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Andrew Rickards

Sydney, Australia

A piano teacher by trade, I got into web development originally to help promote my teaching business but quickly became enthralled by the world of web development and am now trying to migrate to a online career.

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JavaScript

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CSS

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PHP

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Development Tools

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HTML

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232 Achievements

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The Settings API in Different Places

WordPress Settings API

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Jul 6, 2016
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Taking WordPress Settings Further

WordPress Settings API

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Jul 5, 2016
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Getting Started with Theme Options Settings

WordPress Settings API

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Jul 4, 2016
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WordPress Settings API Overview

WordPress Settings API

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Jul 4, 2016
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Running Apps on a Device

Build a Simple iPhone App with Swift 2.0

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Jun 18, 2016
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Improving Our User Interface

Build a Simple iPhone App with Swift 2.0

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Jun 17, 2016
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Structs as Data Models

Build a Simple iPhone App with Swift 2.0

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Jun 14, 2016
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View Controllers and Views

Build a Simple iPhone App with Swift 2.0

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Jun 13, 2016
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Getting Started with iOS Development

Build a Simple iPhone App with Swift 2.0

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Jun 12, 2016
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Differentiating Between Objects

Object-Oriented Swift 2.0

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Jun 11, 2016
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Class Inheritance

Object-Oriented Swift 2.0

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Jun 11, 2016
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Classes

Object-Oriented Swift 2.0

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Jun 10, 2016
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Complex Data Structures

Object-Oriented Swift 2.0

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Jun 8, 2016
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Function Parameters

Swift 2.0 Functions

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Jun 5, 2016
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Functions in Swift 2.0

Swift 2.0 Functions

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Jun 5, 2016
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Control Flow with Conditional Statements

Swift 2.0 Collections and Control Flow

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Jun 4, 2016
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Control Flow With Loops

Swift 2.0 Collections and Control Flow

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Jun 2, 2016
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Swift Dictionaries

Swift 2.0 Collections and Control Flow

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Jun 1, 2016
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Introduction to Collections

Swift 2.0 Collections and Control Flow

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May 31, 2016
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Swift Operators

Swift 2.0 Basics

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May 30, 2016
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Swift Types

Swift 2.0 Basics

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May 29, 2016
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An Introduction to Swift Programming

Swift 2.0 Basics

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May 29, 2016
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Getting Started with Jekyll

Build a Blog with Jekyll and GitHub Pages

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Jun 8, 2015
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Running an Ecommerce Site Long Term

Ecommerce with WordPress and WooCommerce

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May 12, 2015
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Extending WooCommerce

Ecommerce with WordPress and WooCommerce

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May 12, 2015
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Managing Orders in WooCommerce

Ecommerce with WordPress and WooCommerce

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May 12, 2015
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Managing Products in WooCommerce

Ecommerce with WordPress and WooCommerce

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May 12, 2015
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Setting Up WooCommerce

Ecommerce with WordPress and WooCommerce

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May 12, 2015
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Introduction to Ecommerce with WordPress

Ecommerce with WordPress and WooCommerce

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May 12, 2015
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Services and Dependencies

AngularJS

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Apr 28, 2015
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Two-way Data Binding

AngularJS

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Apr 7, 2015
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AngularJS MVC Frameworks

AngularJS

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Apr 3, 2015
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JavaScript Objects

JavaScript Loops, Arrays and Objects

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Apr 3, 2015
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JavaScript Arrays

JavaScript Loops, Arrays and Objects

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Apr 3, 2015
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JavaScript Loops

JavaScript Loops, Arrays and Objects

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Apr 3, 2015
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Traversing and Manipulating the DOM with JavaScript

Interactive Web Pages with JavaScript

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Mar 31, 2015
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Selecting Elements and Adding Events with JavaScript

Interactive Web Pages with JavaScript

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Mar 29, 2015
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JavaScript and the DOM

Interactive Web Pages with JavaScript

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Mar 29, 2015
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DNS Basics

Technology Foundations

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Nov 28, 2014
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Graphic Basics

Technology Foundations

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Nov 28, 2014
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Launching and Supporting a WordPress Plugin

How to Build a WordPress Plugin

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Nov 26, 2014
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Building WordPress Template Tags, Widgets, and Shortcodes

How to Build a WordPress Plugin

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Nov 26, 2014
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Connecting WordPress Plugins with 3rd Party APIs

How to Build a WordPress Plugin

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Nov 26, 2014
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Building a WordPress Plugin Settings Page

