I Can’t Believe it’s Gone Premium!

Nettuts+ 5 May 2010 01:05
Tuts+ Premium just got more awesome. Cgtuts+ and Activetuts+ have now joined our Premium program. Your Premium Membership already grants you access to the best and most in depth Photoshop, web development, vector, audio and After Effects tutorials and files. With CG Premium and Active Premium, you now have access to high-end computer graphics, Flash [...]

Building a 5 Star Rating System with jQuery, AJAX and PHP

Nettuts+ 4 May 2010 23:05
In this tutorial, you’ll learn how to build a rating system with AJAX, PHP, and jQuery. Votes will be recorded and updated in real-time with the magic of AJAX, and we’ll also leverage the power of PHP so that you don’t even need a database! Step 1. Building the HTML We’re going to create a simple page [...]

Quick Tip: A 4 Minute Crash-Course in WordPress Custom Fields

Nettuts+ 4 May 2010 21:05
Today’s Basix video quick tip topic comes from a question on Twitter, concerning the use of custom fields in WordPress. Luckily, as you’ll find, attaching unique data to postings is as simple as assigning a value in the “Edit Post” page, and then referencing that information with the get_post_meta() method. Subscribe to our YouTube page to [...]

Creating a CMS Website with SiteGrinder and Pagelime

Nettuts+ 4 May 2010 00:05
In this tutorial, you will learn how to take a Photoshop file, and convert it to a valid, jQuery enabled, Pagelime CMS integrated website, ready to hand off to your clients with no coding, using Photoshop, SiteGrinder 3 and Pagelime. Prefer a Video Tutorial? Before We Get Started SiteGrinder 3 is a fantastic, feature packed piece [...]

Quick Tip: “Popular Posts By Comment Count” SQL Query in WordPress

Nettuts+ 2 May 2010 22:05
You might have noticed that the Tuts+ sites have a section on the home page where we list the most popular posts of the month, according to comment count. While there are numerous plugins available, it’s always best to write the code yourself if you can. Too much abstraction is never a good thing! Luckily, [...]

Free Copies of “jQuery: Novice to Ninja”

Nettuts+ 1 May 2010 22:05
A few weeks ago, the amazing guys at SitePoint sent me a handful of copies of their latest book, “jQuery: Novice to Ninja,” to give away to our community. As their first book to focus specifically on jQuery, the final product is a resounding success, covering the absolute basics up to building your own plugins. [...]

We Need an Awesome Weekly Writer

Nettuts+ 1 May 2010 21:05
It’s that time again; I’m in need of a kick-ass – and consistent – author to help out on Nettuts once per week. Your duties will be to write an in-depth tutorial or article each week on anything ranging from PHP to JavaScript to CSS. Your pay will begin at $200 per article, resulting in [...]

Free “Aurelius” Website Template

Nettuts+ 30 April 2010 17:04
We have a free static website template to give away today, built by Matt Corner. This theme is called “Aurelius,” and hosts a variety of nice features. If you happen to be in need of a starting point for your next website, feel free to use this one how you wish! [...]

How jQuery Beginners can Test and Improve their Code

Nettuts+ 29 April 2010 17:04
jQuery’s arrival has made the process writing JavaScript laughably easy. But, you’ll notice that making small changes to your code improves the readability and/or performance significantly. Here are some tips to get you on your way to optimizing your code. Setting up the Platform We’ll need a solid platform to conduct our tests. Here is the [...]

Working with Advanced 3D CSS: New Premium Screencast

Nettuts+ 28 April 2010 21:04
CSS is capable of so much more than browsers can currently handle, namely when it comes to working in 3D spaces. In this week’s premium video tutorial, I’m going to teach you how to work with CSS transitions, animations, and specifically how to work with Webkit’s CSS 3D capabilities. Help give back to Nettuts+ by [...]