HTML Snippet

The HTML snippet is neither an application nor a module, but a tool that is found within the page editor of SE. The snippet tool lets you embed HTML code into your pages in a variety of different ways. You can snag some HTML code from another site and embed it into a page or you can create something in HTML in an outside program and embed it into the page. ...Click here to read more.

With fall comes events... From the return of NFL and NCAA football to the season premiere of the X Factor – whoa don’t forget the – calendars are filling up fast! This got me thinking about ways you could improve event management and promotion on your Websites.

As you may know, the Event Calendar application was totally revamped in SiteExecutive 2011. Its new features now include a component for displaying your “Upcoming Events.” We call this component an application viewlet.  It can be used on your site’s homepage or any relevant page (or template). The viewlet is highly configurable, it offers control over the number and types of events displayed – there is no longer any need to display your entire event calendar. To see the viewlet in action, check out the list of events on the homepage of the award-winning Flagler College website....Click here to read more.

As a trainer, I’m always looking for ways to help our clients get more value from SiteExecutive. Since we launched SiteExecutive 2011 EP 1 in May, we’ve received plenty of feedback on new features from across our user community. Working with this feedback as a starting point, I’ve come up with a set of SE 2011 tips and tricks you can use to enhance the overall effectiveness of your Web and mobile sites....Click here to read more.

What Is jQuery?

According to Wikipedia, jQuery is the most popular JavaScript library in use today. Created in 2006 by John Resig, jQuery development is today managed by the jQuery project, an open-source community affiliated with the Software Freedom Conservancy. As you may know (or guessed by looking at the jQuery logo below), people like me love jQuery because it lets you write less code and do more really cool (and incredibly useful) things....Click here to read more.

When it comes to Web applications, one of the biggest changes in user interface design over the past few years has been the growing use of LightBox dialogs.  Though they’re similar to a popup window, the LightBox doesn’t involve a new window at all.  Indeed, the LightBox is simply a dynamically created <div> that displays a new modal window with a semitransparent cover.  This cover blocks user interactions with other page elements while the LightBox is open....Click here to read more.