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Here’s a great article from Maya…

Brian Krogsgard

October 13, 2017

Here's a great article from Maya Benari that explains how 18F created a system that is helping agency teams improve government websites. Maya explains why things like colors, typography, and balanced spacing must be carefully considered. She also shares some important…

No developer is perfect. So I…

Brian Krogsgard

October 13, 2017

No developer is perfect. So I appreciated Zachary Kuhn sharing his mistakes and advice to others for times when they've made serious mistakes. More important than coping with our mistakes is that we share them "so that others can learn…

WordPress with an IDE in it

Brian Krogsgard

October 13, 2017

Have you used the beta version of WordPress 4.9? I have. One of the new things is the file editor, which has been pretty fully overhauled. It has a lot of improvements. If we are to have a file editor…

Civic is a blockchain based ID system with a WordPress plugin

Brian Krogsgard

October 13, 2017

I know I've talked a lot about blockchain stuff lately. One of the examples I mentioned in a previous newsletter was for identification. Civic is one of the more prominent ID projects in crypto-land, and I mentioned they had a…

Josh Pollock claims it’s a matter…

Brian Krogsgard

October 5, 2017

Josh Pollock claims it's a matter of how, not if, Blockchain technology will affect and change WordPress. Josh identifies three areas where this is likely to happen: identity management and verification, content monetization, and secure file storage. I've been digging…

Beta 1 for WordPress 4.9 is…

Brian Krogsgard

October 5, 2017

Beta 1 for WordPress 4.9 is out. A full list of changes with links to trac tickets is available. You all should know by now, but testing these betas is really helpful for the team working on them.

Chris Coyier explores how different Content…

Brian Krogsgard

October 5, 2017

Chris Coyier explores how different Content Management Systems handle blocks of content. Chris considers CraftCMS, Drupal, and WordPress with SiteOrigin's Page Builder as well as Gutenberg.

If you’re using CSS Grid layout,…

Brian Krogsgard

October 5, 2017

If you're using CSS Grid layout, then you might appreciate this recent post from Smashing Magazine by Rachel Andrew. It answers some common questions and addresses frequent stumbling blocks.

Gary Pendergast recently shared a sample…

Brian Krogsgard

October 5, 2017

Gary Pendergast recently shared a sample plugin on Twitter that will get you up and running with Gutenberg 1.2's support for post meta.

Justin Sainton helpfully shares how he got…

Brian Krogsgard

October 5, 2017

Justin Sainton helpfully shares how he got WooCommerce and Quickbooks to work together for a client. Justin notes he prefers to "build things in a way that they can be decoupled and used across multiple projects," which also helps the broader community.…

I stumbled across this guide from…

Brian Krogsgard

October 5, 2017

I stumbled across this guide from Yohann Kunders that tackles the complex and critical parts of a SaaS ecommerce and billing system. It's worth a read if you know you'll be dealing with the "insanity" of scaling such a system…

Here’s an attractive guide to better typography…

Brian Krogsgard

October 5, 2017

Here's an attractive guide to better typography from Pierrick Calvez that illustrates its points as you scroll through.

With the React license change, Drupal…

Brian Krogsgard

October 5, 2017

With the React license change, Drupal is looking to adopt it.

Jetpack has included Elasticsearch support in…

Brian Krogsgard

October 5, 2017

Jetpack has included Elasticsearch support in their "professional" plan now. It's in beta for now, but I anticipate we'll see them expand on this functionality. I think it could be a good trigger for some folks to upgrade.

Taking a new product from concept to launch

Brian Krogsgard

October 5, 2017

BusinessDesign

When you launch a new project there’s always a buzz of excitement, hope, and relief, but also that of fear of failure and disappointment. This is something I’ve experienced for all the projects I’ve been part of over the past…

John Blackbourn shared a WordPress 4.9…

Brian Krogsgard

September 29, 2017

John Blackbourn shared a WordPress 4.9 feature on Twitter that I'm excited about: the ability to draft and schedule changes made in the customizer. For site changes and launches, this is a really awesome feature. It works pretty much the…