Talking HTML

The position property specifies the type of positioning method used for an element.

There are five different position values: Static, Relative, Fixed, Absolute, Sticky

Properties: top, bottom, left, right, z-index, clip (Clips an absolutely positioned element)

Static

HTML elements are positioned static by default. Static positioned elements are not affected by the top, bottom, left, and right properties. An element with position: static; is not positioned in any special way; it is always positioned according to the normal flow of the page:

Relative

positioned relative to its normal position. Setting the top, right, bottom, and left properties of a relatively-positioned element will cause it to be adjusted away from its normal position. Other content will not be adjusted to fit into any gap left by the element.

Fixed

positioned relative to the viewport, which means it always stays in the same place even if the page is scrolled. The top, right, bottom, and left properties are used to position the element. A fixed element does not leave a gap in the page where it would normally have been located.

Absolute

positioned relative to the nearest positioned ancestor (instead of positioned relative to the viewport, like fixed). However; if an absolute positioned element has no positioned ancestors, it uses the document body, and moves along with page scrolling.

Sticky

positioned based on the user’s scroll position. A sticky element toggles between relative and fixed, depending on the scroll position. It is positioned relative until a given offset position is met in the viewport – then it “sticks” in place (like position:fixed).

Overlapping Elements

When elements are positioned, they can overlap other elements. The z-index property specifies the stack order of an element (which element should be placed in front of, or behind, the others). An element can have a positive or negative stack order. An element with greater stack order is always in front of an element with a lower stack order.

Note: If two positioned elements overlap without a z-index specified, the element positioned last in the HTML code will be shown on top.

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BOX 3

/* CSS RESET https://dev.to/hankchizljaw/a-modern-css-reset-6p3 */

/* Box sizing rules */

*,*::before,*::after {

box-sizing: border-box;

}

/* Remove default padding */

ul[class],ol[class] {

padding: 0;

}

/* Remove default margin */

body,h1,h2,h3,h4,p,ul[class],ol[class],li,figure,figcaption,blockquote,dl,dd {

margin: 0;

}

The first episode in quite a long time. The first 10 minutes or so are a general welcome statement and update while the last 35 mins are a tutorial on how to edit and update WordPress posts and pages. I’m a bit rusty so hopefully it’s not too hard on your ears.

Look for more shows coming soon.

WordPress and Gutenberg Tutorial by Packerland Websites: https://youtu.be/dKOgg7ULPB4

Discord Channel: https://discord.gg/p5masyrFaW

Patreon Support: Coming Soon

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In this session Aronan, Elli and Alphonse defend Butterskull Ranch from several Orcs and a White Dragon.

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Document Object Model (DOM)

Taken from w3schools.com – The W3C Document Object Model (DOM) is a platform and language-neutral interface that allows programs and scripts to dynamically access and update the content, structure, and style of a document.”

The W3C DOM standard is separated into 3 different parts:

Core DOM – standard model for all document types

XML DOM – standard model for XML documents

HTML DOM – standard model for HTML documents

The HTML DOM is a standard object model and programming interface for HTML. It defines:

The HTML elements as objects

The properties of all HTML elements

The methods to access all HTML elements

The events for all HTML elements

In other words: The HTML DOM is a standard for how to get, change, add, or delete HTML elements.

Viewed as a hierarchical tree – image is in the w3schools link attached above

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What is a fixed position footer?

The concept of taking a footer that more than likely doesn’t sit at the bottom of a screen comfortably and forcing it to stay put at the bottom of the screen.

This is ideal if you have information there that you would like people to have a constant view on. Ie, social links, navigation links, contact information

Content goes here.

#footer {

  position:fixed;

  left:0px;

  bottom:0px;

  Height:30px;

  width:100%;

}

Flexbox – via CSS Tricks by Chris Coyier

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Website SEO

Write your code correctly

H1, h2, h3, p, table, use alt tag on images – 2 for 1 also impacts adaptability standards (screen readers and assistance devices

Mobile first

Biggest push and newest standards are trending towards (or in most cases already implemented) creating a mobile friendly and responsive website

Tougher to do using wordpress vs frameworks like Bootstrap, but always test your mobile views before clicking publish

DO NOT USE m. for your mobile site, make your site responsive (scalable)

Link building

Find ways to get other websites to link to your site. If you are building websites for others the easiest way would be to add a “Designed and developed by” statement in the bottom corner of the site with a link back to you

Write guest blog posts for other sites

Have good content

Put enough on your page to get your point across.

