What happened last week - issue #84
What happened last week - issue #84
This week: Modern WordPress, Statamic, Hugo and more
What happened last week
Sadly, I had to skip a week, but I had so much work that I just had to remove something.
Yesterday, I led a panel/Q&A about security during the Page Builder Summit - it was amazing, and we spoke about many security topics with Nestor and Calvin. You can re-watch it here.
Apart from this, I’m polishing my presentation for the International PHP Conference in Berlin (29th May) about Giving WordPress another try.
Oh, and I had a blast speaking at WordUp Gdynia two weeks ago. It was amusing to share my knowledge about picking the right CMS.
On the non-working front, together with my friends, we plan to do a 100km gravel ride on Sunday and I’m excited about this. Meanwhile, I’m spending too much time playing Ghost of Tsushima - I never thought that the wind behavior would be something that would excite me in a game.
Interesting links
Modern WordPress - Yikes! — David Bushell
David wrote a great post explaining some problems in Gutenberg. I’m not sure if I would go as far as him calling Gutenberg a failed experiment, but I agree some things are done weirdly.
Statamic 5 has Arrived — Jack McDade
The new Statamic version just arrived and it focused mostly on performance. Some queries are so much faster. Also, Statamic’s admin panel finally has a dark mode.
Hugo, finally, added content adapters. They give you the possibility to connect Hugo with APIs in a simple way. This was one of the features that Hugo was missing for quite a while.
Modern CSS Layouts: You Might Not Need A Framework For That — Brecht De Ruyte
Brecht is right - with modern CSS frameworks is not something you have to use. He shares some really cool examples explaining what CSS can do.
Of course, frameworks bring additional value (like documentation and knowledge scattered over the internet).
Results from the State of HTML are here. There are some really interesting findings like “Have you ever used any of the following old-school elements?” - imagine that some people never heard about the center or marquee tag.
Stylelint - CSS Linter You Must Know As A Frontend — Przemek Hernik
Przemek is constantly analyzing great tools that can help you in your work. This time he dived into Stylelint, a linter making sure your CSS is better.
Adding Structured Data in Astro's Starlight Documentation Framework — Alex MacArthur
Since I started actively maintaining two Astro Starlight websites, I’m a sucker for articles extending it. Alex did a great job showing how to add structured data.
The Blueprint Gallery: Share your WordPress creations with Playground — Birgit Pauli-Haack
WordPress Playground has a Blueprint Gallery, a place where you can find some example blueprints you can use (and modify).
And how was your week? Did you learn something interesting? Don’t hesitate to press the reply button or share your thoughts in the comment section.
Cheers,
Maciek