SOLVED: “An error was encountered” in WSAT (Website Admin Tool)

If you’re seeing a cryptic error when you try to add users via the built in WSAT tool that says “An error was encountered. Please return to the previous page and try again.” then this article will probably help you get to the bottom of it.

A straightforward method to detecting RSS and Atom feeds in websites with HtmlAgilityPack

Let's create a tool that will be able to query any website and detect if they provide feeds in one of the common syndication formats. By using HtmlAgilityPack we can apply screen scraping techniques and examine the meta tags to see what alternative formats are available.

SOLVED: JavaScript error .reset is not a function

Read this article if you are trying to call reset() on a <form> DOM element but you're getting an error stating .reset is not a function.

SOLVED: Visual Studio inserts a text snippet instead of an EntityDataSource

I had finally gotten around to following the tutorials for an introduction to Entity Framework 4 and when got to the stage that required me to insert an EntityDataSource I hit a stumbling block: The EntityDataSource was being inserted as a long text snippet instead. Read on for a simple fix to this issue.

SOLVED: Firebug Inspect Element Keyboard Shortcut Clash

If you want to use the Ctrl-Shift-C shortcut to Inspect Element in Firebug but you also have the Web Developer plugin installed then read on to to find out how to stop them clashing!

Did I help? Gauge if your articles are solving real world problems with Google Analytics and jQuery

Its is easy to keep churning out articles and watch your hit count steadily increase but how do you know if you've really helped a developer solve a real world problem? In this article we explore how to create a client-side solution using Google Analytics and jQuery to track if the visitors problem has been solved.

Tracking scroll depth to reveal content engagement in Google Analytics async snippet

This article investigates a way to track content engagement on your site. By monitoring how far down the page a visitor to your site travels and then recording the data in Google Analytics you can discover how many of your visitors are reading your content all the way to the end.

My Website Design Doesn't Look The Same In All Browsers!

“I created a website but now when I look at it in different browsers there are display glitches! What can I do?”

This is a common issue that developers face. Web browsers have a long history of having their own interpretations of standards compliance and they also have different defaults such as font sizes and margins. If you find that your website is not looking the same in all of the major browsers then this guide will help you figure which steps you need to take to fix it.