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	<title>Alius Designs Inc</title>
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	<description>Chicago Web Design Company</description>
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		<title>Nice URLS PHP .htaccess</title>
		<link>http://www.aliusdesigns.com/nice-urls-php-htaccess/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Dec 2011 02:06:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alius Designs</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Web Development]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Nice clean URLs: .htaccess RewriteEngine On RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d RewriteRule ^(.*)$ $1.php [L,QSA] # http://domain/about -&#62; http://domain/about.php -------------------------------------------------- .htaccess RewriteEngine On RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d RewriteRule ^(.*)$ index.php?q=$1 [L,QSA] # http://domain/about -&#62; http://domain/index.php?q=about &#60;?php // $url_data is an array $url_data = explode("/",$HTTP_SERVER_VARS['PATH_INFO']); ?&#62; Source: http://snipplr.com/view/4562/nice-urls-php-htaccess/]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Nice clean URLs:<br />
<code>.htaccess<br />
RewriteEngine On<br />
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f<br />
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d<br />
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ $1.php [L,QSA]<br />
# http://domain/about -&gt; http://domain/about.php</p>
<p>--------------------------------------------------</p>
<p>.htaccess<br />
RewriteEngine On<br />
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f<br />
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d<br />
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ index.php?q=$1 [L,QSA]<br />
# http://domain/about -&gt; http://domain/index.php?q=about</p>
<p>&lt;?php<br />
// $url_data is an array<br />
$url_data = explode("/",$HTTP_SERVER_VARS['PATH_INFO']);<br />
?&gt;</code></p>
<p>Source: <a href="http://snipplr.com/view/4562/nice-urls-php-htaccess/" target="_blank">http://snipplr.com/view/4562/nice-urls-php-htaccess/</a></p>
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		<title>Speed up your site with .htaccess caching</title>
		<link>http://www.aliusdesigns.com/speed-site-htaccess-caching/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Dec 2011 02:03:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alius Designs</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Blog]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[.htaccess]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[One of the most useful snippets that we&#8217;ve found recently is the one below. By using some simple .htaccess file cahing, you can dramatically increase your website speed. This snippet you should always have on your toolbox! # 1 YEAR Header set Cache-Control "max-age=29030400, public" # 1 WEEK Header set Cache-Control "max-age=604800, public" # 2 [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>One of the most useful snippets that we&#8217;ve found recently is the one below. By using some simple .htaccess file cahing, you can dramatically increase your website speed. This snippet you should always have on your toolbox!</p>
<p><code># 1 YEAR<br />
Header set Cache-Control "max-age=29030400, public"<br />
# 1 WEEK<br />
Header set Cache-Control "max-age=604800, public"<br />
# 2 DAYS<br />
Header set Cache-Control "max-age=172800, proxy-revalidate"<br />
# 1 MIN<br />
Header set Cache-Control "max-age=60, private, proxy-revalidate"</code></p>
<p>Source: <a href="http://www.askapache.com/htaccess/speed-up-sites-with-htaccess-caching.html" target="_blank">http://www.askapache.com/htaccess/speed-up-sites-with-htaccess-caching.html</a></p>
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		<title>Using Custom Fields</title>
		<link>http://www.aliusdesigns.com/wordpress-post-custom-fields/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 15 Oct 2011 21:20:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alius Designs</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Blog]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wordpress]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[While working on a project for a customer, needed to use custom fields, came across a few useful snippets: Dump out all custom fields as a list &#60;?php the_meta(); ?&#62; Display value of one specific custom field &#8220;companyName&#8221; would be ID value of custom field &#60;?php echo get_post_meta($post-&#62;ID, 'companyName', true); ?&#62; Display multiple values of [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>While working on a project for a customer, needed to use custom fields, came across a few useful snippets:</p>
<h4>Dump out all custom fields as a list</h4>
<pre>
<code>	&lt;?php the_meta(); ?&gt;</code>
</pre>
<h4>Display value of one specific custom field</h4>
<p>&#8220;companyName&#8221; would be ID value of custom field</p>
<pre>
<code>	&lt;?php echo get_post_meta($post-&gt;ID, 'companyName', true); ?&gt;</code>
</pre>
<h4>Display multiple values of same custom field ID</h4>
<pre>
<code>	&lt;?php $songs = get_post_meta($post-&gt;ID, 'songs', false); ?&gt;
		&lt;h3&gt;This post inspired by:&lt;/h3&gt;
		&lt;ul&gt;
        	&lt;?php foreach($songs as $song) {
		echo '&lt;li&gt;'.$song.'&lt;/li&gt;';
	} ?&gt;
		&lt;/ul&gt;</code>
</pre>
<h4>Display custom field only if exists (logic)</h4>
<pre>
<code>	&lt;?php
    $url = get_post_meta($post-&gt;ID, 'snippet-reference-URL', true);
		if ($url) {
			echo "&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href='$url'&gt;Reference URL&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;";
		}
	?&gt;</code>
</pre>
<p><a href="http://perishablepress.com/press/2008/12/22/wordpress-custom-fields-tips-tricks/" target="_blank">Source</a></p>
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		<title>How to Run a Loop Outside of WordPress?</title>
