoid-spam-filters-with-php-mail-emails/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sun, 08 Aug 2010 14:35:18 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Velvet Blues</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Code Samples]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Tutorials]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Web Development Blog]]></category> <category><![CDATA[blacklisted]]></category> <category><![CDATA[email]]></category> <category><![CDATA[spam]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.velvetblues.com/?p=6663</guid> <description><![CDATA[Just about everyone who uses PHP has encountered the popular PHP mail()  function which enables email to be sent from a server. Unfortunately, when using the mail() function, your emails are more likely to be marked as spam. Fortunately, there are some simple fixes that can help you avoid spam filters.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.velvetblues.com/web-development-blog/avoid-spam-filters-with-php-mail-emails/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>8</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Turn Off WordPress Homepage URL Redirection</title><link>http://www.velvetblues.com/web-development-blog/turn-off-wordpress-homepage-url-redirection/</link> <comments>http://www.velvetblues.com/web-development-blog/turn-off-wordpress-homepage-url-redirection/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sun, 03 May 2009 19:26:45 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Velvet Blues</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Code Samples]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Tutorials]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Web Development Blog]]></category> <category><![CDATA[redirects]]></category> <category><![CDATA[search engine submission]]></category> <category><![CDATA[urls]]></category> <category><![CDATA[WordPress]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.velvetblues.com/?p=6538</guid> <description><![CDATA[If you are integrating WordPress into a preexisting site that already has its own homepage, or if you are developing a new WordPress website that is hidden behind a Coming Soon page, you will run into one frustrating problem. If you try to access the WordPress installation by visiting the index.php file, you won't be able to see it. Here is a small code sample to turn off WordPress URL redirection.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.velvetblues.com/web-development-blog/turn-off-wordpress-homepage-url-redirection/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>24</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Smarty Templates: How To Create Custom Functions</title><link>http://www.velvetblues.com/web-development-blog/smarty-templates-create-custom-functions/</link> <comments>http://www.velvetblues.com/web-development-blog/smarty-templates-create-custom-functions/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 31 Jan 2009 04:00:33 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Velvet Blues</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[CMS Plugins]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Code Samples]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Tutorials]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Web Development Blog]]></category> <category><![CDATA[content management system]]></category> <category><![CDATA[open source]]></category> <category><![CDATA[PHP]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Smarty]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.velvetblues.com/?p=4387</guid> <description><![CDATA[The popular Smarty Template Engine is full of great features, but is not the most intuitive system for developers to learn to use. And it doesn't help that the documentation is a bit scanty. So here is the simplest and most complete tutorial you will find on writing a custom function for your Smarty templates.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.velvetblues.com/web-development-blog/smarty-templates-create-custom-functions/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>11</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Firefox 2 on Mac: jQuery Anti-Aliasing/Opacity Bug</title><link>http://www.velvetblues.com/web-development-blog/firefox-2-on-mac-jquery-anti-aliasing-opacity-bug/</link> <comments>http://www.velvetblues.com/web-development-blog/firefox-2-on-mac-jquery-anti-aliasing-opacity-bug/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 14 Jan 2009 04:23:32 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Velvet Blues</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Code Samples]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Web Browsers]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Web Development Blog]]></category> <category><![CDATA[cross-browser compatibility]]></category> <category><![CDATA[CSS]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Firefox]]></category> <category><![CDATA[JavaScript]]></category> <category><![CDATA[jQuery]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Mac]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.velvetblues.com/?p=2408</guid> <description><![CDATA[In the ideal scenario, what works on one browser will work on another. Unfortunately, this is never the case. In reality, all browsers have their own little bugs which cause them to behave differently. In this bug report, we highlight a little issue that popped up with Firefox 2.0 on Macs.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.velvetblues.com/web-development-blog/firefox-2-on-mac-jquery-anti-aliasing-opacity-bug/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>4</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>How To Make A Favorites Icon (Favicon.ico)</title><link>http://www.velvetblues.com/web-development-blog/how-to-make-a-favorites-icon-favicon-ico/</link> <comments>http://www.velvetblues.com/web-development-blog/how-to-make-a-favorites-icon-favicon-ico/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 12 Jan 2009 01:22:17 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Velvet Blues</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Code Samples]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Tutorials]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Web Development Blog]]></category> <category><![CDATA[favicon]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.velvetblues.com/?p=2217</guid> <description><![CDATA[In this brief 3 step tutorial, you'll find out how to create a favorites icon for your website. We also list a few reasons why your website NEEDS to have one.