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    Using block style variations in WordPress to allow shared modifications later on

    September 2024

    How to use presets instead of custom CSS in WordPress to allow blocks to retain a common design, whilst supporting amendments later in the project’s timeline.

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    Building a WordPress site for a client: using the Site Editor

    August 2024

    Creating a website layout using the WordPress Site Editor, with an emphasis on simplicity and reusability.

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    Building a WordPress site for a client: getting started

    July 2024

    Concentrating on an optimal workflow when you begin working on a new website, and where your initial focus should lie.

  • What’s so special about Colmar?

    June 2024

    Visiting the historic town of Colmar, on the Alsatian plain in eastern France.

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    Building a WordPress site for a client: hybrid, or full-site editing?

    June 2024

    There are two main approaches to building a site using WordPress, but the first stage is to work out how the content will be managed.

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    How to build a WordPress website for a client: Introduction

    June 2024

    The first in a series of blog posts to explain what I’ve learned whilst building websites using the Block and Site Editors in WordPress.

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    In Real Life

    June 2024

    The benefits of being there: how I achieve better results and enjoy being on-site with clients.

  • When the iPhone is better than the camera

    May 2024

    When an iPhone photo beats a combination of camera and lens and tripod.

  • Interlaken West to Neuhaus

    May 2024

    Panoramic photography along a walk between Interlaken West station and Neuhaus harbour.

  • Spring snow on Sigriswiler Rothorn

    Spring snow

    April 2024

    We had some late snow just recently and although it was lovely to look at, the temperatures were brought down. I’m done with winter and cold, now. I want the mountains to clear so I can get out walking again.

  • Exciting things are coming…

    April 2024

    I have tons and tons of drive. When I get interested in something, I can easily go overboard and spend a lot of time thinking about it. I’m no genius by any means, but if I set to something which I’m passionate about, then I can usually get up to speed relatively well. My wife…

  • My musical happy place

    April 2024

    Delving for treasured albums amongst piles and piles of vinyl and CDs.

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    Using aliasing in a Webpack build process

    April 2024

    Using a constant to a Webpack build process for reusable components in your scripts.

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    Hierarchical post permalinks with Polylang Pro

    April 2024

    How to “move” single WordPress posts into the page hierarchy.

  • Do what you love for the happiness it brings

    Do what you love for the happiness it brings

    April 2024

    Enjoying the things which make you happy in the time you have available.

  • Sgurr Mhairi from Ashaig

    Squalls in Skye

    March 2024

    To hell with warm, sunny days. Let the squalls come.

  • Chevroux to Gletterens

    March 2024

    A cold walk on the shores of Lac de Neuchâtel, and some lovely pink post-sunset light.

  • Wetterhorn, Grindelwald

    Upper Glacier to Grund

    March 2024

    A pleasant, mainly downhill walk in the Grindelwald valley.

  • Faulensee at sunset

    Across Faulensee to Bürg

    March 2024

    Time to start warming up for hillier walking…

  • Bern, 2024

    A change of scene

    March 2024

    Taking a brain break by being where there are interesting scenes to ponder.

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    Thoughts on the WordPress Interactivity API

    February 2024

    I ruminate on the advantages and disadvantages of using the WordPress Interactivity API.

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Mark Howells-Mead is a WordPress designer and developer based in Switzerland. Mark has been building websites and web-apps for nearly 30 years and has over 20 years of experience building websites for small and medium-sized businesses using WordPress. He is fluent in English, German and Swiss German, having moved to the Swiss Alps in 2001.

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