February 5, 2015 in Learn
How to Create a Sticky Navigation
Many websites use a “sticky” feature in their main navigation menu. The menu scrolls with the page, then sticks to the top once it reaches the top of the viewport. There are lots of jQuery plugins we can use to…
February 4, 2015 in Learn
Learn the Types of Hooks in WordPress
Hooks in WordPress allow developers to easily tie their own code in with the WordPress core code base, themes, and plugins. In this article, we’ll discover what hooks are, go over the different types of hooks, and look at a few…
February 3, 2015 in Learn
Nested Routes in Laravel 4
As a continuation of the Laravel Basics course here at Treehouse, I want to extend our todo lists example to have todo list items with nested restful routing. Let’s take a look at the URL patterns for our todo lists by…
February 2, 2015 in Learn
How to Add a Navigation Drawer in Android
Android now includes a component that makes it very easy to add a navigation drawer to an app that the user can slide in from the side. I first remember seeing this in the Facebook app in iOS, and I…
January 30, 2015 in Community
Shaun Applied His New Web Skills to Helping Youths Realise Their Full Potential
Before joining Treehouse, Shuan dabbled in HTML and CSS but could never gain a comprehensive understanding of how to code. When an opportunity presented itself for him to combine his passion for helping young people realise their full potential with…
January 21, 2015 in Learn
How to Create a Simple CSS Dropdown Menu
Many dropdown menus we see on websites use JavaScript in some way, but it’s possible to build one entirely with HTML and CSS. In this short video tutorial, we’ll take advantage of helpful CSS selectors to build a simple dropdown…
January 14, 2015 in Learn
Create an SVG Sprite Sheet
Image sprites are still a useful feature in web design. They’re also important for website optimization because they combine several images into one image file to reduce HTTP requests. In this tutorial, we’ll learn how to create an SVG sprite sheet…
January 13, 2015 in Learn
Accessibility, Drag and Drop Interaction, Emojis | The Treehouse Show | Episode 123
It’s Tuesday, which means it’s time for another episode of The Treehouse Show! This week, hosts Nick Pettit and Jason Seifer explore accessibility on the web, drag and drop interaction ideas, emojis, and scrolling. Watch this week’s episode for free…
January 7, 2015 in Learn
How to Install Node.js® and NPM on Windows [Guide]
If you’re looking to take your JavaScript coding to another level, Treehouse offers unlimited courses in JavaScript (and many other subjects) starting at $25/month. Try our program out with a free seven-day trial today. JavaScript is quickly becoming the go-to language for…
December 31, 2014 in Learn
A Brief Introduction to SVG
SVG, or Scalable Vector Graphics, is an XML markup language for creating two-dimensional images using vectors. Unlike JPEG and PNG, SVG is not raster-based, and doesn’t use pixels. This means SVG images can have an infinite level of detail, but…
December 30, 2014 in Learn
Multi-Touch Gestures, UI Logic, SVG Animation
It’s Tuesday which means that the Treehouse Show is back! In episode 121 of The Treehouse Show, Nick (@nickrp) and Jason (@jseifer) talk about multi-touch gestures, logic in UI, SVG animation, and more. For a free month’s trial, Join Jason…
December 22, 2014 in Learn
The Beginner’s Guide to Location in Android
Knowing a user’s location in an Android app can be extremely useful. Users take their devices everywhere and are constantly using them on the go, and as developers we can capitalize on that by providing a more contextual experience based…