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EE2.6 new relationship tags
The revamped entry relationship tags are more flexible than the documentation suggests!
My top 10 films
After some deliberation my favourite films of all time, purely from my own perspective!
Introducing Fully Managed web sites
If you find managing and running a web site is harder than you expected why not let us do it for you with our Managed Sites service?
Working with ExpressionEngine’s stock email form
ExpressionEngine’s stock email form can often confuse new developers, so here’s a rundown of a few techniques you can use.
All change at Ellislab
Recently, Ellislab (makers of ExpressionEngine) restructured their business. Here's a summary of the key support and licence changes.
Stick it to MS 2012
in ExpressionEngine, Out of the box
On Sunday 15th July 2012 about 850 drummers from across the United Kingdom gathered in Manchester to take part in Stick it to MS 2012, an event to break the world record for the number of drummers drumming simultaneously and to raise money and awareness for Multiple Sclerosis.
ExpressionEngine - measuring performance during development
When you're developing an ExpressionEngine site and you get to optimisation there are some often overlooked Standard Global Variables that can come in useful.
Creative uses for Low Variables
Low Variables is a highly flexible ExpressionEngine addon that has totally changed the way site owners can manage miscellaneous content.
Going mobile
in Web Design
Now that smartphones have taken a solid foothold in our web browsing habits, I've been surprised at the number of clients who don't seem worried about making their sites compatible for these devices.
ExpressionEngine missing images
I spent a good hour or two today trying to figure out why images were not appearing in an ExpressionEngine publish page, file browser and the front end.
Reducing database queries in ExpressionEngine
I did some quick testing on reducing database queries in ExpressionEngine to see what optimisations give which results.
Notes from EEUK 2011
I finally made it to an ExpressionEngine conference - EEUK 2011, held in Manchester on 26th August 2011!
EU cookie law takes the biscuit
in The Internet
On 26th May 2011 a new law came into force about the use of cookies on web sites. Apart from being on the farcical side, this affects every site that does business in the EU.
ExpressionEngine - adding Flowplayer video player
A quick walkthrough tutorial for adding Flowplayer video player to an ExpressionEngine site.
When web designers over complicate
in Usability, Web Design
The other day I happened to stumble upon a blog post that demonstrates how some web designers might be "over designing"...