How to Build a WordPress Plugin

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Nov 26, 2014
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How WordPress Plugins Work

How to Build a WordPress Plugin

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Nov 26, 2014
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PHP Internal Functions

PHP Functions

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Nov 25, 2014
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PHP Returns & Closures

PHP Functions

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Nov 25, 2014
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PHP Functions Basics

PHP Functions

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Nov 25, 2014
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Custom Dashboard Widgets

Customizing the WordPress Admin Area

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Nov 25, 2014
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Controlling Admin Navigation

Customizing the WordPress Admin Area

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Nov 25, 2014
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Customizing the Login Screen

Customizing the WordPress Admin Area

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Nov 25, 2014
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Admin Color Schemes

Customizing the WordPress Admin Area

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Nov 24, 2014
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Add Bootstrap Components to WordPress Theme

From Bootstrap to WordPress

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Nov 24, 2014
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Create Bootstrap Styled Theme Templates

From Bootstrap to WordPress

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Nov 24, 2014
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Setup a Bootstrap Theme

From Bootstrap to WordPress

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Nov 24, 2014
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A Template Hierarchy Review

The WordPress Template Hierarchy

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Nov 24, 2014
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Media Templates in WordPress

The WordPress Template Hierarchy

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Nov 24, 2014
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Custom Post Type Templates

The WordPress Template Hierarchy

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Nov 24, 2014
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Archive Templates in WordPress

The WordPress Template Hierarchy

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Nov 24, 2014
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Page and Post Templates in WordPress

The WordPress Template Hierarchy

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Nov 24, 2014
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Homepage Templates in WordPress

The WordPress Template Hierarchy

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Nov 24, 2014
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Core WordPress Theme Files

The WordPress Template Hierarchy

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Nov 24, 2014
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How WordPress Templates Work

The WordPress Template Hierarchy

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Nov 22, 2014
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Finishing Your WordPress Theme

WordPress Theme Development

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Nov 21, 2014
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Custom Homepage Templates in WordPress

WordPress Theme Development

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Nov 20, 2014
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Adding a Blog to a WordPress Theme

WordPress Theme Development

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Nov 20, 2014
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Custom Post Type Templates

WordPress Theme Development

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Nov 19, 2014
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Building Out WordPress Navigation

WordPress Theme Development

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Nov 19, 2014
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Building Page Templates in WordPress

WordPress Theme Development

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Nov 19, 2014
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The WordPress Loop

WordPress Theme Development

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Nov 19, 2014
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WordPress Header and Footer Templates

WordPress Theme Development

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Nov 18, 2014
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Working with CSS and JS in WordPress Themes

WordPress Theme Development

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Nov 18, 2014
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Starting a WordPress Theme

WordPress Theme Development

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Nov 18, 2014
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Local WordPress Development

Local WordPress Development

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Nov 16, 2014
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WordPress Plugin Best Practices

How to Make a Website with WordPress

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Nov 16, 2014
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Widgets and Custom Menus

How to Make a Website with WordPress

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Nov 16, 2014
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Custom Post Types and Fields

How to Make a Website with WordPress

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Nov 16, 2014
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Customizing WordPress Themes

How to Make a Website with WordPress

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Nov 15, 2014
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WordPress Themes

How to Make a Website with WordPress

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Nov 15, 2014
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Installing Wordpress

How to Make a Website with WordPress

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Nov 15, 2014
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JavaScript Functions

JavaScript Basics (Retired)

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Nov 12, 2014
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JavaScript Conditional Statements

JavaScript Basics (Retired)

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Nov 11, 2014
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JavaScript Numbers

JavaScript Basics (Retired)

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Nov 6, 2014
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JavaScript Variables

JavaScript Basics (Retired)

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Nov 6, 2014
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Introducing JavaScript

JavaScript Basics (Retired)

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Nov 3, 2014
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The Genesis Marketplace

Genesis Framework Foundations

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Nov 1, 2014
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Configuring a Genesis Child Theme

Genesis Framework Foundations

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Nov 1, 2014
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An Overview of the Genesis Framework

Genesis Framework Foundations

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Nov 1, 2014
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An Overview of WordPress Frameworks

Genesis Framework Foundations

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Nov 1, 2014
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The WordPress Codex

The WordPress Codex

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Oct 19, 2014
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PHP Inheritance & Interfaces

Object-Oriented PHP Basics (Retired)

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Oct 19, 2014
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PHP Properties & Methods