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.velvetblues.com/web-development-blog/how-to-make-a-favorites-icon-favicon-ico/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>15</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Add PHP Code To Your phpBB Forum Templates</title><link>http://www.velvetblues.com/web-development-blog/add-php-code-to-your-phpbb-forum-templates/</link> <comments>http://www.velvetblues.com/web-development-blog/add-php-code-to-your-phpbb-forum-templates/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 03 Jan 2009 17:45:51 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Velvet Blues</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Code Samples]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Tutorials]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Web Development Blog]]></category> <category><![CDATA[content management system]]></category> <category><![CDATA[open source]]></category> <category><![CDATA[PHP]]></category> <category><![CDATA[phpBB]]></category> <category><![CDATA[software]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.velvetblues.com/?p=1457</guid> <description><![CDATA[Editing a phpBB template can be rather exasperating because you don't have freedom to add dynamic code. In fact, if you do add php code to your template, you will find that it won't be recognized. So what do you do?]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.velvetblues.com/web-development-blog/add-php-code-to-your-phpbb-forum-templates/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>5</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>JavaScript Code Snippet: Automatically Updating Copyright Date</title><link>http://www.velvetblues.com/web-development-blog/javascript-code-snippet-automatically-updating-copyright-date/</link> <comments>http://www.velvetblues.com/web-development-blog/javascript-code-snippet-automatically-updating-copyright-date/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 24 Dec 2008 23:29:51 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Velvet Blues</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Code Samples]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Web Development Blog]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Website Improvement Tips]]></category> <category><![CDATA[copyrights]]></category> <category><![CDATA[JavaScript]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.velvetblues.com/?p=389</guid> <description><![CDATA[Here is a JavaScript code snippet that you can add to your web pages so that you won't have to update the date ever again.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.velvetblues.com/web-development-blog/javascript-code-snippet-automatically-updating-copyright-date/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>5</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>PHP Code Snippet: Automatically Updating Copyright Date</title><link>http://www.velvetblues.com/web-development-blog/php-code-snippet-automatically-updating-copyright-date/</link> <comments>http://www.velvetblues.com/web-development-blog/php-code-snippet-automatically-updating-copyright-date/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 24 Dec 2008 05:22:02 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Velvet Blues</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Code Samples]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Web Development Blog]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Website Improvement Tips]]></category> <category><![CDATA[PHP]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.velvetblues.com/?p=388</guid> <description><![CDATA[The New Year is right around the corner, which means that you will need to update the copyright date in the footer of your website. Here is a code snippet that you can add to avoid updating the date ever again.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.velvetblues.com/web-development-blog/php-code-snippet-automatically-updating-copyright-date/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>9</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Help! I Messed Up My WordPress URL Settings</title><link>http://www.velvetblues.com/web-development-blog/wordpress-url-settings/</link> <comments>http://www.velvetblues.com/web-development-blog/wordpress-url-settings/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sun, 21 Dec 2008 20:08:27 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Velvet Blues</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Code Samples]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Miscellaneous]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Tutorials]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Web Development Blog]]></category> <category><![CDATA[blogs]]></category> <category><![CDATA[WordPress]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.velvetblues.com/?p=379</guid> <description><![CDATA[Have you made a mistake updating your WordPress url settings, and are now unable to access your blog or administration area to reverse the changes? Read this article for two ways to restore your settings.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.velvetblues.com/web-development-blog/wordpress-url-settings/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>51</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Don&#8217;t Get Hacked: 6 Ways to Secure Your WordPress Blog</title><link>http://www.velvetblues.com/web-development-blog/dont-get-hacked-6-ways-to-secure-your-wordpress-blog/</link> <comments>http://www.velvetblues.com/web-development-blog/dont-get-hacked-6-ways-to-secure-your-wordpress-blog/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sun, 14 Dec 2008 01:27:59 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Velvet Blues</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Code Samples]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Web Development Blog]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Website Improvement Tips]]></category> <category><![CDATA[open source]]></category> <category><![CDATA[security]]></category> <category><![CDATA[software]]></category> <category><![CDATA[WordPress]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.velvetblues.com/?p=365</guid> <description><![CDATA[Webmasters often overlook security when it comes to their WordPress blogs. After all, most blogs are not hacked. However, before you get too comfortable in vulnerable bliss, we suggest that you take these steps to make your website more secure.