Thoriq Firdaus

Thoriq is a writer for Hongkiat.com with a passion for web design and development. He is the author of Responsive Web Design by Examples, where he covered his best approaches in developing responsive websites quickly with a framework.

Latest posts

SplitDown: A Ghost-like Editor for WordPress

Ghost, a new blogging platform was released several months ago, and we covered how to get it installed on Mac. It is primed as a purely-for-blogging p…

How to Dynamically Add and Remove HTML Classes with jQuery

Adding a new HTML class manually is straightforward; however, creating an interactive website requires the ability to modify, insert, and remove HTML …

How to Emulate Touch Events in Chrome for Web Development

Touchscreen technology, especially with multi-touch features, has transformed the way we interact with mobile devices like smartphones and tablets. In…

How to Manage Content You See in WordPress Preview Mode

If you frequently use WordPress to publish content, you’re probably familiar with Preview mode. This handy feature allows you to review your posts a…

Sorting And Organizing CSS Using CSSComb

Compared to other web-related languages, CSS is relatively straightforward and easy to write. But at the same time, it is also hard to organize, parti…

Easily Creating a Modal Window with the HTML5 Dialog Tag

The modal window, a ubiquitous interface element across websites, often houses subscription forms, upload interfaces (like those seen in WordPress), n…

Fresh Resources for Web Designers and Developers (January 2014)

Hey it’s a new year! Happy new year to all our readers and thanks for checking in on us for more fresh resources for designers. Like all our previou…

Creating Design Specifications in Photoshop Using SpecKing

Editor’s note: SpecKing is no longer in service. Imagine you’re a web designer, preparing to pass your Photoshop designs (PSD) to web developers w…

How to Customize Your WordPress Query

Today, we’re going to explore the WordPress Query. Although the official WordPress documentation for Query exists, it can be quite overwhelming and …

Customize WordPress Admin Color Scheme

WordPress just got a new upgrade and 3.8 comes with a bunch of new thing to be excited about. One that you will notice immediately, is that the WP-Adm…

How to Convert Web Images to Grayscale: 3 Easy Methods

I’ve always been a fan of grayscale images because they look more artistic. Many photo editors, like Photoshop, allow you to turn colorful images in…

How to Display “Featured Content” in WordPress

You probably have stories in your blog you want to highlight to your readers. This is commonly referred to as “Featured Posts” or “Featured Cont…