Object-Oriented PHP Basics (Retired)

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Oct 19, 2014
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PHP Objects and Classes

Object-Oriented PHP Basics (Retired)

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Oct 19, 2014
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PHP Loops

PHP Basics (Retired)

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Oct 18, 2014
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PHP Conditionals

PHP Basics (Retired)

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Oct 18, 2014
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PHP Datatypes

PHP Basics (Retired)

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Oct 18, 2014
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PHP Data & Structure

PHP Basics (Retired)

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Oct 18, 2014
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PHP Getting Started

PHP Basics (Retired)

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Oct 18, 2014
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Better SEO Through Tools

SEO Basics

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Oct 14, 2014
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Better SEO Through Code

SEO Basics

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Oct 13, 2014
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Better SEO Through Content

SEO Basics

Achieved
Oct 13, 2014
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Introduction to SEO

SEO Basics

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Oct 13, 2014
Achievement
Modular Media Queries

Modular CSS with Sass

Achieved
Oct 12, 2014
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Sass Grid System

Modular CSS with Sass

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Oct 12, 2014
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SMACSS and Sass

Modular CSS with Sass

Achieved
Oct 8, 2014
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Sass and BEM

Modular CSS with Sass

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Oct 3, 2014
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Getting Modular with Mixins and Functions

Modular CSS with Sass

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Sep 30, 2014
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Choosing Options

HTML Forms

Achieved
Sep 29, 2014
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Organizing Forms

HTML Forms

Achieved
Sep 29, 2014
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Form Basics

HTML Forms

Achieved
Sep 29, 2014
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Structuring Tables

HTML Tables

Achieved
Sep 23, 2014
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Table Basics

HTML Tables

Achieved
Sep 23, 2014
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Securing and Maintaining a MySQL Database

Database Foundations

Achieved
Sep 22, 2014
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SQL Calculating, Aggregating and Other Functions

Database Foundations

Achieved
Sep 22, 2014
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Joining Relational Data Between Tables in SQL

Database Foundations

Achieved
Sep 21, 2014
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Manipulating Schema with SQL

Database Foundations

Achieved
Sep 21, 2014
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Creating Tables and Manipulating Data with SQL

Database Foundations

Achieved
Sep 21, 2014
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Reading Data from Databases with SQL

Database Foundations

Achieved
Sep 20, 2014
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Installing MySQL Server and MySQL Workbench

Database Foundations

Achieved
Sep 19, 2014
Achievement
Introduction to Data, Databases and SQL

Database Foundations

Achieved
Sep 16, 2014
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Paginating a List: Model and View

Enhancing a Simple PHP Application

Achieved
Sep 15, 2014
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Paginating a List: Controller

Enhancing a Simple PHP Application

Achieved
Sep 15, 2014
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Adding Search: Model

Enhancing a Simple PHP Application

Achieved
Sep 14, 2014
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Adding Search: Controller & View

Enhancing a Simple PHP Application

Achieved
Sep 13, 2014
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Refactoring the Codebase

Enhancing a Simple PHP Application

Achieved
Sep 13, 2014
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Cleaning URLs with Rewrite Rules

Enhancing a Simple PHP Application

Achieved
Sep 10, 2014
Achievement
Cleaning URLs with Subfolders

Enhancing a Simple PHP Application

Achieved
Sep 8, 2014
Achievement
Integrating Validation Errors

Enhancing a Simple PHP Application

Achieved
Sep 8, 2014
Achievement
Advanced Directives

Advanced Sass

Achieved
Sep 2, 2014
Achievement
Concepts on Advanced Functions

Advanced Sass

Achieved
Sep 2, 2014
Achievement
Advanced Variables, Mixins, Functions, and Placeholders

Advanced Sass

Achieved
Sep 1, 2014
Achievement
Getting Started with Advanced Sass

Advanced Sass

Achieved
Sep 1, 2014
Achievement
Simple PHP Application: Wrapping Up The Project

Build a Simple PHP Application

Achieved
Aug 18, 2014
Achievement
Working with PHP Functions

Build a Simple PHP Application

Achieved
Aug 18, 2014
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Integrating With Paypal

