Stop letting legacy CSS debt slow down your WordPress site. Learn how a ReliCSS CSS Audit identifies outdated hacks, IE6 fossils, and vendor-prefixed property artifacts. Senior developer Ahmad Wael explains how to use these audits to prioritize refactoring and replace dated hacks with modern solutions like the CSS :has() selector.
While browser vendors are taking a breather, the community is shipping massive updates for Modern CSS Layouts. From Chris Coyier’s video state persistence with View Transitions to the arrival of native Masonry as ‘grid-lanes’, Ahmad Wael breaks down the technical shifts and hacks you need to know for 2026 development.
Confused why z-index: 99999 isn’t working? You’re likely dealing with a CSS Stacking Context issue. Ahmad Wael explains the “folder” analogy of browser rendering, common triggers like opacity and transform, and how to use the isolation property to fix broken layouts in modern WordPress development without messy hacks.
Chrome 144 recently introduced the ::search-text pseudo-element, giving developers programmatic control over find-in-page highlights. This update is a huge win for accessibility, allowing us to use CSS relative color syntax to ensure search matches remain readable and high-contrast across any background color or dark-mode theme.
CSS custom-media queries are landing in browsers, starting with Firefox Nightly. Learn how this new at-rule allows you to alias complex media queries like (prefers-reduced-motion: no-preference) into reusable, maintainable variables. Ahmad Wael explains why this matters for your front-end architecture and how to use it with Open Props today.
Building a responsive hexagon grid used to require hacky floats and fragile media queries. By leveraging modern CSS features like corner-shape, sibling-index(), and trigonometric functions, we can create logic-driven honeycomb layouts that are native, maintenance-friendly, and maintain perfect geometry across all screen sizes without a single line of JavaScript.
Stop chasing pixels in 2026. Rigid “Pixel Perfect” design is a toxic holdover from print that creates brittle, inaccessible codebases. Learn how Ahmad Wael shifts the focus to Design Intent, fluid systems, and CSS tokens to build robust WordPress sites that adapt to any viewport without breaking.
In the fast-moving world of CSS, keeping up with updates is a major challenge. Ahmad Wael explains why the new DailyDev Squad for CSS-Tricks is a strategic tool for developers. Learn how to move from messy RSS firehoses to curated, high-signal content feeds that streamline your frontend development workflow and discovery process.
A technical recap of the Web Directions Dev Summit 2025 focusing on the shift toward CSS Scroll-Driven Animations. Senior dev Ahmad Wael critiques the reliance on heavy JS frameworks, demonstrates native CSS scroll logic, and discusses the importance of accessibility and performance in modern front-end architecture.
Browser updates for Chrome 144 and Firefox 147 have officially moved major modern CSS features like anchor positioning and @scope into Baseline status. Learn how these native browser capabilities are replacing heavy JavaScript libraries and simplifying component isolation for WordPress developers in 2026.