Have you ever thought about how to make external links user-friendly and accessible? Hyperlinks serve as the web’s connective tissue, ubiquitously woven into the fabric of online content. Their pervasive nature means that the design and operational aspects of hyperlinks, particularly external ones, typically escape our attention. Yet, as we delve deeper, we uncover the… Continue Reading +
Posts Categorised: Bits & Bobs
Featured Products Loop in WooCommerce 3
If you’ve ever needed to display featured products through a custom loop in WooCommerce on one of your custom template pages, this snippet of code is what I’ve been using for WooCommerce 3 and above. You’ll need to wrap this in a list element possibly with a class of “products” depending on your css. <?php… Continue Reading +
CSS Tip – Selecting the last (odd numbered) item in a list of varying length
I’ve always found list items ‹li› pretty easy to work with, but recently I had an issue where I needed to target the last item in the list, but only if it was an odd number. Pretty easy if the number of list items is fixed, but more of a challenge if the number can… Continue Reading +
A forlorn farewell to the iPod Classic
The original iPod music player debuted 13 years ago, in October 2001, and on September 9th 2014, Apple quietly discontinued the iPod classic after unveiling the new iPhone 6. I’m not an overly sentimental person, especially when it comes to technology – I’m normally of the opinion that the old needs to make way for… Continue Reading +
Why I think Gearbox Software Flippin’ Rock!
Towards the end of the last console generation, Borderlands 2 has easily been my most avidly played game, and I spent a fair amount of time on the first Borderlands game too. Both games were made by Gearbox Software. During my attempt at getting all of the in-game trophies, I was intrigued by one of… Continue Reading +
My favourite games from this generation
It’s a little strange but exciting to think that, after many years of waiting and speculation, the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One will be cropping up in living rooms all over the world. It’s a tantalising prospect but before the current generation of games starts to fade into a distant memory, I thought I’d write… Continue Reading +
28 Things in 28 Years
Last year I did a blog post about 27 things I’d learnt in 27 years and for some reason it seems to be quite popular, so as I turned 28 this month, I thought I’d do a follow up – 28 in 28! I’ve been converted by eReaders. Paper books still have their place and… Continue Reading +
2013 has been a good year for music… so far
I’m a big fan of music but last year wasn’t great for my personal tastes. April changed all that with some fantastic events and some great new releases. It started in Wales with the Ataris, I would’ve normally seen them in Bristol but as I was in France during that gig, I opted for the… Continue Reading +