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Submit file input via AJAX with jQuery the easy way
How to upload a file with form file input using FormData API and jQuery.
Multilingual WordPress themes with I18n and L10n
Having a fully translatable WordPress theme can save you a lot of work, and here's how.
You can’t go wrong with Font Awesome
Font Awesome gives you scalable vector icons that can instantly be customized — size, color, drop shadow, and anything that can be done with the power of CSS.
HTTP 404 response causes forced downloads to fail
An interesting gotcha that I stumbled across recently, sending a 404 response code with a download forced by Content-Disposition: attachment will fail but inline content will still be displayed. This behaviour was tested in both Chrome and FireFox.
Of course the appropriate response code should always be sent; this 404 response code was being sneaked in by WordPress and led to hours of frustration.
Stop web spam – trap pesky spambots with a honeypot
Make no mistake; if you have a web form or comment system on your site, the spambots WILL find you. They will pack the form fields with as much rubbish as they can pump out and try to send it on to you, the site owner.