- Revisiting CSS border-image
Freitag 13:24 – Andy Clarke at CSS-Tricks
I’ve used border-image regularly. Yet, it remains one of the most underused CSS tools, and I can’t, for the life of me, figure out why. Is it possible that people steer clear of border-image because its syntax is awkward and unintuitive? Perhaps it’s because most explanations don’t solve the type of creative implementation problems that most people need to solve. Most likely, it’s both.Revisiting CSS border-image originally published on CSS-Tricks, which is part of the DigitalOcean family. You should get the newsletter. - Previewing Content Changes In Your Work With document.designMode
Freitag 8:00 – at Articles on Smashing Magazine — For Web Designers And Developers
You probably already know that you can use developer tools in your browser to make on-the-spot changes to a webpage — simply click the node in the Inspector and make your edits. But have you tried `document.designMode`? Victor Ayomipo explains how it can be used to preview content changes and demonstrates several use cases where it comes in handy for everything from basic content editing to improving team collaboration. - The Road Not Taken is Guaranteed Minimum Income
Donnerstag 23:33 – Jeff Atwood at Coding Horror
The dream is incomplete until we share it with our fellow Americans. - Quick Reminder That :is() and :where() Are Basically the Same With One Key Difference
Donnerstag 13:51 – Geoff Graham at CSS-Tricks
I’ve seen a handful of recent posts talking about the utility of the :is() relational pseudo-selector. No need to delve into the details other than to say it can help make compound selectors a lot more readable.
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…Quick Reminder That :is() and :where() Are Basically the Same With One Key Difference originally published on CSS-Tricks, which is part of the DigitalOcean family. You should get the newsletter. - 10+ Best AI & Professional Tools For 2025 (Free & Paid)
Donnerstag 8:38 – Speckyboy at Speckyboy Design Magazine
In this collection we highlight top-tier AI and professional tools that will streamline your design process, boost efficiency, and unlock new creative possibilities in 2025.
The post 10+ Best AI & Professional Tools For 2025 (Free & Paid) appeared first on Speckyboy Design Magazine. - The 10 Best WordPress Hosting Options for Bloggers
Mittwoch 13:22 – Paul Andrew at Speckyboy Design Magazine
Whether a blogger running a small personal blog or a growing content site, the right host makes managing WordPress much easier. You will find the perfect WordPress host here.
The post The 10 Best WordPress Hosting Options for Bloggers appeared first on Speckyboy Design Magazine. - Styling Counters in CSS
Montag 16:25 – Juan Diego Rodríguez at CSS-Tricks
Going from the most basic ways to style lists directly in HTML to advanced customization techniques that are even capable of making things that aren’t lists look like lists.Styling Counters in CSS originally published on CSS-Tricks, which is part of the DigitalOcean family. You should get the newsletter. - Web Components Vs. Framework Components: What’s The Difference?
Montag 10:00 – at Articles on Smashing Magazine — For Web Designers And Developers
Some critics question the agnostic nature of Web Components, with some even arguing that they are not real components. Gabriel Shoyomboa explores this topic in-depth, comparing Web Components and framework components, highlighting their strengths and trade-offs, and evaluating their performance. - 25 Best Free Custom Shapes (CSH) for Photoshop
Montag 8:09 – Paul Andrew at Speckyboy Design Magazine
When it comes to Photoshop, there is no shortage of free, high-quality resources. Brushes, patterns and actions are some of the most popular resources for Photoshop. However, patterns, actions, and…
The post 25 Best Free Custom Shapes (CSH) for Photoshop appeared first on Speckyboy Design Magazine. - The Best Open-Source Tools & Frameworks for Building WordPress Themes
Sonntag 8:20 – Eric Karkovack at Speckyboy Design Magazine
We share the top open-source development tools and frameworks for building WordPress themes in 2025. Learn what they offer and how they can improve your workflow.
The post The Best Open-Source Tools & Frameworks for Building WordPress Themes appeared first on Speckyboy Design Magazine. - 8 Radiant Glow Effects Made with CSS and JavaScript
Samstag 7:28 – Eric Karkovack at Speckyboy Design Magazine
Glow effects are a design staple, adding style and setting the mood. Here’s a collection of CSS and JavaScript snippets for creating those stunning glow effects.