Build a Simple PHP Application

Achieved
Aug 18, 2014
Achievement
Laravel Getting Started

Laravel 4 Basics

Achieved
Aug 17, 2014
Achievement
Listing Inventory Items

Build a Simple PHP Application

Achieved
Aug 16, 2014
Achievement
Adding a Contact Form

Build a Simple PHP Application

Achieved
Aug 16, 2014
Achievement
Creating the Menu and Footer

Build a Simple PHP Application

Achieved
Aug 12, 2014
Achievement
Getting Started with PHP

Build a Simple PHP Application

Achieved
Aug 12, 2014
Achievement
Advanced Sass Concepts

Sass Basics (retired)

Achieved
Aug 11, 2014
Achievement
Speeding up Workflow With Sass

Sass Basics (retired)

Achieved
Aug 11, 2014
Achievement
Variables, Mixins, and Extending Selectors

Sass Basics (retired)

Achieved
Aug 11, 2014
Achievement
Getting Started with Sass

Sass Basics (retired)

Achieved
Aug 9, 2014
Achievement
Getting Started with WordPress

Getting Started with WordPress

Achieved
Aug 7, 2014
Achievement
Workflows

Git Basics

Achieved
Aug 6, 2014
Achievement
Working With Remote Repositories

Git Basics

Achieved
Aug 6, 2014
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Merging

Git Basics

Achieved
Aug 6, 2014
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Branches

Git Basics

Achieved
Aug 6, 2014
Achievement
Getting Started With Git

Git Basics

Achieved
Aug 6, 2014
Achievement
Why Version Control Matters

Git Basics

Achieved
Aug 6, 2014
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Installing Programs

Console Foundations

Achieved
Aug 5, 2014
Achievement
Environment and Redirection

Console Foundations

Achieved
Aug 5, 2014
Achievement
Console Processes

Console Foundations

Achieved
Aug 5, 2014
Achievement
Console Users and Permission

Console Foundations

Achieved
Aug 5, 2014
Achievement
Moving Around in the Console

Console Foundations

Achieved
Aug 2, 2014
Achievement
Chrome DevTools Basics

Website Optimization

Achieved
Aug 2, 2014
Achievement
Web Apps

Accessibility

Achieved
Aug 1, 2014
Achievement
Websites

Accessibility

Achieved
Aug 1, 2014
Achievement
Introduction

Accessibility

Achieved
Aug 1, 2014
Achievement
AJAX and APIs

AJAX Basics (retiring)

Achieved
Aug 1, 2014
Achievement
jQuery and AJAX

AJAX Basics (retiring)

Achieved
Jul 28, 2014
Achievement
Programming AJAX

AJAX Basics (retiring)

Achieved
Jul 28, 2014
Achievement
AJAX Concepts

AJAX Basics (retiring)

Achieved
Jul 28, 2014
Achievement
The Logo Sprint

Logo Design Basics

Achieved
Jul 26, 2014
Achievement
Logo Design 101

Logo Design Basics

Achieved
Jul 26, 2014
Achievement
Creating a Simple Drawing Application

jQuery Basics (2014)

Achieved
Jul 26, 2014
Achievement
Creating a Password Confirmation Form

jQuery Basics (2014)

Achieved
Jul 26, 2014
Achievement
Creating a Mobile Drop Down Menu

jQuery Basics (2014)

Achieved
Jul 26, 2014
Achievement
Creating a Simple Lightbox

jQuery Basics (2014)

Achieved
Jul 26, 2014
Achievement
Creating a Spoiler Revealer

jQuery Basics (2014)

Achieved
Jul 26, 2014
Achievement
Introduction to jQuery

jQuery Basics (2014)

Achieved
Jul 25, 2014
Achievement
JavaScript Objects

JavaScript Foundations

Achieved
Jul 25, 2014
Achievement
JavaScript Functions

JavaScript Foundations

Achieved
Jul 25, 2014
Achievement
JavaScript Arrays

JavaScript Foundations

Achieved
Jul 24, 2014
Achievement
JavaScript Numbers

JavaScript Foundations

Achieved
Jul 24, 2014
Achievement
JavaScript Strings

JavaScript Foundations

Achieved
Jul 24, 2014
Achievement
Introduction Variables

JavaScript Foundations

Achieved
Jul 23, 2014
Achievement
Functions

Introduction to Programming

Achieved
Jul 23, 2014
Achievement
Objects and Arrays

Introduction to Programming

Achieved
Jul 23, 2014
Achievement
Control Structures

Introduction to Programming

Achieved
Jul 23, 2014
Achievement
Basics

Introduction to Programming

Achieved
Jul 23, 2014
Achievement
Workflow Basics

Photoshop Foundations

Achieved
Jul 23, 2014
Achievement
Slices & Save for Web

Photoshop Foundations

Achieved
Jul 23, 2014
Achievement
Vector Shapes

Photoshop Foundations

Achieved
Jul 23, 2014
Achievement
Type Tools

Photoshop Foundations

Achieved
Jul 23, 2014
Achievement
Masks Basics

Photoshop Foundations

Achieved
Jul 23, 2014
Achievement
Layer Basics

Photoshop Foundations

Achieved
Jul 22, 2014
Achievement
Workspace Basics

Photoshop Foundations

Achieved
Jul 22, 2014
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Design Foundations Final

