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Bind 'this' to a Class Method
Binding 'this' to Class Methods in React React class components allow you to define custom methods alongside managing state and props. These methods often need to access component properties li..
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 ..
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..
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..
wrap an iframe with another div inside another div
so lets say you had an iframe within another div and that div had the class called content. you cant actually edit the page content but you can add some jquery to the page can you add a wrapper to t..
MySQL to Sqlite converter
# Converts a mysqldump file into a Sqlite 3 compatible file. It also extracts the MySQL `KEY xxxxx` from the# CREATE block and create them in separate commands _after_ all the INSERTs. # Awk is choos..
Search Duplicating Bugs
Still having issues with the word above duplicating, not sure why. Search Page PHP - Get Search Value $search_value_encoded = htmlentities($search_value); Check for Search value, and then ..
jquery load wait function
load something in jquery, wait for it to load then do something else
Footer Design and Redesign
I never usually look this far down on the site, but its a bit average... Lets fix it! Some simple changes Just a few elements added and moved around a bit. Added another row to the f..
check url hash using javascript
What is a url hash? This is a URL Hash. You can add the # symbol on the end of a url and content after it, and this will not effect the content usually, unless the browser is intructed to do somet..
add a toggle with jquery and change the class
With this code I just wanted a quick bit of inline code that could add a toggle to an element or multiple and also switch its class to make it show that the item is toggled on or off. Here is t..
get directions from google maps form embed
this is a random form that posts back to google maps showing the directions needed to get from one address to another location, im not sure where this would be usefull. Maybe on a site where you neede..
How to Assign the Value of One Variable to Another in Javascript
Showing a very basic script that assigns the value of the variable a to b and then console log's the object.
Console Tips and Tricks
Here are some quick commands for the console. Getting to the console in your browser Press F12 and Find the console tab. That little blue > there is the console. this is in brave or chrome, bu..
allow internal networking connection from virtual box vm
This will allows you to access a shared folder on a Windows 10 Virtual box from Windows 11. Probably also works with other windows versions, but only tested with the host OS beinf windows 11 and the V..
javascript try catch example function
try catch is a good way to stop errors breaking your javascript. here is the example from the firefox mozilla with a basic try catch logging the error to your console, rather than just breaking all t..
load json data url or api with javascript
this loads a target json url or api using raw javascript so no jquery required with this one then logs the data returned to the console.
load json data url with jquery
loads a api or json url or endpoint using jquery and console logs the result Tested working on my test json file, check the console and it should be there.
sqlite fetchArray into another array
was having an issue when trying to return a multi array using sqlite over multiple rows. Stack Overflow Inspiration I tried a few of these but it was not incrementing key, and also it was only..
add a divider to your dropdown nav toggles
good for seperating menu sections in the same dropdown item add this to your toggle <li><hr class="dropdown-divider"></li>
How to Use React to Render Nested Components
It can be useful to take components and render them inside other components while still making them into seperate items. This shows how you can take each component and nest it within another one and ..
How to Create a React Component using the ES6 class method
One way to add a react component is to use the Stateless Functional Component method, and another way is to use the ES6 extends syntax. This method seems more complex than the 1st for some reason mayb..
timeline class and function
this is a class extend that generates a timeline based on structured data and order's the items by year decending. this code will not work out of the box as it has other requirements, but it is a goo..
change selected color on input elements css
this can be useful if you are using darker form elements and they happen to have white on white text, so you can target the :focus on the input. here is the text input before the colour change, the c..
adding a new line in javascript
i was writing a function where i needed to for ease of readability add a new line to the code, you can do this with the \n for the new line and then if you need the string to go to the next line then ..
split a string into links using the comma
this is a common function for some field data, lets say you have a string like this. category one, category two, another category in one field or string but i want it to display like this category ..
using clamp js to clamp lines of text
there is a css version of this as well but this version works in a greater range of browsers (i think) this one is not working for me... i think the overflow elipsis is still a better option than thi..
backup script to google drive that can be used for multiple directories
this zips the content of the target directory and then uploads it to a google drive backup location just create a file called ~/_backup_dir.sh and then add the following BASH - _backup_dir.sh ..
show all methods (functions) in a class
this will show all available methods or functions within a class, once they are in a class they are called methods for some reason. print functions, show all functions, methods in a class, show met..
adding an item to an array with php
how to add items to an array in php here is a working sandbox version of this code: sandbox.
replacement slider for ken wheeler's slick carousel tiny slider 2 [testing]
I have been looking for a little while for a replacement for the now classic and a bit depreciated, ken wheeler's slick carousel. After a bit of looking around i think the best replacement, is a non ..
Adding HTML Templates into TinyMCE Editor
This can be very useful if you are using the tinymce editor on your site and want to be able to add simple or complex html templates. Here is how to do it: Add this to your tinymce init Javascrip..
