Posts about The internet
The internet plays a huge role in my life, from a place to share photos and videos, to a career, to a means of communication linking me to friends and family all over the world.
There’s more to life than WordPress
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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.
A Short History of the Web
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The history of the web (and the invention of jam) by Martin Splitt at Front Conference in Zurich.
Why using BEM for your CSS is a good idea
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Four years after writing that BEM syntax in CSS indicates weak coding principles, it’s time for a retraction.
Creating a single-width Gutenberg block
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How to create your own Gutenberg block with only a full or wide alignment option, instead of the usual possibilities.
The wonders of CSS Grid
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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.
Desk Memories – cubetech
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The farewell photo of my fourth office desk in Switzerland, before I start afresh in the Bernese Oberland.
What I’ve built with WordPress
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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.
Saying hello to a better future
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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.
How to get your visitors where they need to be
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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.
Technical case study: HTML5 video
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How I quickly implemented a splash page for Sulzer Schmid Laboratories, containing an autoplaying HTML5 video.
Speaking at WordCamp Lausanne
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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
WordPress’ Gutenberg editor
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The major update of WordPress, scheduled for this year, will contain a brand-new and much-improved editor.
In Focus – an interview with cubetech
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An interview with me which first appeared on the cubetech website in June.
Am WordPress Meetup in Bern am 17. April 2018 sprach Martin Steiger über die Auswirkungen der Datenschutz-Grundverordnung (DSGVO) auf Schweizer Website-Betreiber.
