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display a subnav for the current wordpress page
good if you are doing custom page work and need to show the current sub nav somewhere other than the main menu.
clean excess binary logs from mysql - free up space
Update: 30 July 2023 I actually prefer this command, i just have to figure out why im getting so many binlog files! MYSQL PURGE BINARY LOGS BEFORE '2023-07-30 00:00:00';PURGE BINARY LOGS BEFORE NOW..
select something with custom data attribute css
selecting something by its custom data attribute and value in css
fancybox youtube showing video links in a lightbox - updated with fixed code parts
do people still use lightboxes, it seems yes in some cases. ;) if you feel the urge to use lightboxes and need to link to some youtube videos this is how you can do it. you will need jquery and fanc..
How To Install SQLite on Ubuntu 20.04
Bash sudo apt install sqlite3 and to get it working with php, pick your version of php and change the following Bash sudo apt-get install php7.4-sqlite3
sqlite escape string
simple sqlite php escaped string https://www.php.net/manual/en/sqlite3.escapestring.php
make clickable element with clickable class open link in new window
makes an element with a link into a clickable element. This finds the 1st a tag in the target element and then opens the link in a _blank tab. Then if you have an element that you want to be clickabl..
Warning: preg_match(): Compilation failed: invalid range in character class at offset 4 in simple_html_dom.php on line 722
Initial thought on this error is that there is a version issue. This only happened on version 1.11 for me, will check what other version i have. Yep not sure why but the older version of php ht..
function causing slow load time
i had this function matching a uid using a binary select query. The sites were loading in about 8 full seconds according to my load timer, sometimes up to 12 seconds! So this was running on old site ..
show views list function
list items by the view count
list page links function list_page_links
list top number of page links from selected table test run time on db of 4k items. select * from pages where publish = 'publish' order by insdate desc limit 10 10 rows (0.005 s)
error Warning: getimagesize(uploads/583517f49099a.jpg): failed to open stream: No such file or directory in SimpleImage.php on line 1198
i think this error is just caused by a missing file. But there should be some kind of error checking here to not crash the whole site just due to a missing image file. this error is quite hard to fin..
Deprecated: parse_str(): Calling parse_str() without the result argument is deprecated
I had this error on a function that i was not even sure i was calling. This was on some old code i was testing for an old site, i must have fixed this error on a never version of the function. ..
Return a file extention from a string
This php function returns a file extention from a string. I think it will only work if the string does not have any additional . in it. I think a better way to do this function would be ..
getcwd usage in php to get the current working directory for file includes
the builtin function getcwd in php gets the current working directory, this can then be used to include files or check the current working directory rather than manually adding the directory into your..
chart js line chart dont show below 0 and add axis labels
Now we take the chart js chart and add some axis labels on x and y using the same options values. This will also add axis labels to the chart on the x and y axis Javascript options: { scales: {..
chart js line chart dont show below 0
had an issue where the chart was displaying values in the negative, and wanted to start the chart at 0 and no go below. the additional option fixed this issue. Javascript options: { scales..
Simple Line chart with Chart.js
a nice simple line chart example with fill using chart.js
table scroll responsive foundation
add this div wrapping your table using the foundation framework and it will allow the table to scroll on smaller screen's. Making a responsive table easier.
Boots Widget change from widget to cat head and click function
Moving this from the widget area to the bottom, to make it less obvious but still there if needed.
Windows CIFS Optional Features Network
Some of the file sharing between windows pc's seem to need this feature. Also NFS is needed for some older NAS systems.
Quick Embed - Google Font - Fira Sans
fira sans font quick embed and css class
Slick slider code testing with slower slides and auto play on videos
additional testing with changes for slick slider videos and auto play
Chat GPT slick slider code testing
slick slider testing using code from chat gpt 1. write for me the code to embed a video into slick slider in html and css 2. can you also add the javascript required to get this working 3. can..
Quick Embed - Google Font - Inter
Quick Embed code for google font inter
Check free space amount and show it in a nice human readable format
this checks the disk space amount on the linux macine and returns the result in human readable form. df -H Usually this will show it in the following format. Example below.
Fancybox Quick Video Modal Popup Code Inline
have you ever needed to add a quick video modal using fancybox. Probably not, but if you do, here is the code.
chocolatey command line for windows
i keep forgetting what this is called but its like a command line installer for useful windows tools like ffmpeg and other useful packages. Its like a simple package manager for windows. How ..
add ssh keys on your linux box in 10 seconds
Here i was typing in the ssh password over and over when connecting to ssh, when i could have just typed this one command and had my ssh keys copied to my linux box! What was i doing all that time! :..
Flickity - autoPlay with Loop
Flickity slider with auto play
windows robocopy /? help and usage
Reference for the windows robocopy command ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ROBOCOPY :: Robust File Copy for Windows ..
can you set all image heights to match with css no stretching
Short Answer: Yes with object-fit: cover; on the css of the image properties. object-fit: cover; You might also need: object-position: right bottom; ..
how to show your DNS in windows and then copy it to the clipboard in one command
Here is how you can show your current DNS server in windows command line and then copy it to the clipboard, ready for pasting. Open Windows Command Prompt<windows key> + R Type cmd ..
pulse map dots
bunch of pulsing dots for a map or image. allows overlaying of clickable dots on an image, you can change the colors with the css below. modified from here: e.g:
slick slider section quick add
everything you need for a quick slide section
get current year in javascript
get and display the current year using javascript. a usage example would be adding the current year as a copyright to the footer of a page
find a text string and replace it in javascript
There is a function in javascript called replace. You can just give it some text and it should replace it with your target text. For example #1 this just runs and replaces the first instance o..
four box section template in foundation with classes find and replace (4 box)
this section uses the large-auto classes so you can add or remove boxes easily. find and replace the name "boxsection" to rename your new classes for the section I have layed this one out a ..
check if an item id exists in javascript
checks if 2 ids exist in one function and console logs the status here is the result in console log
Proxima Nova Font alternative on google fonts Figtree Embed and Quick Install Code
According to a recent google search by me the font Figtree is the closest one to the Adobe Font Proxima Nova, so lets do a quick install code for it and test if its actually the same. All Style..
shorten string php, string length php, clip string length php
I'm pretty sure i have done this function before but i cant find it due to the keywords being wrong! Here is a function that takes a string and shortens it and adds .. to the end, with the rest of th..
return author title from simplepie rss atom feed
i was just returning the author from this, and for some reason it returns a number. $class->$target_item = $item->get_author(); where you also need to pass the get_name function to this to ext..
get file name from path name in php
returns the file name from a full url or path in php, using basename function.
imgur upload from php
function that takes an image and uploads it to imgur using a client api id, and then returns all the data. i did this one ages ago and did not make it into a function, but this version should work as..
simple pie get link from enclosure item in simplepie rss feed
i had an item like this in a rss feed, and i wanted to grab the enclosure url, took me a while to figure this out for some reason even though the solution is quite simple. PHP <item> &l..
simplepie error : XML or PCRE extensions not loaded!
using simplepie it does not load the target feed, and does not display any errors. Just nothing. if your feed is init'd with $feed check for feed errors with: $feed ..
