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HOWTO: build a Technorati top tags ticker with PHP, jQuery, JavaScript and AJAX - day 3 of 3
The third and final installment of this three day tutorial has arrived, and the completed ticker is finally unveiled. On day one I reviewed the Technorati API and the PHP, and on day two I walked through the XHTML and CSS. Today, I will break down the jQuery, JavaScript and AJAX components of the ticker. For those of you unwilling to wait for the reveal, click here for a demo.
HOWTO: build a Technorati top tags ticker with PHP, jQuery, JavaScript and AJAX - day 2 of 3
In day one of this three day tutorial I gave an overview of the Technorati API, as well as the PHP, and ended with a screenshot of the ticker. Today, I will focus on the XHTML and CSS required to complete the visual look of the ticker. Tomorrow, I will finish up by walking through the jQuery, JavaScript and AJAX functionality, and I will unveil the completed top tags ticker.
HOWTO: build a Technorati top tags ticker with PHP, jQuery, JavaScript and AJAX - day 1 of 3
The “how to” I posted on sprucing up your search box with CSS and a background image received some great feedback. I have decided to follow up with a more in depth tutorial that takes advantage of the Technorati developer’s API, specifically, the ability to retrieve the current top tags. Over the next three days I will teach you how to build an imitation of the tags ticker running at the top of the Technorati home page, using PHP, jQuery, JavaScript and AJAX.
Use jQuery expressions and AJAX to browse an XML file
One of the disadvantages to getting an XML file with asynchronous JavaScript has been the limited ability to traverse the nodes, effortlessly displaying a refined result set in HTML. Although Internet Explorer 5+, Firefox 1+, Safari 1.3+ and Opera 9+ do provide basic properties and methods for accomplishing minor tasks, the process for browsing the XML is cumbersome.
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