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Template Tweaks

Dan on July 9th, 2008

The template tweaks are nearly complete. Here are some of the changes I made:

• Changed the way links are handled under the “Browse” sidebar. Height is no longer defined as this caused text overflow from long subjects. Removed background image, added dashed line between links, changing spacing.
• Fixed validation errors caused by a plugin and “target” on some of the links.
• Improved layout style in CSS and PHP files and eliminated some redundancy. This resulted in a reduction in overall page size.
• Made page fluid instead of fixed width. Post content now resizes with the browser. This isn’t noticeable unless your resolution is 1280 px wide or more.

I still need to change some images and do a lot of content updates but the site is progressing!

One very strange thing I stumbled on while testing validation was a spammer somehow added content to one of my posts. It was a list of links with display set to none, making it hidden. I assume it was from some older vulnerability in WP but I’ll be keeping an eye on the site.

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New Theme, Updates Soon

Dan on July 7th, 2008

I’ve changed the site theme to Tomodachi. It’s going to take some tweaking (links are sized incorrectly) but I like it. I’ll be updating a lot of things around the site, including the static pages, plugins, and more.

I’m going to shift some of my posts to cover my observations and ideas on web development, design, hosting, and related topics. I already have some topic ideas, such as “What To Look For In A Web Developer / Designer.”

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