Weston Ruler recently shared (on Twitter) a feature…
Brian Krogsgard
Weston Ruler recently shared (on Twitter) a feature plugin for adding Customizer preview support for requests made through the Fetch API instead of jQuery.ajax().
Here’s a great article from Maya…
Brian Krogsgard
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
With the React license change, Drupal is looking to adopt it.
Jetpack has included Elasticsearch support in…
Brian Krogsgard
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
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…