The post 8 Radiant Glow Effects Made with CSS and JavaScript appeared first on Speckyboy Design Magazine. - Web Components Demystified
Freitag 12:51 – Geoff Graham at CSS-Tricks
Scott Jehl released a course called Web Components Demystified. This is my full set of notes from Scott’s course. You’ll still want to take the course on your own, and I encourage you to because Scott is an excellent teacher who makes all of this stuff extremely accessible, even to noobs like me.Web Components Demystified originally published on CSS-Tricks, which is part of the DigitalOcean family. You should get the newsletter. - How To Prevent WordPress SQL Injection Attacks
Donnerstag 8:00 – at Articles on Smashing Magazine — For Web Designers And Developers
Have you thought about the security risks WordPress websites face? Anders Johansson explores why they are frequent hacker targets and shares how WordPress SQL injection attacks work and how to remove and prevent them. - Powering Search With Astro Actions and Fuse.js
Dienstag 15:26 – Bryan Robinson at CSS-Tricks
With Astro, we can generate most of our site during our build, but have a small bit of server-side code that can handle search functionality using something like Fuse.js. In this demo, we’ll use Fuse to search through a set of personal “bookmarks” that are generated at build time, but return back proper results from a server call.Powering Search With Astro Actions and Fuse.js originally published on CSS-Tricks, which is part of the DigitalOcean family. You should get the newsletter. - How To Build Confidence In Your UX Work
Dienstag 15:00 – at Articles on Smashing Magazine — For Web Designers And Developers
UX initiatives are often seen as a disruption rather than a means to solving existing problems in an organization. In this post, we’ll explore how you can build trust for your UX work, gain support, and make a noticeable impact. Part of [Measure UX and Design Impact](https://measure-ux.com/) by yours truly. - Smashing Meets Accessibility
Montag 15:08 – Geoff Graham at CSS-Tricks
The videos from Smashing Magazine’s recent event on accessibility were just posted the other day. I was invited to host the panel discussion with the speakers, including a couple of personal heroes of mine, Stéphanie Walter and Sarah Fossheim. But I was just as stoked to meet Kardo Ayoub who shared his deeply personal story as a designer with a major visual impairment.Smashing Meets Accessibility originally published on CSS-Tricks, which is part of the DigitalOcean family. You should get the newsletter. - 10 Best Plugins For Adding AI to Your WordPress Website
Sonntag 13:34 – Eric Karkovack at Speckyboy Design Magazine
A collection of WordPress plugins that, in one way or another, add artificial intelligence to your website. Some are longtime favorites, while others are upstarts breaking into the ecosystem.
The post 10 Best Plugins For Adding AI to Your WordPress Website appeared first on Speckyboy Design Magazine. - 30 Tutorials for Creating Stunning Photo Effects in Photoshop
Samstag 7:24 – Paul Andrew at Speckyboy Design Magazine
Learn how to create popular photo effects like B&W, glitch, HDR, cinematic, tilt-shift, light leak, sketch, and much more in Photoshop.
