Stop Using JS to Fit Text: The New CSS text-grow
I remember a client project about three years ago where the designer insisted on a hero headline that hit the container edges perfectly on every…
Category: Gutenberg
CSS Masonry Layout is Finally Real: Meet grid-lanes
I recently had a client come to me with a classic request: “I want my WooCommerce product gallery to look like Pinterest.” Simple enough, right?…
Explaining HTML and CSS to My 5-Year Old Niece: A Reality Check
I was sitting at my desk last Tuesday, halfway through a nasty WooCommerce checkout refactor, when my five-year-old niece wandered into the office. I had…
How To Master Smooth Scroll Animations With CSS
I got a ticket last week for a high-end WooCommerce store where the homepage carousel was absolutely tanking their Core Web Vitals. They were using…
Stop Building on Rented Land: Why You Need an Owned Content Strategy
Last month, a client came to me in a total panic. They had built a massive following on a popular social platform—somewhere north of 50k…
Why the WordPress 7.0 Roadmap Matters for Your Business
Last month, a long-time client called me in a minor panic. They run a news site with about fifteen editors, and their biggest headache was…
Interactivity API: Extending Core Blocks Without the Bloat
I had a client the other day who was obsessed with a “word-flipping” effect they saw on some high-end SaaS homepage. You know the one—a…
Gutenberg 22.2: Stop Fighting With CSS for Button Hover States
I had a client last year—let’s call him Dave—who was obsessed with his site’s design system. Every single button had to have a specific hover,…
WordPress 6.9: Styling Forms with theme.json (Finally!)
Had a client call the other day, really happy with the new block theme we built. Said everything looked great… except the forms. The comment…
Ditch the PDF: Build a Real WordPress Portfolio Website
A few months back, a designer I know—super talented guy, great eye—was complaining about losing a big gig. He’d sent the prospect a link to…