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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Inclusive glasses frames
I've always struggled to find glasses or sunglasses that fit my weird head, so I was intrigued by a company explicitly targeting body shapes that aren't well catered for. Unfortunately, the selection […]
Bidirectional text in HTML
Today's obscure HTML element: <bdi>. It stands for "bidirectional" and refers to text that can include both RTL and LTR languages (does not appear to care about other […]
The two Reacts
A very well written overview of when client-side functionality and server-side functionality make sense to use for a […]
Git Authorship
How to change your Git author details for a single codebase, and check that the changes have taken effect.
Animated pride flags
If you ever wanted to make a cool, animated flag from scratch on the web, Josh has you covered. But the article is also full of clever tricks for animation in […]
2023: The Year of Our Big Day
2023 was another BIG year in terms of, well, everything. We travelled all over the world. We attended scores of major events. And we got married. It's taken a while to write up, as a result!
Make any feed an RSS feed
A clever service that takes any input URL and attempts to identify lists of links (i.e. a feed) and then convert this into an RSS feed that anyone can subscribe to. Great for pulling content out of […]
Making a digital shoebox
Henrique has added a "shoebox" section to their site; a kind of miscellaneous category to shove all of the articles, side projects, archives, and other assorted "extras" that you might want to use […]
Make free stuff
A lovely argument for using the web to simply make stuff and then show other people, without entering into the hustle and grind of late-stage […]
Some use cases for display: contents
There have long been issues (mainly due to browser regressions) with using display: contents; in the wild, but there are still some potential use-cases for effectively removing non-semantic elements […]
A Bookmark Feed
Mastodon makes saving interesting links for later very easy, but getting these into a feed reader or note-taking service seemed impossible until I came across a neat little hosted solution.
Animation versus physics
A beautiful and extremely clever animation that takes you on a journey through the major theories and breakthroughs in physics, with an excellent score and an ultimate twist that makes me desperately […]
Resurrecting web marginalia
A few careful thoughts about the utility of "web marginalia", in this case for discovery; things like blogrolls, feed lists, and webrings. John wonders if their demise is in part due to the loss of […]
Using data-attributes for style variations
An interesting approach to using data attributes to drive CSS utility classes. I'm not sure I like the overly granular control (it feels like it falls into the same category as Tailwind, but now with […]
An open source Postman alternative
An open-source tool for API testing, with automatic type safety baked in and a much more advanced output UI that highlights contained images, code blocks, messaging etc. whilst still providing the […]
Andy's evergreen notes
Andy has built a career considering the impact of note-taking and ways to maximise it as a way to gain deeper insights and develop general knowledge. This notes microsite is one of their related […]
Note-taking apps don't make us smarter
A surface-level look at the world of note-taking apps, what the impact of "AI" may be, and why the much-lauded benefits of these tools never really seem to materialise. Ironically, I found the […]