Category Archives: Code

jQuery 2.0 Will Not Support IE 6, IE 7, or IE 8.

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jQuery 2.0 has been released!

Wow this is some exciting news. jQuery is a fantastic javascript library that enables developers from all walks of life. But before you jump in all guns-a-blazin’ to attack some code with jQuery 2.0, you should take note of the supported browsers.

jQuery 2.0 drops support for IE 6, IE 7, and IE 8

As promised, this version leaves behind the older Internet Explorer 6, 7, and 8 browsers.

I first picked up this insight from @jeresig on Twitter.

jQuery 2.0 will not support IE6/7/8

As a developer I do welcome the exile of older version of IE. However, this does create potential cross browser support issues if you don’t know your intended audience / platform. Like John states in his Tweet,

Context matters!

See the full jQuery 2.0 official announcement here.

Execute jQuery After the Page Loads

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If you are using jQuery and want/need to execute javascript after the page has completely loaded, you can use to the following snippet.

$(window).bind("load", function() { 
     // insert your code here 
});

NOTE: this is meant to be used outside of the standard DOM ready method

$(document).ready(function() { });

Use Shortcodes in WordPress Widgets

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Can I use / allow shortcodes in my WordPress Widgets?

The answer is YES!

You can add the following line to the functions.php of your WordPress theme to enable support of shortcodes in Text Widgets.

add_filter('widget_text', 'do_shortcode');

Simple. Concise. Do it.