		<link>http://www.aliusdesigns.com/run-loop-wordpress/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 15 Oct 2011 17:22:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alius Designs</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Blog]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wordpress]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Sample below can be used on any PHP file even outside your WordPress installation. Include Basic WordPress Functions &#60;?php define('WP_USE_THEMES', false); require('/server/path/to/your/wordpress/site/wp-blog-header.php'); query_posts('showposts=1'); ?&#62; Run Loop &#60;?php while (have_posts()): the_post(); ?&#62; &#60;h2&#62;&#60;?php the_title(); ?&#62;&#60;/h2&#62; &#60;?php the_excerpt(); ?&#62; &#60;p&#62;&#60;a href="&#60;?php the_permalink(); ?&#62;" class="red"&#62;Read more...&#60;/a&#62;&#60;/p&#62; &#60;?php endwhile; ?&#62;]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Sample below can be used on any PHP file even outside your WordPress installation.</p>
<h4>Include Basic WordPress Functions</h4>
<pre>
<code>&lt;?php define('WP_USE_THEMES', false);
require('/server/path/to/your/wordpress/site/wp-blog-header.php');
query_posts('showposts=1'); ?&gt;</code>
</pre>
<h4>Run Loop</h4>
<pre>
<code>&lt;?php while (have_posts()): the_post(); ?&gt;
   &lt;h2&gt;&lt;?php the_title(); ?&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;
   &lt;?php the_excerpt(); ?&gt;
   &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="&lt;?php the_permalink(); ?&gt;" class="red"&gt;Read more...&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;?php endwhile; ?&gt;</code>
</pre>
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		<title>AgentUSB</title>
		<link>http://www.aliusdesigns.com/agentusb/</link>
		<comments>http://www.aliusdesigns.com/agentusb/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Jul 2010 16:58:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alius Designs</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Portfolio]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[AgentUSB sells usb flash drive packed with valuable software and information for real estate agents and brokers.]]></description>
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<p>AgentUSB sells usb flash drive packed with valuable software and information for real estate agents and brokers.</p></div>
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		<title>REO Blue Book</title>
		<link>http://www.aliusdesigns.com/reo-blue-book/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Jul 2010 01:20:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alius Designs</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Portfolio]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Online community for real estate industry.]]></description>
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<img src="/wp-content/portfolio/rbb.jpg" /><br />
<br />
Online community for real estate industry.
</div>
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		<title>&#8220;Brands&#8221; Project &#8211; part 1</title>
		<link>http://www.aliusdesigns.com/marketing-project-ysl-versace-gucci-fendi-part-1/</link>
		<comments>http://www.aliusdesigns.com/marketing-project-ysl-versace-gucci-fendi-part-1/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Jul 2010 01:12:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alius Designs</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[What if clothing labels were to produce drinks and offered &#8216;em to their clients in their stores as clients shop?]]></description>
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What if clothing labels were to produce drinks and offered &#8216;em to their clients in their stores as clients shop?
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		<title>&#8220;Brands&#8221; Project &#8211; part 2</title>
		<link>http://www.aliusdesigns.com/marketing-project-armani-dg-fcuk-part-2/</link>
		<comments>http://www.aliusdesigns.com/marketing-project-armani-dg-fcuk-part-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Jul 2010 01:11:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alius Designs</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[What if clothing labels were to produce drinks and offered &#8216;em to their clients in their stores as clients shop?]]></description>
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What if clothing labels were to produce drinks and offered &#8216;em to their clients in their stores as clients shop?
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		<title>GLOW Chicago</title>
		<link>http://www.aliusdesigns.com/glow-chicago/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Jul 2010 01:07:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alius Designs</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Portfolio]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Hitting the scene in 2006, Glow Chicago is working to become the premier promotions company in Chicago, with eyes on expanding to Miami and Los Angeles. We consist of many different media units within the company, from club and bar promotions, to music and artist promotions. Glow strives to create the finest in nightlife experiences [...]]]></description>
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<p>Hitting the scene in 2006, Glow Chicago is working to become the premier promotions company in Chicago, with eyes on expanding to Miami and Los Angeles. We consist of many different media units within the company, from club and bar promotions, to music and artist promotions. Glow strives to create the finest in nightlife experiences in the downtown Chicago scene. Their productions are designed to stimulate the senses and manifest an ambiance of vivaciousness.</p>
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		<title>Option One Energy</title>
		<link>http://www.aliusdesigns.com/option-one-energy/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Jul 2010 01:05:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alius Designs</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Logo design for an energy company &#8211; Option One Energy]]></description>
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Logo design for an energy company &#8211; Option One Energy<br />
<img src="/wp-content/portfolio/ooe2.jpg" /><br />
<img src="/wp-content/portfolio/ooe3.jpg" /><br />
<img src="/wp-content/portfolio/ooe4.jpg" /><br />
<img src="/wp-content/portfolio/ooe5.jpg" /><br />
<img src="/wp-content/portfolio/ooe6.jpg" /></p>
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