Beverleyh

I was inspired by a recent forum thread, to write a click counter that can count clicks/hits to any HTML element (links, buttons, images, etc.). Multiple counts are saved to one text file (no database needed) using PHP, while AJAX displays the increasing numbers in real time. No page refresh required!

It's very light-weight because no dependencies or large JavaScript libraries are used - it's all plain JS.


DEMO - AJAX & PHP Click-Counter with Flat File Storage ...

Updated 11-17-2015 at 12:23 PM by Beverleyh

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JavaScript & Ajax , PHP coding , Web Design issues

Responsive web design (done well) allows users to achieve their goals on any internet accessible device, but what if they *want* to view the fixed width desktop version of a website, even on mobile?

This post comes at a time when responsive web design interest is piquing - certainly here on DD - probably the result of those emails we've been receiving via Google Webmaster Tools, that basically tell us how "X % of your web pages do not provide an optimal mobile experience... your ...

Updated 04-16-2015 at 06:41 PM by Beverleyh

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CSS related , PHP coding , Web Design issues

Here is a simple PHP script to change stylesheets or load in alternative content (conditional loading), with cookies to store user selection.

The nice thing about a PHP-based solution over JavaScript content/CSS switchers, is that all the checking and switching is done on the server side, before the web page even finds it's way to the browser, so you don't get any flash of unstyled content. Plus, you can conditionally load HTML or external files (improve performance and save on load ...

Updated 12-20-2014 at 06:55 AM by Beverleyh

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My modal gallery has evolved and here come versions 4 and 5. Both now include pagination but version 5 is PHP generated to help with maintainability.

First, a recap on the gallery development so far;

• Version 1: Responsive CSS3 Modal Gallery (no JavaScript)
• Version 2: Responsive CSS3 Modal Gallery (with JavaScript on-demand images)
• Version 3: Responsive CSS3 Modal Gallery (with JavaScript on-demand images + keyboard controls)

Now, so far, this gallery has only ...

Updated 07-10-2014 at 10:49 AM by Beverleyh

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JavaScript & Ajax , CSS related , PHP coding