Building Gutenberg Blocks (Part 1)
Whether we like it or use it, the Gutenberg editor is here to stay. While I don't use it for my own content and have developed themes that rely on the classic editor plugins, I realize that any...
Translating WordPress Themes
I've been working on a new WordPress theme for a few weeks. Now I'm at the point where I can start worrying about the last finishing touches before I can start dogfooding it. One of the things left in...
Resource Hints in WordPress
Resource hints are a relationship used to indicates that a given origin or resource should be acted upon before they are loaded. Doing this in WordPress is more complicated. While we could add the...
Javascript Godies: Intl.DisplayNames
There are times when our applications need to reference information such as languages, regions, scripts, and currencies. Some of these may be easier and some may be hard but either way, we shouldn't...
Rivendellweb Theme: Work So far
This is my first attempt in a while to create a fully customized WordPress theme without using Genesis or other theme frameworks. The idea is to use modern web technologies like CSS Grid, Variable...
WordPress conditional tags
One of the things I like the most about working with WordPress, although it can be frustrating at times, is the number of conditional tags available. This post will explore what they are, and some...
Animating variable fonts
One of the things I find the most interesting about variable fonts is that you can animate them between different values. This post will explore how to create animations using Variable font axes, both...
Using Variable Fonts in a WordPress theme
Variable Fonts give you a lot of flexibility while losing support for older browsers and operating systems. They reduce the number of font files required to render content and they give you options...
Using Fontface Observer in WordPress
Fontface observer (FFO) is a font loader library that allows you to control the behavior of our downloadable fonts. This post will work through how to use the script in a WordPress installation. Using...
WordPress Hooks
Hooks are a way for one piece of code to interact/modify another piece of code. In the context of WordPress, they provide means for plugins, themes, and even WordPress itself to interact with...