CSS

💎 Some real gems here from…

Dan Knauss

February 12, 2021

💎 Some real gems here from Andy Bell on what you can do with CSS right now that you might not be aware of yet. Masonry layout, the :is selector, logical #CSS functions for sizing, and more. Also worth a…

💨 If you are looking for…

Dan Knauss

February 4, 2021

💨 If you are looking for a positive Gutenberg experience, then check out this blog post. In it, Valentina Orlandi explains why WP Rocket chose Gutenberg and how the performance of their site improved. "We asked the agency in charge…

At first glance, CSS seems straightforward,…

Dan Knauss

December 23, 2020

At first glance, CSS seems straightforward, but Tim Severien dives into what makes CSS hard to master: "I worry that the way we think about CSS might affect how beginners perceive the language. If they are taught that CSS is…

Kjell Reigstad over at ThemeShaper shows…

Dan Knauss

December 3, 2020

Kjell Reigstad over at ThemeShaper shows how to build a single-page block-based theme. He describes the experience positively: "This exercise made me truly excited about the future of theming. It took very little time to assemble the boilerplate necessary to…

Here is some exciting information about…

Dan Knauss

October 29, 2020

Here is some exciting information about the CSS image() function which is a new W3C spec feature. Although it's not well-supported in browsers yet, the CSS image function will give us more control over image loading in CSS. It will…

Neale Van Fleet shows off a…

Dan Knauss

October 16, 2020

Neale Van Fleet shows off a nice trick for making a realistic motion blur in CSS in between transitions.

Josh Comeau demonstrates what he calls…

Dan Knauss

October 9, 2020

Josh Comeau demonstrates what he calls "an elegant solution to a tricky modern layout" — a full-bleed layout using CSS Grid.

Lars Wikman shows how you can…

Dan Knauss

September 16, 2020

Lars Wikman shows how you can use CSS to track users that have JS disabled, and asks if this is "evil." 😈 "The ugly side is that there are things that you can do to indicate every single link your…

I enjoyed the first chapter of…

Dan Knauss

August 7, 2020

I enjoyed the first chapter of Jay Hoffman's new series for CSS Tricks on the history of the web, with a special focus on Tim Berners-Lee. Some older folks might remember how primitive the web was then, but there are…

If you work in CSS you…

Dan Knauss

August 7, 2020

If you work in CSS you may have heard of the CSS content-visibility property, which offers rendering performance benefits by skipping off-screen content. This article from Una Kravets and Vladimir Levin shows you how to leverage this new CSS property…

WordPress 5.5 Beta 2 is out.…

Dan Knauss

July 17, 2020

WordPress 5.5 Beta 2 is out. The final release is expected to drop on August 11th, 2020 as planned. 📅 👉 Several tooling additions and improvements have gone into the WordPress 5.5 cycle. Developers should take note of the build…

If you dabble in CSS animations…

Dan Knauss

July 3, 2020

Design

If you dabble in CSS animations and CSS scroll effects, Zach Saucier has a great overview of scroll technologies that target specific and more general scroll behaviors. 📜 Also from CSS Tricks, Chris Coyier shares some different perceptions of Developer…

Timothy Vernon outlines how inlining your…

Dan Knauss

June 20, 2020

Timothy Vernon outlines how inlining your CSS can improve site performance. Lots of useful information here. 🏃 Timothy mentions that Chrome has a tool to find unused JavaScript and CSS; he also mentions Penthouse, which generates "critical CSS" for your…

Preethi Sam shares some techniques for…

Dan Knauss

June 20, 2020

Preethi Sam shares some techniques for generating creative background patterns using gradients, CSS shapes, and even emojis. 👍

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. 🌠

Many companies and individuals — both…

Dan Knauss

March 23, 2020

BusinessHosting

Many companies and individuals — both inside and outside the WordPress space — recently offered reduced or free versions of their products. 🎁 Igor Benić made his WordPress developer course for free using this link for a limited time. The…