Popover API vs Dialog API: how to pick the right one
Popover API and Dialog API solve different problems: one is for light non-modal UI, the other for true modals that block the page. This post breaks down when to use each, with working code.
Tag: Accessibility
Interop 2026: why modern CSS is finally safe for WordPress
Interop 2026 is the browser pact making CSS Anchor Positioning, View Transitions, and scroll-driven animations a baseline reality. Here is what it means for WordPress developers still relying on JS hacks.
The Popover API makes tooltips simpler and more accessible
The Popover API gives WordPress developers a native, declarative way to build accessible tooltips and menus, without the JavaScript libraries and manual ARIA syncing tooltips used to require.
Modern CSS features worth using in 2026
Interop 2026 sets the browser targets for the year. A look at the modern CSS features behind it: style queries with =, declarative dialogs via the Invoker Commands API, the :heading pseudo-class in Safari TP, and middle truncation without JavaScript.
Gutenberg 22.6: icons, revisions, and real-time collaboration
Gutenberg 22.6 adds a server-side Icon block, visual revision diffing, and real-time collaboration via Yjs. It’s a stability-focused release ahead of WordPress 7.0.
Why sustainable UX design is now a performance metric
WordPress sites carry more digital weight than they need. This post covers dark-first themes, lighter image formats like AVIF, and trimming the “digital fat” that slows sites down and drains batteries.
WordPress core team reps for 2026: Amy Kamala and Jb Audras
Amy Kamala and Jb Audras take over as WordPress core team reps for 2026. The job is administrative: run Dev Chat, move updates between teams, keep the release cycle predictable. No vote was needed this year.
What the CSS :near pseudo-class would replace in your JS
Thomas Walichiewicz proposed a :near() selector so CSS can react when a pointer gets close to an element. It would replace the usual pointermove distance math, though the CSS Working Group is still weighing the fingerprinting risk.
WordPress 7.0 admin refresh: notes from the product review
Notes from the WordPress 7.0 product review meeting with Matt Mullenweg: a CSS-level admin refresh, a customizable dashboard, real-time co-editing over a pluggable transport, the AI Client and its settings UI, and PHP-only block registration.
Scroll animations with CSS sibling-index(), not JavaScript
A text vortex where every character animates on its own, built with CSS sibling-index(), sibling-count() and scroll-timeline. The only JavaScript left is the bit that splits the string into characters.