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I learned about the input type=”color”…

Dan Knauss

April 27, 2020

I learned about the input type="color" interface element from Christian Heilmann in this post where he talks limiting the colors available in a color picker to a palette taken from an image. Front-end developers or UI builders, this is worth…

Likely in response to Amazon and…

Dan Knauss

April 27, 2020

Likely in response to Amazon and the COVID-19 pandemic, Google has now made it free to list and sell products. Of course, ads are still not free. 🛒

98.css is a library for building…

Dan Knauss

April 27, 2020

98.css is a library for building interfaces that look like Windows 98. Just what you always wanted, right? 🙈 Maybe a little more useful: pattern.css is a library to fill your empty background with beautiful patterns.

BRIAN’S NOTES ✏️ Sometimes I wonder…

Dan Knauss

April 18, 2020

BRIAN'S NOTES ✏️ Sometimes I wonder if giving up the simplicity of web development was worth what we gained. The time spent wrangling build tools adds up, and creates dozens of layers of dependencies, each with varying philosophies and practices…

JetPack has announced that its search…

Dan Knauss

April 18, 2020

JetPack has announced that its search service is available as a separately priced package. It was only available in the past as part of the Jetpack Professional plan at $29 per month. Pricing for Jetpack Search depends on how many…

Ben Martin, who is Sucuri’s Remediation…

Dan Knauss

April 18, 2020

Ben Martin, who is Sucuri's Remediation Team Lead, breaks down the way dedicated credit card swiping malware works within WordPress. 💳 This is not common, but as Ben points out, we can expect more of it: "With WooCommerce recently overtaking…

Here are some tips for saving…

Dan Knauss

April 18, 2020

Here are some tips for saving money on international payments as a remote freelancer. Jurn discusses the options and suggests looking up your bank's exchange rate. 💸 Once you know the numbers for your own bank you can compare them…

Matt Mullenweg says there are five…

Dan Knauss

April 18, 2020

Matt Mullenweg says there are five levels of autonomy that define how distributed companies evolve: 0 - a job that cannot be done unless you’re physically there. 1 - no deliberate effort to make things remote-friendly. 2 - they’ve accepted…

The WordPress Documentation team is applying…

Dan Knauss

April 18, 2020

The WordPress Documentation team is applying to participate in Google’s Season of Docs, an initiative (now in its second year) that aims to improve open-source documentation. Jon (Kenshino) says there is a need for mentors "who are well acquainted or…

FooEvents, a ticket system for WooCommerce,…

Dan Knauss

April 18, 2020

FooEvents, a ticket system for WooCommerce, has added Zoom integration. If you are a company thinking about selling virtual tickets to online events, check it out. 🎟️

Juan Hernando notes the WordPress editor…

Dan Knauss

April 18, 2020

Juan Hernando notes the WordPress editor uses Noto — a Google font — and argues it shouldn't be in core. 🔤

I recently stumbled upon this nice-looking…

Dan Knauss

April 18, 2020

I recently stumbled upon this nice-looking Flip counter plugin in JavaScript. It's good for countdowns, showing products sold or remaining — anything worth counting. 🧛‍♂️

Here’s a nice method of using…

Dan Knauss

April 18, 2020

Here's a nice method of using CSS to set text inside a circle, thanks to Kerry Smyth. You may also enjoy this tutorial from Anna Prenzel explaining how to create a particle trail animation in JavaScript. 🌠

A recent mycamp.rocks newsletter covered speaker…

Dan Knauss

April 18, 2020

A recent mycamp.rocks newsletter covered speaker tips for virtual events and how in-person conferences might look for the next few years. 🔈

If you want to compose email…

Dan Knauss

April 18, 2020

If you want to compose email newsletters with buttons, horizontal rules, footers and headers that will look good to all your readers, you'll want to bookmark Mark Robbins' new library for "good email code" at goodemailcode.com. 📧 You can simply…

Lazy loading images is part of…

Dan Knauss

April 17, 2020

Lazy loading images is part of WordPress as of 5.5-alpha. Andrew Ozz is asking plugin authors who implement lazy-loading to update their code to make use of this new core functionality. 💤