FlexBox is often described by those who stumble upon it as the ‘Holy Grail’ of web design. The problem is that it is not so well supported by older browsers, and Internet Explorer in particular. But not any more, thanks to the folks at 10up, who have open sourced Flexibility, a polyfill that uses JavaScript to allow FlexBox to work with Internet Explorer versions 8 and 9. (more…)
Using Search & Filter Pro with Ultimatum
Yesterday (24 January 2016), we released the Ultimatum 2.8.7 and WonderLoops 2.0.8. Aside from addressing some bugs, adding support for PHP7 and pagination in the Custom Loop widget, these new versions of Ultimatum and WonderLoops added support for the amazing Search & Filter Pro plugin from Designs & Code. The development teams from both Ultimatum and Design & Code worked together to integrate our products. So, what’s the story? (more…)
Ultimatum and Smooth Scrolling One Page Navigation
Many users have asked me how to do ‘Smooth Scrolling One Page Navigation’ in Ultimatum, as is used in the Ultimatum Parallax Theme. Unfortunately, there is no automated way to do this, so I need to show you how to do this using code, in the easiest, least painful way that I can. So, get your fingers ready for coding; the easy way – the Ultimatum way! (more…)
Ultimatum and the Parallax Effect
Many users of Ultimatum ask us how to achieve the Parallax effect in the child themes they are making. Whilst it is possible to add the effect using a plugin, this tutorial will take a look at the features already built-in to Ultimatum. (more…)
Bootstrap 4 IS Coming!
With the imminent release of the second alpha for Bootstrap 4 by the Bootstrap team, it still seems like only yesterday that the two founding team members, Mark Otto (@mdo) and Jacob Thornton (@fat) released the Twitter Bootstrap framework. In fact, it was four years ago. Much has changed, and much more is about to. (more…)