Using New Gatsby Source WordPress Plugin
23.4.2021
In my previous article, I discussed how I learned to create a decoupled WordPress powered Gatsby site using the Gatsby Source WPGraphQL plugin. The project was done following the ongoing developmental version of WPGraphQL and an excellent tutorial by Henrik …
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Text That Sometimes Turns to Emojis
22.4.2021
There are some Unicode characters that some browsers just decide they are going to turn into emojis for you. I couldn’t tell you why exactly, but here’s what I see:
Chrome on the left. Safari in the simulator on top…
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The Almost-Complete Guide to Cumulative Layout Shift
22.4.2021
Here’s Jess B. Peck writing all about Google’s Core Web Vitals:
Let’s step back one. CLS is when you’re about to click on a link, and the whole page shifts and you click on a different link instead. It’s when
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Tools to Improve UX and Win Over Your Customers
22.4.2021
Try Hotjar for free today!
An enjoyable user experience and high conversion rates go hand-in-hand. It makes sense then, that if you want to improve conversion rates, your first task is to improve user experience.
To improve UX, deeply understanding …
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Collective #658
22.4.2021
Spline Tutorial * Awesome-selfhosted * Content-aware image resizing in JavaScript * Kallithea
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The Making (and Potential Benefits) of a CSS Font
22.4.2021
Not a typical one, at least. Each character is an HTML element, built with CSS. A true web font!
Let me elaborate. This is a way to render text without using any font at all. Random text is split with …
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Still Hoping for Better Native Page Transitions
22.4.2021
It sure would be nice to be able to animate the transition between pages if we want to on the web, at least without resorting to hacks or full-blown architecture choices just to achieve it. Some kind of API that …
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Sticky Headers: 5 Ways to Make Them Better
21.4.2021
Page Laubheimer says that if you’re going to do a sticky header…
Keep it small.
Visually contrast it with the rest of the page.
If it’s going to move, keep it minimal. (I’d say, respect prefers-reduced-motion.)
Consider “partially persistent
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How to Add a Double Border to SVG Shapes
21.4.2021
Let’s say someone asks you to add a double border to some random geometric SVG shapes. For some reason, you can’t use any graphic editor — they need to be generated at runtime — so you have to solve it …
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Magnetic 3D Grid Interaction with Content Preview
21.4.2021
A grid layout with a magnetic 3D interaction effect and a content preview animation.
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Intrinsic Typography is the Future of Styling Text on the Web
20.4.2021
The way we style text hasn’t changed much over the years. There have been numerous advancements to help make things more flexible, like layouts, but in terms of styling, most finite aspects of our designs, like text, remain relatively unchanged. …
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Say Hello to CSS Container Queries
20.4.2021
Container queries are finally here! Now available behind a flag in the latest version of Chrome Canary, you can go ahead and experiment to your heart’s content. Oh, and if you’re not familiar with container queries then check out …
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