Design Foundations

Achieved
Jul 22, 2014
Achievement
Becoming a Problem Solver

Design Foundations

Achieved
Jul 22, 2014
Achievement
Understanding Aesthetics

Design Foundations

Achieved
Jul 22, 2014
Achievement
Introduction to Design

Design Foundations

Achieved
Jul 22, 2014
Achievement
Color Theory

Aesthetic Foundations

Achieved
Jul 22, 2014
Achievement
Principles

Aesthetic Foundations

Achieved
Jul 22, 2014
Achievement
Elements

Aesthetic Foundations

Achieved
Jul 22, 2014
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Grid Layout

CSS Layout Techniques

Achieved
Jul 22, 2014
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Flexbox Layout

CSS Layout Techniques

Achieved
Jul 22, 2014
Achievement
Positioning Schemes

CSS Layout Techniques

Achieved
Jul 22, 2014
Achievement
Float Layout

CSS Layout Techniques

Achieved
Jul 22, 2014
Achievement
Display Modes

CSS Layout Techniques

Achieved
Jul 21, 2014
Achievement
Media Queries

Unused CSS Stages

Achieved
Jul 21, 2014
Achievement
CSS Animations

Unused CSS Stages

Achieved
Jul 21, 2014
Achievement
Transitions and Transforms

Unused CSS Stages

Achieved
Jul 21, 2014
Achievement
Flexbox and Multi-Column Layout

Unused CSS Stages

Achieved
Jul 21, 2014
Achievement
Gradients

CSS Foundations

Achieved
Jul 21, 2014
Achievement
Web Typography

CSS Foundations

Achieved
Jul 21, 2014
Achievement
Backgrounds and Borders

CSS Foundations

Achieved
Jul 21, 2014
Achievement
CSS Box Model

CSS Foundations

Achieved
Jul 21, 2014
Achievement
Text, Fonts, and Lists

CSS Foundations

Achieved
Jul 21, 2014
Achievement
Values and Units

CSS Foundations

Achieved
Jul 21, 2014
Achievement
Advanced Selectors

CSS Foundations

Achieved
Jul 21, 2014
Achievement
Selectors

CSS Foundations

Achieved
Jul 20, 2014
Achievement
Getting Started with CSS

CSS Foundations

Achieved
Jul 20, 2014
Achievement
Forms

HTML

Achieved
Jul 20, 2014
Achievement
Tables

HTML

Achieved
Jul 20, 2014
Achievement
Objects

HTML

Achieved
Jul 20, 2014
Achievement
Links

HTML

Achieved
Jul 20, 2014
Achievement
Lists

HTML

Achieved
Jul 20, 2014
Achievement
Text

HTML

Achieved
Jul 20, 2014
Achievement
Introduction

HTML

Achieved
Jul 20, 2014
Achievement
Debugging HTML and CSS Problems

How to Make a Website

Achieved
Jul 20, 2014
Achievement
Sharing a Website

How to Make a Website

Achieved
Jul 20, 2014
Achievement
Responsive Web Design and Testing

How to Make a Website

Achieved
Jul 19, 2014
Achievement
Adding Pages to a Website

How to Make a Website

Achieved
Jul 19, 2014
Achievement
Styling Web Pages and Navigation

How to Make a Website

Achieved
Jul 19, 2014
Achievement
Customizing Colors and Fonts

How to Make a Website

Achieved
Jul 19, 2014
Achievement
CSS: Cascading Style Sheets

How to Make a Website

Achieved
Jul 18, 2014
Achievement
Creating HTML Content

How to Make a Website

Achieved
Jul 17, 2014
Achievement
HTML First

How to Make a Website

Achieved
Jul 15, 2014
Achievement
Beginning HTML and CSS

How to Make a Website

Achieved
Jul 15, 2014
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Newbie

Achieved
Jul 15, 2014