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Responsive Media in HTML5

You're reading from   Responsive Media in HTML5 Learn effective administration of responsive media within your website or CMS system using practical techniques

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Product type Paperback
Published in Dec 2014
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ISBN-13 9781849696968
Length 128 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Preface 1. Working with Responsive Images FREE CHAPTER 2. Adding Responsive Video Content 3. Mixing Content 4. Testing Responsive Media 5. Using Frameworks Index

Adding responsive media to a CMS

We will begin the first of our three examples with a look at using the ever popular WordPress system. Created back in 2003, WordPress has been used to host sites by small independent traders all the way up to Fortune 500 companies—this includes some of the biggest names in business such as eBay, UPS, and Ford. WordPress comes in two flavors; the one we're interested in is the self-install version available at http://www.wordpress.org.

This example assumes you have a local installation of WordPress installed and working; if not, then head over to http://codex.wordpress.org/Installing_WordPress and follow the tutorial to get started. We will also need a DOM inspector such as Firebug installed if you don't already have it. It can be downloaded from http://www.getfirebug.com if you need to install it.

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If you only have access to WordPress.com (the other flavor of WordPress), then some of the tips in this section may not work, due to limitations...

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