A few sentences isn’t going to cut it

Make sure the content is worthwhile

Images, videos, graphs etc

Use a security certificate

Google emphasizing that now

Get one from your hosting service

Could be free like dreamhost or 30$ like ipage for a basic certificate.

If you do any type of money collection on your page ie taking credit card numbers etc then splurge on the appropriate version. More expensive but gives peace of mind

Not necessary if you are being a portal to services like PayPal

Bounce Rate

Make people want to stay on your site

The faster someone clicks off your site the more it will affect your SEO

Resources

The Definitive Guide To SEO in 2018

Search Engine Optimization (SEO) Starter Guide

SEO ranking factors in 2018

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Importance of a testing site

You never want to put your code out on an active website if it hasn’t been tested first.

Most importantly – Can break any or all aspects of what is already out

May not show up

Content may not be ready to go live, but you still want to see what it’s going to look like or stage it for release

A couple different ways

Use a subdomain as your testing site ideal for hand-coded websites as well as wordpress sites (hand-coded sites is easier to transfer via ftp vs redoing the work for wordpress sites)

Schaffencreative.com would have a subdomain of testing.schaffencreative.com

Do everything on the testing site while using a “coming soon” page or plugin on the real domain

Use GitHub to manage hand-coded work (useful links below)

Using GIT to Manage a Live Website

What is GITHub And Why Should Your Digital Team Use It.

Use a WordPress Plugin

I’ve never explored this option

Use your local machine (computer) to create and test your site

Should be for more experienced developers only

Labor intensive to set up and get running

Resources;

Set up a local server

How to create a local WordPress site using XAMPP

Other excellent resource: How to Create a WordPress Staging Site for All Your WordPress Testing Needs

To sum up: ALWAYS TEST YOUR CODE FIRST

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Steps:

1.)    Login via FTP

2.)    Find the main index page of your theme

3.)    Download via FTP

SAVE THE ORIGINAL COPY AS A SEPARATE FILE SO YOU CAN EASILY REPLACE ANY CHANGES/ERRORS

4.)    Edit page accordingly. For example:

*       Remove sidebar code

*      Remove main page code

*       Add new sections using html – basic HTML, Bootstrap or any other framework compatible with WordPress

*      Test your changes, experiment with removing different sections

*      Search online for tutorials on how to utilize WordPress code to its fullest extent

5.)    Save document as front-page.php

*       Wordpress looks for front-page.php if it exists and uses that as home

6.)    Upload new front-page document to the root of your wordpress site where index.php lives

7.)    Login to wordpress

8.)    Go to pages

* Create a new page

* Call it whatever you want

9.)    Go to your settings section.

*       In settings there is an option to select a specific home page and a specific blog page.

10.) Select whatever page you created as your specific  home page

11.) DON’T FORGET TO SAVE YOUR SETTINGS

12.) You are now ready to go to your created page and add content.

Next week I’ll discuss how to add multiple editable sections to your page editor so you can work around custom content, or simply just have separate chunks of content/code.

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A mixin allows developers to create reusable CSS blocks. This helps avoiding writing repetitive code. Also allows to make quick changes without searching code for every instance.

@mixin image-rotate {

margin: 20px auto 0 auto;

-moz-transition: all 0.8s ease-in-out;

-webkit-transition: all 0.8s ease-in-out;

-o-transition: all 0.8s ease-in-out;

-ms-transition: all 0.8s ease-in-out;

transition: all 0.8s ease-in-out;

}

@mixin image-rotate-hover {

-moz-transform: rotate(360deg);

-webkit-transform: rotate(360deg);

-o-transform: rotate(360deg);

-ms-transform: rotate(360deg);

transform: rotate(360deg);

}

img#norm {

@include image-rotate;

}

img#norm:hover{

@include image-rotate-hover;

}

Sitepoint example

A mixin can take Sass data values as arguments. These values are specified when you define the mixin and given when you @include the mixin. The arguments are then passed to the mixin as variables. Arguments are included in a comma separated list enclosed in parentheses after the mixin name.

@mixin headline ($color, $size) {

color: $color;

font-size: $size;

}

h1 {

@include headline(green, 12px);

}

h1 {

color: green;

font-size: 12px;

}

h2 {

@include headline(red, 10px);

}

h2 {

color: red;

font-size: 10px;

}

@mixin border-radius($radius) {

-webkit-border-radius: $radius;

-moz-border-radius: $radius;

-ms-border-radius: $radius;

border-radius: $radius;

}

Compiling program & link (Koala)

Where to learn about SASS – http://sass-lang.com/

Codeacademy has a SASS class

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