Execute jQuery After the Page Loads

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() { });

What is the Minimum TTL for Network Solutions DNS

In planning for a site launch, I needed to know the shortest TTL that Network Solutions name servers would allow me to configure. Through some old fashioned trial and error, I found that number to be 3600 seconds.

For those playing along at home:

3600 seconds = 60 minutes = 1 hour

Network Solutions name servers are worldinc.com

Use Shortcodes in WordPress Widgets

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.