Switch List Displays with JQuery and CSS

Sometimes it is useful to allow users to quickly change how data is displayed. Changing the display can make is easier to see patterns or find a specific item you are looking for. With CSS and jQuery we can easily change the way content is displayed and arranged on the page.  I got the idea for this post from here  

Switch views using CSS and jQuery

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Adding Suggestions to the Sharepoint search box

I got the idea for this from here: http://cssglobe.com/lab/searchfield/. The idea is that by giving users suggestions of what they should be searching for they can be guided to the most important information. When I am searching for something many times I am unsure what what search terms will give me the best results.

To get started we will need a search box to work with.  The out of the box search box could work but I prefer to use the one mentioned here by Kyle Schaeffer because it gives me a lot more flexibility with the design.    Read the rest of this entry »

WordPress as a CMS

I have been usin wordpress for about two weeks now and never thought of using it as a CMS solution. In most cases I use Joomla, Drupal or DotNetNuke for CMS sites. I built my first non-blog WordPress site. It was alot esier than I expected and customizing the template to act like a regular site was easy. Here is a link to the site (I did not do the design just the implementation)  http://givetomorgan.com/

Here are some additional resources on using WordPress as a CMS

• CSS Tricks
• WordPress CMS Hacks and Tricks
• How to use WordPress as a Truly Customized CMS (Multiple Headers, Footers, Sidebars and more!)