Author: Prabhu Balakrishnan
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How to add Google fonts to WordPress theme?
Normally you would add multiple google fonts in wordpress theme, just like stylesheet in header.php like this.. <link href=’http://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Abel|Alegreya+Sans’ rel=’stylesheet’ type=’text/css’> But wait, there is a correct and proper way to do it in wordpress, by writing a hook code in functions.php file, just few lines… function google_font_styles() { wp_register_style(‘ggl-fonts’,’http://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Abel|Archivo+Narrow’); wp_enqueue_style( ‘ggl-fonts’); } add_action (‘wp_enqueue_scripts’,’google_font_styles’);…
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Styling pre code blocks with zebra effect in CSS
It is very easy to style code blocks enclosed in pre or code tags. Have you seen this zebra effect, odd and even? This is a neat css trick to style code without use of javascript. It can be done purely in CSS It looks like this and here is the code. Just change background…
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How to create zip files without .DS_Store in MacOS
I uploaded a zip file it got rejected saying that it has .DS_Store in my zip archive. Turns out that .DS_Store is a harmless hidden file created by mac. Creating zip files without .DS_Store is not easy and can only be done through the command line. Here is a very simple way of doing this…
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How to hide admin bar in wordpress?
If you don’t like the admin bar sitting on top of your wordpress blog, all you have to do is open functions.php and put this line show_admin_bar(false); Thats it! Your admin bar on the top of the blog will disappear.
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5+ Must do Trackpad tweaks with your new Macbook
So you have got your new macbook, happy but not quite enough with your trackpad settings? Here is what you have to do. Trust me after these five tweaks, you will feel mac like a mac. Click on apple > preferences > trackpad settings. 1. Enable the Tap Instead of pressing the trackpad button,…
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Residence Permit (RP) vs Permanent Residency (PR)
Many people often quite confused understanding the difference between Residence permit, Permanent Residency often called “PR” or “Green card” and Citizenship. Here is a proper explanation. Before we start, “Naturalisation” means one needs to live, being a resident for certain number of years, in an alien country before applying for citizenship. For example, one needs…
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High Net Worth Citizenship by Investment Programs
The following is a quick overview of High-Net-Worth-Citizenship-By-Investment (HNWCBI) programs currently running in Europe and Caribbean granting passport to individuals who buy either a real estate or some form of business investment. Passport programs are very popular with business travelers from middle east and asia, wanting a passport to avoid apply for visa. Country Investment…
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Indian passport ranks no.74 in the world for visa free travel
According to the Global ranking list compiled by Henley&Partners, on the best passports in the world for visa free travel, Indian passport ranks no.74 in the list (last 51 countries which are the worst). Indians can currently travel to 52 countries without applying for visa such as Hong Kong, Caribbean countries such as St Kitts, Dominica,…
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South city shopping mall in Vienna
The south city shopping mall is the biggest Shopping mall in Vienna. you Can easily reach the mall by tram (Baden line) from Karlsplatz or Opera to the stop Vosendorf SCP. Remember you have to buy 2€ ticket extra for the train besot the metro ticket. About 2 hours to look around.
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Add handler not working php pages Bluehost
Bluehost sent me an email forcing me to update to php 5.4. I did not update it and the server updated automatically. Suddenly found out site is down completely because of messed up php.ini and .htaccess settings. None of the pages loaded and .php files are never executed properly. I had some html files to…