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Explicit browser support
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Explicit browser support

ByBrian Krogsgard
Browser support is not a minor thing to consider when building web projects. Whether developing a website for a client or building a product, one of the most important things to clarify right away is what level of browser support is to be expected. Browser support should be an explicitly defined item, even for small…

It’s rare to see an experimental…

ByDan Knauss
It’s rare to see an experimental WordPress theme used to explore new approaches to design, so I enjoyed Kjell Reigstad sharing how he used Blockbase (a parent theme for block themes) to create an intentionally “glitchy” theme. Warping text and images using CSS and SVG filters created some nice effects! 🎨 If you are planning…

Carlo Daniele has a developer’s guide…

ByBrian Krogsgard
Carlo Daniele has a developer’s guide to WordPress’s Twenty Seventeen Theme on the Kinsta blog. Carlo shows customizing the front page header, adding more sections to the front page, adding custom SVG icons to the Social Icons menu, and animating front page scrolling.
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Pentesting as Contributing

ByDan Knauss
Robert Rowley at Patchstack explains what I believe is the first-ever reported vulnerability in Gutenberg (the plugin, not in WordPress core) to make the National Vulnerability Database. Robert has opened an issue for discussion in the Gutenberg GitHub repo that has a good quick summary of the vulnerability. It appears to be only a theoretical…

Dashicons — which currently weigh in…

ByDan Knauss
Dashicons — which currently weigh in at 303 icons in a single, compiled sprite — may be nearing the end of their useful life. As Joen notes, “The block editor uses SVG icons directly, and the rest of WordPress uses the Dashicons icon font.” Moving forward, an “ultimate” (as in final) release has been proposed….