Passkeys And The Beginning Of A More Practical Login Experience
A 2022 reflection on passkeys, passwordless sign-in and why login design is becoming a user experience issue as much as a security issue.
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DevelopmentWordPress 6.1 And The Slow Move Towards Block Theme Confidence WordPress 6.1 And The Slow Move Towards Block Theme Confidence
A 2022 article about WordPress 6.1, block themes and why confidence in new WordPress architecture grows through small practical tests rather than announcements.
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DevelopmentHow Container Queries Changed The Way I Thought About Components How Container Queries Changed The Way I Thought About Components
A practical look at CSS container queries and why component-level responsive behaviour feels more natural than always relying on viewport breakpoints.
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DevelopmentBuilding A Cleaner Front-End Workflow With Vite 3 Building A Cleaner Front-End Workflow With Vite 3
How I approached Vite 3 as a practical front-end workflow for theme and website development rather than another build tool to admire from a…
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DevelopmentUsing theme.json To Keep WordPress Design Decisions Consistent Using theme.json To Keep WordPress Design Decisions Consistent
How theme.json can help move colour, spacing and typography decisions into a clearer place inside modern WordPress builds.
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DevelopmentHow I Started Treating Full Site Editing As A Theme Architecture Problem How I Started Treating Full Site Editing As A Theme Architecture Problem
A practical look at WordPress full site editing from the point of view of someone building themes rather than just testing new editor features.
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DevelopmentTesting PHP 8.1 Against WordPress Projects Before Production Testing PHP 8.1 Against WordPress Projects Before Production
A practical article about approaching PHP 8.1 testing on WordPress sites carefully rather than treating the version change as a routine switch.
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DevelopmentHow I Started Treating CSS Container Decisions As Component Decisions How I Started Treating CSS Container Decisions As Component Decisions
A 2021 article about thinking beyond viewport breakpoints and starting to design responsive components around the space they actually occupy.
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AITrying GitHub Copilot And Working Out Where It Actually Helped Trying GitHub Copilot And Working Out Where It Actually Helped
A 2021 reflection on trying GitHub Copilot as a coding assistant and separating useful suggestions from code that still needs judgement.
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DevelopmentHow I Started Using WebP Images In WordPress Without Making Uploads Messy How I Started Using WebP Images In WordPress Without Making Uploads Messy
A 2021 article about using WordPress 5.8 WebP support carefully, with attention to hosting support, workflows and image fallbacks.