The post 30 Tutorials for Creating Stunning Photo Effects in Photoshop appeared first on Speckyboy Design Magazine. - A CSS-Only Star Rating Component and More! (Part 2)
Freitag 13:14 – Temani Afif at CSS-Tricks
In this second article of a two-part series, Temani Afif demonstrates an alternative approach to creating the star rating component from the first article using experimental scroll-driven animations rather than using the border-image property.A CSS-Only Star Rating Component and More! (Part 2) originally published on CSS-Tricks, which is part of the DigitalOcean family. You should get the newsletter. - Maybe don’t use custom properties in shorthand properties
Donnerstag 16:33 – Geoff Graham at CSS-Tricks
This easily qualifies as a „gotcha“ in CSS and is a good reminder that the cascade doesn’t know everything all at the same time. If a custom property is invalid, the cascade won’t ignore it, and it gets evaluated, which invalidates the declaration.Maybe don’t use custom properties in shorthand properties originally published on CSS-Tricks, which is part of the DigitalOcean family. You should get the newsletter. - How To Fix Largest Contentful Paint Issues With Subpart Analysis
Donnerstag 10:00 – at Articles on Smashing Magazine — For Web Designers And Developers
Struggling with slow Largest Contentful Paint (LCP)? Newly introduced by Google, LCP subparts help you pinpoint where page load delays come from. Now, in the Chrome UX Report, this data provides real visitor insights to speed up your site and boost rankings. Matt Zeunert unpacks what LCP subparts are, what they mean for your website speed, and how you can measure them. - Let's Talk About The American Dream
Donnerstag 1:27 – Jeff Atwood at Coding Horror
A few months ago I wrote about what it means to stay gold — to hold on to the best parts of ourselves, our communities, and the American Dream itself. But staying gold isn’t passive. It takes work. It takes action. It takes hard conversations that ask - The 10 Best Hosting Packages for WordPress Developers
Mittwoch 19:20 – Paul Andrew at Speckyboy Design Magazine
Find the best hosting packages for WordPress developers. We ranked the top providers based on performance, security, scalability, and developer tools.
The post The 10 Best Hosting Packages for WordPress Developers appeared first on Speckyboy Design Magazine. - Grouping Selection List Items Together With CSS Grid
Mittwoch 13:16 – Preethi at CSS-Tricks
Preethi demonstrates how to make a user interface to group selected items using CSS Grid using two different methods: the auto-fill keyword for stable layouts and the span keyword for flexible arrangements.Grouping Selection List Items Together With CSS Grid originally published on CSS-Tricks, which is part of the DigitalOcean family. You should get the newsletter. - How to Improve Custom WordPress Plugins with Plugin Check
Dienstag 6:28 – Eric Karkovack at Speckyboy Design Magazine
If you need functionality that doesn’t exist in the WordPress ecosystem, you can quickly build a custom plugin. But how do you know if that plugin meets WordPress standards? You use Plugin Check.
The post How to Improve Custom WordPress Plugins with Plugin Check appeared first on Speckyboy Design Magazine. - Functions in CSS?!
Montag 13:34 – Juan Diego Rodríguez at CSS-Tricks
Arguments?! Return values?! What’s crazier, you can use functions right now in Chrome Canary! So, after reading and playing around, here are my key insights on what you need to know about CSS Functions.Functions in CSS?! originally published on CSS-Tricks, which is part of the DigitalOcean family. You should get the newsletter. - The Case For Minimal WordPress Setups: A Contrarian View On Theme Frameworks
Montag 8:00 – at Articles on Smashing Magazine — For Web Designers And Developers
Modern frameworks are supposed to help speed up development while providing modern tools and a developer-friendly workflow. In reality, Kevin Leary has found that they cause far more problems than they solve. This ultimately leads to the big question: why are modern theme frameworks so popular, and do they really benefit developers in the long run? - 40+ Best Free Photoshop Pattern Packs for Creatives
Freitag 14:46 – Paul Andrew at Speckyboy Design Magazine
An extensive collection of free Photoshop .PAT pattern packs to add intricate textures and designs to your digital projects.