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.velvetblues.com/web-development-blog/dont-get-hacked-6-ways-to-secure-your-wordpress-blog/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>10</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>The CSS Approach: Preload Images without JavaScript</title><link>http://www.velvetblues.com/web-development-blog/the-css-approach-preload-images-without-javascript/</link> <comments>http://www.velvetblues.com/web-development-blog/the-css-approach-preload-images-without-javascript/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 12 Dec 2008 17:43:15 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Velvet Blues</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Code Samples]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Tutorials]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Web Development Blog]]></category> <category><![CDATA[CSS]]></category> <category><![CDATA[image optimization]]></category> <category><![CDATA[load time]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.velvetblues.com/?p=361</guid> <description><![CDATA[Preloading images is a widely used technique for speeding up the display of images in galleries and rollovers. Learn how to do it using CSS instead of JavaScript.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.velvetblues.com/web-development-blog/the-css-approach-preload-images-without-javascript/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>3</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Preloading Images with JavaScript</title><link>http://www.velvetblues.com/web-development-blog/preloading-images-with-javascript/</link> <comments>http://www.velvetblues.com/web-development-blog/preloading-images-with-javascript/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 12 Dec 2008 00:34:53 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Velvet Blues</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Code Samples]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Tutorials]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Web Development Blog]]></category> <category><![CDATA[image optimization]]></category> <category><![CDATA[JavaScript]]></category> <category><![CDATA[load time]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.velvetblues.com/?p=360</guid> <description><![CDATA[Preloading images is a useful technique, often used to speed up the display of images in galleries and rollovers. It avoids the flickers and second-long delays that generally occur when an image has not already been loaded.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.velvetblues.com/web-development-blog/preloading-images-with-javascript/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>2</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Passing Variables from HTML to Flash</title><link>http://www.velvetblues.com/web-development-blog/passing-variables-from-html-to-flash/</link> <comments>http://www.velvetblues.com/web-development-blog/passing-variables-from-html-to-flash/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sun, 09 Nov 2008 14:16:03 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Velvet Blues</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Code Samples]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Tutorials]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Web Development Blog]]></category> <category><![CDATA[flash]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.velvetblues.com/?p=317</guid> <description><![CDATA[Most flash applications have little, if any, interaction with the web pages in which they are embedded. However, sometimes it is necessary for the page to share information with the flash application. In this tutorial, we will show you two simple methods for passing variables.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.velvetblues.com/web-development-blog/passing-variables-from-html-to-flash/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>6</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>How To Write A PHP Contact Form</title><link>http://www.velvetblues.com/web-development-blog/how-to-write-a-php-contact-form/</link> <comments>http://www.velvetblues.com/web-development-blog/how-to-write-a-php-contact-form/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 07 Nov 2008 19:42:41 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Velvet Blues</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Code Samples]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Tutorials]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Web Development Blog]]></category> <category><![CDATA[email]]></category> <category><![CDATA[PHP]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.velvetblues.com/?p=301</guid> <description><![CDATA[Contact forms are a great addition to any website. Read our contact form tutorial and download a complete code sample. This form works out-of-the-box and even verifies that visitors have entered valid email addresses. Download it now, for free!]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.velvetblues.com/web-development-blog/how-to-write-a-php-contact-form/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>25</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>How To Parse HTML Files As PHP</title><link>http://www.velvetblues.com/web-development-blog/how-to-parse-html-files-as-php/</link> <comments>http://www.velvetblues.com/web-development-blog/how-to-parse-html-files-as-php/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 06 Nov 2008 19:16:25 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Velvet Blues</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Code Samples]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Tutorials]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Web Development Blog]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Apache]]></category> <category><![CDATA[cache]]></category> <category><![CDATA[htaccess file]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Linux]]></category> <category><![CDATA[PHP]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.velvetblues.com/?p=310</guid> <description><![CDATA[There are many reasons to parse HTML files as PHP. Some webmasters do it because they are converting an old static website into a dynamic website and don't want to lose pagerank. Other websites do it because search engines favor web pages with .html endings. Still others do it for security reasons.Fortunately, parsing HTML files as PHP easily accomplished on Linux Apache via the use of an htaccess file.