WebGurus Design Blog

Wordpress Plugin: Published Articles Since Last Visit

Gergely Marton — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 20:20:24 +0000

We have recently developed a WordPress Plugin for PadiCode, a micro corporation specialized in web analytics and web marketing. This plugin is great help to small blogs, corporate blogs and even news magazines in converting returning visitors to RSS subscribers. Just like the title says, the plug-in will offer you the possibility to display a list [...]

FancyPlayer Revisited – jQuery Fancybox and Flowplayer Complete Integration

john — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 17:16:43 +0000

I have recently decided to revisit the FancyPlayer code and after receiving feedback on the blog from our visitors, here’s the new more comprehensive integration of FancyBox and FlowPlayer. Click here to see the demo for the updated version » People were asking for full Fancybox support, basically the gallery function using the “rel” attribute and the [...]

The SEO Series: Firefox for “Web Marketers”

Gergely Marton — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 17:57:20 +0000

Firefox is not just a browser. It is a powerful tool every web developer, in any department, should use. Why Firefox and not Opera, Safari, Internet Explorer, or the newest Google Chrome? The answer is simple: Because it is a fast and stable browser which can be highly customized to simplify your experience on the internet, no [...]

The SEO series: HTML Header – SEO & usability

Gergely Marton — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 00:31:22 +0000

This article is the first from our “SEO series” we intend to write this week. The articles from this category will cover SEO tips from our good friend Claudiu Murariu and helpful information about today’s analytics and optimization tools available on the web. The elements in a site’s header, or so called <HEAD></HEAD>, is ignored by [...]

FancyPlayer – jQuery Fancybox and Flowplayer Integration Tutorial

john — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 21:23:12 +0000

Please be advised this tutorial has been updated in a new post with better integration of Fancybox and Flowplayer based on visitor feedback. Click here to see the updated tutorial » I have used these two javascript plugins in a recent small project for a client who is selling a bar and wanted a photo and video [...]

jQuery Kwicks and CSS Image Sprites Tutorial

john — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 11:02:59 +0000

This is a catchy jQuery powered effect I have used in a couple of projects lately, so I thought of sharing it with you. It uses the Kwicks for jQuery plugin from Jeremy Martin to which I’ve added a twist using CSS image sprites. This way the whole thing uses only one image. Extra effects can [...]

Sleek Admin – a clean admin skin for your backend

Gergely Marton — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 12:30:50 +0000

Hey there folks! I’m happy to announce that we are proud exclusive authors for ThemeForest.net! We had our first 3 sales today on our first site template we’ve created for this marketplace. Theme is called Sleek Admin – Clean CSS Admin Skin. You can read about it’s features below and you can go and buy it [...]

20 Quality examples of high contrast in web design

Gergely Marton — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 13:36:35 +0000

My 10th grade art teacher told me that high contrast can be used only on white or black backgrounds to underline focus on things you want to communicate. I think it was a bold declaration of not thinking out of the box and not following design trends set by teenagers and young artists. Anyway, since [...]

A list of jQuery interface elements and plugins developed by Eyecon

Gergely Marton — Sun, 17 May 2009 22:03:32 +0000

Hello folks! First of all, sorry for the delayed writing on our blog, but we had a few re-inventing to do over here at WebGurus, and that ate up all our time. I’m using jQuery for 2 years now and I search for addons and plugins for it every day. Most of my searches are targeted [...]

How to achieve the new and trendy letterpress effect with Photoshop

Gergely Marton — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 14:16:48 +0000

One of the most unexpected trends Smashing Magazine observed over the last months was the emergence of letterpress in Web design. Probably the most important reason for this trend is the simple fact that this technique has been rarely used until now. Few of the top web designers in various countries re-designed their website [...]