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  • Blog, Tech
    April 10, 2023

    Styling the separator block in five attempts

    Exploring different ways to change the default color of the Separator block in WordPress, including using regular CSS, scoped CSS, theme.json, and block-specific stylesheets.

  • Blog, Tech
    March 1, 2023

    Embracing theme.json, kicking and screaming

    Theme.json is great for blocks, but what about themes and plugins that use good ol’ HTML?

  • Blog, Tech
    February 13, 2023

    What makes a good design-to-dev handoff?

    Three reasons I had a really great design-to-dev handoff last week for a new website build.

  • Blog, Copilot, Tech
    February 6, 2023

    Hooking into the Block Editor’s Post Publish Panel (with Copilot)

    A walkthrough of Copilot and I attempting to add some content to the post-publish panel in the block editor.

  • Blog, Tech
    January 31, 2023

    Documentation for Dummies (like me)

    On documentation and how I made a pretty basic mistake with my ACF Blocks.

  • Blog, Tech
    January 27, 2023

    It’s all on Mastodon now

    I’m logging into a lot of very cool Mastodon clients. Is that a good thing?

  • Blog, Tech
    January 24, 2023

    Announcing A New Podcast, with Yours Truly and an Even Better Cohost

    Introducing viewSource – a weekly conversation around tech, web development, and WordPress with hosts Aurooba Ahmed and Brian Coords.

  • Blog, Copilot, Tech
    January 23, 2023

    Copilot + WordPress: A Few Tips

    Tips and tricks for using Github Copilot with WordPress development as I try to write a plugin using AI pair-programming.

  • Blog, Self-Directed Education
    January 19, 2023

    “Just in case” vs “just in time” learning

    Listening to this podcast, I was reminded of a concept that I hadn’t heard in a while: “just in case” learning versus “just in time” learning.

  • Blog
    January 18, 2023

    What’s the point of a daily blogging goal?

    I’m not sure why I’m blogging every day but I know why I’m not stopping.

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