September 26, 2018
Getting the most value from Genesis
What is Genesis? Genesis is a theme framework, a base upon which you build your own custom WordPress theme. Genesis helps you can build higher quality themes faster, and is…
WordPress Development
As I build WordPress websites for my clients, I share what I learn here as tutorials.
September 6, 2018
Introduction to CSS Grid
CSS Grid is a new layout system in CSS. It allows you to take an element on the page and turn it into a “grid” of columns and rows. It’s not a replacement for Flexbox or floats, but an additional tool that works great in certain contexts.
September 5, 2018
Determining feature support for your specific website
“Can I use” is a wonderful service that shows browser support for specific CSS features globally and in specific countries. But you can also import your Google Analytics data to see the browser support for users of your website.
July 24, 2018
Building custom pagination links
Improve the look and consistency of your paginated navigation links.
July 19, 2018
Template Parts with Display Posts Shortcode
Display Posts Shortcode lets you query for posts without writing code. I show you how to make the results match your theme’s style.
July 17, 2018
10 ways to speed up your WordPress website
A slow website is painful to use, less engaging to visitors, and hurts your search engine rankings. I’ll walk you through the tools I use to identify performance problems, and provide ten tips to improve your website’s performance
June 4, 2018
Using CSS Grid with IE Fallback
A quick walkthrough of how to use CSS Grid with standard CSS and SASS.
April 17, 2018
Styling SVG paths based on category
I walk you through how I set up a recipe site to dynamically illustrate which cut is used.
April 2, 2018
My Development Workflow
I recently joined Carrie Dils for an Office Hours discussion about workflows. Here’s a quick summary of what we discussed. Listen to the Podcast We discuss all things code, from…
March 26, 2018
Using git with WordPress on SiteGround
I use SiteGround for most of my personal websites. I love it because I can create unlimited sites without any additional cost. I prefer to use git to deploy code rather…
March 22, 2018
Announcing Shared Counts
Shared Counts lets you preserve your non-HTTPS share counts and provides backend tools for discovering your popular content. It’s built for performance using lean assets and smart caching.
March 5, 2018
Disabling Gutenberg on certain templates
If you have templates that depend upon custom metaboxes, you can use this tutorial to disable Gutenberg only on those templates.
February 28, 2018
Using the admin bar for quick links
When I’m working on a website, I’m often hopping between my local environment, development/staging, and production. I’ll use to a separate CodeKit URL for live updating when working on CSS.…
February 26, 2018
Adding Gutenberg support to WordPress theme
If you’re building custom themes for clients, you should be adding Gutenberg support right now! Make sure your client’s transition to the new editor is as seamless as possible.
February 1, 2018
Building a dynamic YouTube video gallery
I’m working on a project right now that includes a gallery of recent YouTube videos. I had assumed we could use an existing plugin for this. It seems like a…