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The Wordpress blogging system has grown by leaps and bounds in just a few short years. Web developers familiar with JavaScript and PHP have flocked into the community. As such we have seen a tremendous surge in free code, plugins, and templates for Wordpress 3.2.

In the collection below you can find 17 amazingly helpful code snippets which you can implement into your blog. Wordpress makes it super-easy to build off their own framework and classes. All of these codes are simply cut-and-paste solutions for your theme’s functions.php – which just goes to show Wordpress’ creativity and novelty as a web CMS platform.

Whenever a user lands onto your 404 page it’s always a frustrating process. As the designer you want to provide solutions to their problem, either traveling back in their web history or maybe hitting your home page instead. Along with these actions you should try wrapping up the page in a pretty pixel display.

This gallery of eye-catching 404 page designs should give you all the inspiration you need! I have cataloged some very interesting layouts from all around the web which not only focus on aesthetics, but also proper user experience. If you have thoughts on the post or wish to share links of your own let us know in the discussion area.

Pinterest

In this post we have collected some amazing free Wordpress themes. If you like these Wordpress themes you might also want to check out some of our previous posts below. Enjoy!

40 WordPress-Powered Websites With Awesome Designs

17 Killer Premium WordPress Theme Stores

WordPress Anniversary Theme

hyperspace

In this roundup we are featuring some clever and creative outdoor advertisements to inspire you. Enjoy!! If you like these advertisements you might also want to check out our previous posts below.

30 Hilarious Print Advertisements

45 Creative Typography Print Ads

Mitsubishi i-Miev: iMiEV Electric Billboard

In this post we have collected some photoshop and illustrator icon design tutorials. If you like these icon design tutorials you might also want to check out our previous posts below.

33 Brand New Icon Tutorials with Freebie Sets

35 Illustrator Icon Design Tutorials

Illustrator Tutorials

How to Make a Simple iOS style Book Icon

The whole jQuery library has grown tremendously in the past couple of years. With open resources such as Git and Github web developers have been creating plugins for even richer effects. Some of the team members had a great idea to port this code over to a mobile platform.

In this guide it is my goal to introduce you into the jQuery Mobile platform. There is a lot of material to cover so we likely won’t hit everything. But fortunately the team has made development super easy and streamlined with fantastic documentation. Check out the website and fairly active developer’s forum for more in-depth answers.