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Wednesday, January 18, 2023

Deep Dive into CSS Grid

This tutorial will dive deep into the CSS Grid Layout, exploring all major elements of Grid and almost all properties…

Tuesday, March 8, 2022

How to completely remove Post SMTP logged emails

How to completely remove Post SMTP logged emails and session transcripts Post SMTP is an awesome WordPress plugin, but I…

Thursday, January 6, 2022

Lighthouse: Rapidfire Updates

This year brought one major update and one minor update for my Lighthouse WordPress plugin. The entire codebase has been…

Friday, November 5, 2021

Active Analytics Update: v2.1.0

I have just released an update version of the Active Analytics WordPress plugin to fix 2 issues: Issue #1: Data…

Friday, November 5, 2021

How to scrape content from Meetup.com using PHP

One of my recent projects involved creating WordPress posts from Meetup.com events. As the API is in beta state and…

Monday, November 1, 2021

WordPress: How to display nearby attractions and amenities using Yelp Nearby

This tutorial will show you how to display nearby attractions and amenities based on geographical coordinates (latitude and longitude) using…

Tuesday, April 11, 2023

How to create a Jetpack Site Stats Aggregator

I believe that Jetpack Site Stats doesn’t need an introduction any more. It provides basic but good insights on your…

Thursday, October 7, 2021

Lighthouse Update and What’s Next

It’s been a while since the latest Lighthouse update, and this time we had to release another version due to…

Tuesday, December 14, 2021

How to Add a Block Pattern to a WordPress Theme

Here is a hands-on code snippet on how to add a block pattern (or more) to a WordPress theme. The…

Friday, June 4, 2021

Using Resource Hints to Optimize WordPress Performance

Resource hints provide a way to optimize the performance of your web page on the client side. As the name…

Thursday, May 20, 2021

CSS Rounded Corners Gradient Border

I had a visually heavy project recently and I had to create a gradient border for certain elements. In my…

Thursday, September 21, 2023

“Times New Roman” Enhanced CSS Font Stack

“Times New Roman” as a Classic Web Font Option With Historical Ligatures A ligature is a special character that combines…