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.velvetblues.com/web-development-blog/how-to-parse-html-files-as-php/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>19</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Superscripts, Subscripts &amp; the Uneven Line Height Problem</title><link>http://www.velvetblues.com/web-development-blog/superscripts-subscripts-uneven-line-height/</link> <comments>http://www.velvetblues.com/web-development-blog/superscripts-subscripts-uneven-line-height/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2008 12:32:45 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Velvet Blues</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Code Samples]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Tutorials]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Web Development Blog]]></category> <category><![CDATA[browsers]]></category> <category><![CDATA[CSS]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.velvetblues.com/?p=306</guid> <description><![CDATA[Many web browsers do a bad job of displaying text with superscripts and subscripts, resulting in paragraphs with uneven spacing between lines. This article shows you how to fix that problem.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.velvetblues.com/web-development-blog/superscripts-subscripts-uneven-line-height/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>WordPress $post Variable: A Simple Reference</title><link>http://www.velvetblues.com/web-development-blog/wordpress-post-variable-reference/</link> <comments>http://www.velvetblues.com/web-development-blog/wordpress-post-variable-reference/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 11 Oct 2008 11:54:11 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Velvet Blues</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Code Samples]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Tutorials]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Web Development Blog]]></category> <category><![CDATA[PHP]]></category> <category><![CDATA[WordPress]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.velvetblues.com/?p=274</guid> <description><![CDATA[If you are a WordPress developer you might have found the need to access information that is not readily accessible via the template tags. So before you go and create a complicated function, take a look at how you can use the WordPress $post variable to retrieve additional post data.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.velvetblues.com/web-development-blog/wordpress-post-variable-reference/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>4</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Google Sitemaps Tutorial &#8211; How To Make One</title><link>http://www.velvetblues.com/web-development-blog/google-sitemaps-tutorial-how-to-make-one/</link> <comments>http://www.velvetblues.com/web-development-blog/google-sitemaps-tutorial-how-to-make-one/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 19 Sep 2008 17:57:44 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Velvet Blues</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Code Samples]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Search Engine Optimization]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Tutorials]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Web Development Blog]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Google]]></category> <category><![CDATA[search engine submission]]></category> <category><![CDATA[sitemap]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.velvetblues.com/?p=237</guid> <description><![CDATA[In this article, we show the structure of a Google sitemap and give link to two free tools that can generate sitemaps for your website.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.velvetblues.com/web-development-blog/google-sitemaps-tutorial-how-to-make-one/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>3</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>How To Design Websites For Internet Explorer</title><link>http://www.velvetblues.com/web-development-blog/how-to-design-websites-for-internet-explorer/</link> <comments>http://www.velvetblues.com/web-development-blog/how-to-design-websites-for-internet-explorer/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 01 Sep 2008 16:32:01 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Velvet Blues</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Code Samples]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Tutorials]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Web Browsers]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Web Development Blog]]></category> <category><![CDATA[browsers]]></category> <category><![CDATA[conditional statements]]></category> <category><![CDATA[cross-browser compatibility]]></category> <category><![CDATA[internet explorer]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.velvetblues.com/?p=216</guid> <description><![CDATA[Previously, we published an article on the versions of Internet Explorer that you should view when testing your website for cross-browser compatibility. 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And these can only be exasperated by unexpected costs, such as expensive charges which arise if your website exceeds the bandwidth (or "transfer") limits of your hosting package. 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And all you’ll need is a program, such as Notepad or WordPad, with the ability to make a simple text file.Check out this tutorial to see how we developers do it.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.velvetblues.com/web-development-blog/custom-error-pages-with-htaccess-files/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Favicon &#8211; What is it?</title><link>http://www.velvetblues.com/web-development-blog/favicon-what-is-it/</link> <comments>http://www.velvetblues.com/web-development-blog/favicon-what-is-it/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sun, 15 Jun 2008 17:16:29 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Velvet Blues</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Code Samples]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Tutorials]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Web Development Blog]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Website Improvement Tips]]></category> <category><![CDATA[favicon]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.velvetblues.com/?p=73</guid> <description><![CDATA[Favicons - also known as favorites icons or website icons - are widely underused. These icons are associated with a url and are often displayed in the browser's url bar, in the list or bookmarks, or even next to the page name in a browser's tabbed interface. Additionally, when a url shortcut is placed on the desktop of Window's operating systems, the favicon is also used to designate the site.In this article, you'll find out how to create a favorites icon and add it to your website.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.velvetblues.com/web-development-blog/favicon-what-is-it/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> </channel> </rss>