The post 40+ Best Free Photoshop Pattern Packs for Creatives appeared first on Speckyboy Design Magazine. - A CSS-Only Star Rating Component and More! (Part 1)
Freitag 14:03 – Temani Afif at CSS-Tricks
In this article, you’ll learn how to make a full-on star rating component out of nothing but a single input element and vanilla CSS.A CSS-Only Star Rating Component and More! (Part 1) originally published on CSS-Tricks, which is part of the DigitalOcean family. You should get the newsletter. - Sunshine And March Vibes (2025 Wallpapers Edition)
Freitag 13:00 – at Articles on Smashing Magazine — For Web Designers And Developers
Do you need a little inspiration boost? Well, then our new batch of desktop wallpapers is for you. Designed by the community for the community, the wallpapers in this collection are the perfect opportunity to get your desktop ready for spring — and, who knows, maybe they’ll spark some new ideas, too. Enjoy! - Using & Styling the Details Element
Mittwoch 16:07 – Geoff Graham at CSS-Tricks
Now that we’re 5+ years into the details element, we know more about it than ever before. I thought I’d round that information up so it’s in one place I can reference in the future without having to search the site — and other sites — to find it.Using & Styling the Details Element originally published on CSS-Tricks, which is part of the DigitalOcean family. You should get the newsletter. - The Human Element: Using Research And Psychology To Elevate Data Storytelling
Mittwoch 10:00 – at Articles on Smashing Magazine — For Web Designers And Developers
Effective data storytelling isn’t a black box. By integrating UX research & psychology, you can craft more impactful and persuasive narratives. Victor Yocco and Angelica Lo Duca outline a five-step framework that provides a roadmap for creating data stories that resonate with audiences on both a cognitive and emotional level. - Applying the Web Dev Mindset to Dealing With Life Challenges
Montag 13:42 – Lee Meyer at CSS-Tricks
The grain of truth was that even if you love your job, it can’t love you back. Yet what I’m hooked on isn’t one job, but the power of code and language.Applying the Web Dev Mindset to Dealing With Life Challenges originally published on CSS-Tricks, which is part of the DigitalOcean family. You should get the newsletter. - Toe Dipping Into View Transitions
Freitag 14:34 – Geoff Graham at CSS-Tricks
The View Transitions API is more a set of features than it is about any one particular thing. And it gets complex fast. But in this post, we’ll cover a couple ways to dip your toes into the waters without having to dive in head-first.Toe Dipping Into View Transitions originally published on CSS-Tricks, which is part of the DigitalOcean family. You should get the newsletter. - Working With Multiple CSS Anchors and Popovers Inside the WordPress Loop
Mittwoch 13:55 – Geoff Graham at CSS-Tricks
I know, super niche, but it could be any loop, really. The challenge is having multiple tooltips on the same page that make use of the Popover API for toggling goodness and CSS Anchor Positioning for attaching a tooltip to its respective anchor element.Working With Multiple CSS Anchors and Popovers Inside the WordPress Loop originally published on CSS-Tricks, which is part of the DigitalOcean family. You should get the newsletter. - Human-Centered Design Through AI-Assisted Usability Testing: Reality Or Fiction?
Mittwoch 10:00 – at Articles on Smashing Magazine — For Web Designers And Developers
Eduard Kuric discusses the significance and role of context in the creation of relevant follow-up questions for unmoderated usability testing, how an AI tasked with interactive follow-up should be validated for its capability to incorporate such context, and what the potential — along with the risks — of AI interaction in usability testing. - How OWASP Helps You Secure Your Full-Stack Web Applications
Dienstag 8:00 – at Articles on Smashing Magazine — For Web Designers And Developers
The OWASP vulnerabilities list is the perfect starting point for web developers looking to strengthen their security expertise. Let’s discover how these vulnerabilities materialize in full-stack web applications and how to prevent them. - How To Test And Measure Content In UX
Donnerstag 8:00 – at Articles on Smashing Magazine — For Web Designers And Developers
The goal of content design is to reduce confusion and improve clarity. Yet often it’s difficult to pinpoint a problem as user feedback tends to be not specific enough. But: we can use a few simple techniques to assess how users understand and perceive content. Let’s take a look. Part of [How To Measure UX & Design Impact](https://measure-ux.com/) by yours truly. - Time To First Byte: Beyond Server Response Time
Mittwoch 17:00 – at Articles on Smashing Magazine — For Web Designers And Developers
Optimizing web performance means looking beyond surface-level metrics. Time to First Byte (TTFB) is crucial, but improving it requires more than tweaking server response time. Matt Zeunert breaks down what TTFB is, what causes its poor score, and why reducing server response time alone isn’t enough for optimization and often won’t be the most impactful change you can make to your website. - Taking RWD To The Extreme
Freitag 13:00 – at Articles on Smashing Magazine — For Web Designers And Developers
Tomasz Jakut reflects on the evolution of web design, from the days of table-based layouts and Flash games to the rise of responsive web design (RWD), which often feels like the end of history in web layout. But as 2025 marks the 15th anniversary of Ethan Marcotte’s article, it’s worth asking whether something significant happened after RWD — something so seamless that it went almost unnoticed.