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New tools for web design and development: June 2012
Mark Penfold serves up a rich, fruity bouquet of tools for web development this month. Better still, they're all free -
Master the WordPress Loop
The Loop is the basis of dynamic content in WordPress. Joe Casabona explains what it does, how to use it, and resolves the most common Loop-related queries -
Customise the WordPress admin area
Tailor the Administration Screens in WordPress to match your client's branding with Thomas Hardy's guide to customising the popular CMS -
Create a data driven Twitter avatar
Matthew Knight explains why you don’t need to be a genius to make simple digital toys – just build upon the genius of others and make use of Google Apps Script -
Create an address book with PHP
Lorna Jane Mitchell and Steve Francia explain how to use PHP and MongoDB to make an address book that’s flexible enough to keep different kinds of contacts in order -
Choose the right PHP framework
PHP frameworks give us common structures to normalise web apps, assist productivity, reduce repetitive coding and create more stable sites. Kai Chan helps you pick one -
Using PHP Data Objects
The PHP Data Objects library provides a consistent foundation for database access and connectivity. Daniel Lewis explains how to put it into practice -
Five tools for better PHP
Taking a look beyond the code of our web applications and into some of the tools that make development process for LAMP (Linux, Apache, MySQL and PHP) slick and painless -
Turn HTML into a CMS site with concrete5
Don’t change the way you work. With concrete5, you can convert your HTML into a concrete5 theme in a few minutes. Chris Torres explains how -
Build an OpenEMI music app with Echo Nest
The Echo Nest offers a great API for creating apps using content licensed via the OpenEMI initiative. Marc George explains how to use it to build an app to play Gorillaz tracks -
Migrating the Magento 2 test suite to Magento
Tim Wagner describes how to perform the migration and demonstrates the suite’s potential for integration into a build and deployment process -
The top 10 most-used PHP features
Carl Glaysher of Ecce Media rounds up his top 10 most useful PHP functions, classes and features