Enabling SSH on Ubuntu
To enable SSH connection via putty or another terminal app on ubuntu, do the following. Open a terminal with Ctrl+Alt+T sudo apt update sudo apt install openssh-server Check if its runningsudo syst..
darkmode toggle switch with local storage to remember the last selection
Here is a darkmode toggle switch, that swaps out the body class so you can target dark-mode or light-mode on all your elements! It saves to local storage the last selection so if you come back to the..
linking search results to view pages [finished] 🤣
I was thinking it might be useful to link the search term to the page, so that it can be found more easily using that search. For example, Link this search text (somehow) to the post page and display..
badge placement is offset in list pages [fixed]
Another bug caused by the badge changes I think this can be added to a grid as well, and have the category on the left and the date on the right. Then need to align the category badge nicer. ..
make an image white with css using filter brightness and invert
If you have an icon or something with transparency this can be useful if you dont want to have to edit the image and create another copy of it you can apply the filter brightness and invert. You can ..
replicating the bootstrap dropdown toggle in jquery
here is a code that can toggle a sub element using the same format as bootstrap. Update: also added another line that closes all the open menu's when one is clicked, so that you dont have a bunch of ..
Bootstrap 4 Center menu items in a navbar
Here we have an example bootstrap navbar you can find the original navbar here. I just want to center the menu item links so they dont appear over to the left on larger screens. Add the follow..
getting the site title vs the page name
this statement will check if the current page is the home page and show the get_bloginfo('name') if its another page in the site it will get that pages title using wp_title('')
fixing the website footer and making it less ugly
Here i show you in a couple of steps how to make the footer on this site look nicer, while actually doing it. Here is what the footer currently looks like. Yep pretty average looking. Lets add a ..
center something with css not using flex
This is how you can center something in another element if you dont want to use the flex method. You will need the relative position on the outer element, and the absolute on the center one unl..
copy a file when the date of the source is newer than the destination
using xcopy and a loop i found this is a good way to make sure that changes in one file make their way across to another location using a windows batch file. this one loops every 5 seconds, i think yo..
Multidimensional Array
sounds complex, but it's not really here is an example of a Multidimensional Array in javascript. It's just one array nested in another.
PHP Finding the position of a string in another string using strpos
$dot_location = strpos($my_string,"."); The first version of this does not seem to work in all cases, so i have updated this with a working version here.
function to create a uid from html
this function converts a html string into a uid or unique id type string, its not actually unique, but its a string that can be used to make the title of something that contains html into a usable str..
calculate a percentage (dec) difference based on two numbers
this function will show you the percentage difference between two numbers
get current class name with get_class
This will return the current class name, can be used in side a function of the current class object or give it another object name to return. class myclass {function myfunction() {echo get_class($thi..
wordpress advanced custom fields replace shortcode for site url with blog url
Using advanced custom fields, if you know what the shortcode is and what you want to replace it with you can do so with the following. $site_url = get_site_url(); $field = get_field('template_ht..
find the 1st occurence of a string in another string
do a case-sensitive search for a string within another string strpos mixed strpos ( string $haystack , mixed $needle [, int $offset = 0 ] ) usage find the 1st location of a string position within a..
wordpress show posts loop with feature image thumbnail
this is surprisingly hard to find code that lists all blog posts in a template with the feature image that does not use an additional plugin. you shouldnt need a plugin to do this as its already built..
do something later with settimeout or loop with setinterval
setTimeout This one will run a certain time after the document loads. So if i want to execute something 5 seconds (or so) after the page loads i would do this. You will need to check your console..
stacktable jQuery plugin for stacking tables on small screens
stacktable.js The purpose of stacktable.js is to give you an easy way of converting wide tables to a format that will work better on small screens. It creates a copy of the table that is converted in..
jquery clone and append elements
This jquery function clones an element and appends it to another one. Here is the basic code: $( ".clone-me" ).clone().appendTo( ".append-me" );I also updated this to work with just raw js, so..
transitions and the easy way to apply them
Would you like your element to transition nicely? well you can do it in about 1 line of css. .transition { transition: all 2s; } This is the one I usually use, as its not too slow. transitio..
click through an overlay element pointer events
This one is usefull if you have an element overlapping another element and you want the one underneath to be clickable, like positioning an image over the top of a slider with controls underneath it. ..
flex align center vertical horizontal
lets say you have a box within another box, like so: .box { height:500px; width:500px; background:#CCC; } .another-box { height:50px; width:50px; background:#999; } ..
set transparent menu over background image
this is probably obvious, but i found it useful for those themes that look nice with a semi-transparent header sitting over the top of an image. I think ill do this as an external example, as its eas..
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