Crafty Field Migration
Migrating content between fields in Craft is not as simple as it might be. In the wake of Craft 5, I've been getting a lot of practice, and wanted to write up some of the techniques I've been using.
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Craft 5, Matrix Entries, & Custom Sources
Craft 5 introduces entry-based Matrix fields, but being able to see the entries created this way is surprisingly tricky. Thankfully, it can be done!
Building a design token system
A very detailed and thorough overview of how to use design tokens to power a distributed design system and site architecture. The crux is ensuring design (Figma), code (CSS), and content management […]
Look mum, no breakpoints!
An excellent overview of how to approach fluid design on the web. Lots of excellent references and techniques, particularly those around using Flex layout with flex-basis to control widths, or […]
Creating content migrations in Craft CMS
A useful primer on how to use migration files in […]
A loveletter to a tiny TV
Eric introduces the Tiny TV 2, an adorable piece of faux-retro tech that lets you load videos onto a tiny, replica cathode ray TV (which is obviously using an LED panel, digital files, and visual […]
Jamstack slide decks
I needed to throw together a quick presentation for an internal team meeting at work, but I've maxed out my Slides.com free usage and really hate Google's offering, so went digging for something […]
2023: By The Numbers
A look back over the twelve months that made up 2023, via the lens of the data captured about my life.
Heat death of the internet
Perhaps the definition of a "lolsob" micro-essay on the state of the internet in […]
Why centring is so hard
Every web developer has torn their hair out trying to align an icon with some text, or two separate pieces of text with each other, or (god forbid) a whole sequence of text nodes, icons, form […]
No More Damp Stories
Storybook encourages setting the same arguments over and over and over again, but this is a pain to maintain. There is a better, DRYer approach, it's just not well documented.
European Accessibility Act
I read the entirety of the EAA – including all supporting documentation – so you don't have to.
Code with your voice
Cursorless is a very cool VS Code plugin that uses Talon (voice-control assistive tech) to navigate around codebases, write and edit code, and do just about anything else. Even if that isn't […]
Use your Mac the way I do
A phenomenally interesting journey through one person's assistive set-up, using only the left mouse button to navigate the web, code websites, play video games, and everything else […]
Can You Code On An iPad?
How well does an iPad work as full code editing device; a veritable laptop replacement? That's what I wanted to find out.
A Ghost in the Machine
Or how I spent four days trying to debug a local Astro environment that refused to load any CSS.
IndieWebCamp Brighton 2024
I finally made it to an IndieWebCamp! It was a huge amount of fun and left me with many ideas, thoughts, and questions.
Complex images can paint a thousand words
What is the best way to provide descriptive text for images that are both complex and the main focus of a page? Paul has tried to tackle this on pages dedicated to their personal art, and found that […]