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There are three main options for setting the size of text in the web using CSS. The font size can be set in “pixels”, in “EM”s or in ”REM”s. It can be a little difficult to understand where the differences lie, and which unit of measurement is correct.
Using CSS variables through the WordPress Theme Customizer to make custom colour schemes in the Gutenberg Editor.
Implementing a CSS- and SVG-based responsive imagemap for a client in Toronto.
How I use WordPress’ template part logic, but additionally pass scoped data to the template part.
WordPress’ Gutenberg Editor allows you to do much more than create and edit content in a single content column.
I’ve been using WordPress since the very first version and love it. In a talk at WordCamp Zurich, I shared some of the experiences I’ve gained as a CMS developer, website builder, content manager and blogger since the late 1990s.
The history of the web (and the invention of jam) by Martin Splitt at Front Conference in Zurich.
Four years after writing that BEM syntax in CSS indicates weak coding principles, it’s time for a retraction.
How to create your own Gutenberg block with only a full or wide alignment option, instead of the usual possibilities.
I’m beginning to delve into the newest extension of the CSS style rule possibilities at a professional level, in order to design and create websites which break the mould.
Using a website visitor’s browser settings to seamlessly display content in a language they can understand.
The farewell photo of my fourth office desk in Switzerland, before I start afresh in the Bernese Oberland.
Some people believe that WordPress isn’t suitable for more than a simple website. Throughout my career, I’ve proved that assumption wrong many times over.
I’m moving to Swiss web agency Say Hello as partner, client consultant and full-stack developer from January 2019.
How I swapped out individual sections of a high-traffic site to make best use of WordPress’ REST API.
I presented at the WordCamp conference in Lausanne a couple of weeks ago, on the subject of website usability. The video of my talk is now online.
How I quickly implemented a splash page for Sulzer Schmid Laboratories, containing an autoplaying HTML5 video.
I’m presenting at WordCamp Lausanne at the end of September. Come and hear me talk about user interfaces and usability, and get your questions answered too.
I was recently set the task of integrating a Mailchimp mailing list to a WordPress website by way of a multi-step Gravity Form. The regular form fields were easy to link, but the interest groups needed a bit more research. Alongside regular list fields, you can add an interest group, so that subscribers can indicate…
The major update of WordPress, scheduled for this year, will contain a brand-new and much-improved editor.
