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Multilevel dropdown category navigation in ExpressionEngine
Posted on July 22, 2010
138 views // No commentsIf you’ve ever wanted to create dropdown, category-based navigation in your ExpressionEngine website, you’ve probably also wanted to punch a hole in your desk. It’s not easy. Or is it? In this tutorial, I’ll show you how.
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Use a ModalBox to edit content inline with ExpressionEngine
Posted on June 2, 2009
22000 views // 11 commentsA couple months ago, I wrote a post on how to use AJAX to edit content inline – without accessing the control panel and without a page refresh.
Since then, I’ve found a much cooler and more practical way of editing content inline: by using a modal box. The result is the same: authorized users can update certain content blocks without control panel access and without any knowledge of HTML.
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Inline editing with ExpressionEngine and AJAX
Posted on March 7, 2009
37607 views // 9 commentsWeb developers are a demanding lot. We’re impatient for change, we wanted it yesterday, and we love shortcuts. I don’t mean the “cutting corners” type of shortcut. I mean the “this will make life easier” type of shortcut.
In this post, I’ll show you how you can use AJAX to edit your ExpressionEngine content on the front end, without a page refresh, and with a simple click of the mouse.
NOTE: I recently wrote about an improved method for inline editing with EE using modal boxes. Read the tutorial here. Continue reading…
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10 useful ExpressionEngine extensions
Posted on February 12, 2009
38638 views // 20 commentsI discovered ExpressionEngine (EE) back in 2007, and have since become a devoted user and a huge fan. In my humble opinion, it’s far and away the best content management system on the market.
Having worked with it for some time now, I’ve had a chance to work with a number of great extensions, which I’d like to share with you here. To fill out my list, I went through dozens of extensions I had not used, testing and then hand-picking my favorites.
