SVGs are great! They are scalable vector graphics. As they are vector based they can be scaled to be huge or tiny and they won't pixelate. They are made up of XML describing the paths and shapes needed to make the final image. They are an excellent c...
One of the strengths of using WordPress as your content backend is that you have a lot of choice. You can decide where to host your instance, how to organise your content types and how many different users and roles you want to introduce. I don't kno...
I realised last night that I've been writing a lot about why Headless WordPress is a great solution but haven't been clear about what headless actually means. Every website or application that you use is made up of at least two components. There is t...
I think being able to code is a super power. I also think that we are often too quick to use this super power. https://twitter.com/dolearning/status/1319262958279643137?s=20 A week ago, a friend who works for a charity approached me. They were using ...
I'm a big fan of the JAMStack and WordPress. I think they are excellent companions, adding value both to content creators and developers. I'm glad to say, I'm not alone. However, it doesn't take long before you come across the view that this combinat...
Each year, my wife's parents buy us a membership to the National Trust for the family. Granted, we're not getting much use out of it this year, but normally once or twice a week we'd head with the boys to a property and garden somewhere near us. Once...
TypeScript is a typed superset of JavaScript and, when compiled (or transpiled), emits pure JavaScript. What's that mean? If there are no syntatic errors in your JS, it is valid TS Migrating existing codebases can be done piece by piece All JavaScri...
There is so much to say about authentication, right? Not only that but everyone seems to have very definite opinions about the perfect setup. Since most of my time is spent building rapid, digital prototypes - I tend to find myself leaning on 3rd pa...
With Next API routes serverless functions become much more accessible. But in a serverless world, maintaining a connection with a database isn't achieved in the same way. How did this work before? Previously we may have provisioned, maintained and b...
