2019 CSS Wishlist

What do you wish CSS could do natively that it can’t do now? First, let’s review the last time we did this in 2013.

  1. ❌ “I’d like to be able to select an element based on if it contains another particular selector”
  2. ❌ “I’d like to be able to select an element based on the content it contains”
  3. ❌ “I’d like multiple pseudo elements”
  4. ❌ “I’d like to be able to animate/transition something to height: auto;
  5. ❌ “I’d

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Create Smart WordPress Forms in Less Than 5 Minutes with WPForms

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Doc Pop’s News Drop: The WordPress Governance Project

Doc Pop’s WordPress News Drop is a weekly report on the most pressing WordPress news. When the news drops, I will pick it up and deliver it right to you. WordPress governance was a hot topic at WordCamp US 2018. This year, Rachel Cherry and Morten Rand-Hendriksen are starting to get the ball rolling on …
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Torque Toons: #10yearchallenge

We decided to take a stab at the #10yearchallenge that’s sweeping across Facebook and Twitter. So here’s WordPress in 2009 vs WordPress in 2019.  
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How I Built a GPS-Powered Weather Clock With My Old iPhone 4

My first smartphone was an iPhone 4s. I remember the excitement of exploring its capabilities at a time when it was the coolest thing around. Eventually, of course, I replaced it with a newer model and the old iPhone, still in mint condition, gathered dust for two years. What a waste!

But was it? It occurred to me that I could repurpose the old iPhone to create a useful weather clock for our hallway.

Who needs Nest anyway?

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How I’ve Been Using Notion Personally and Professionally

I use Notion quite a bit, both personally and professionally.

In a sense, it’s just an app for keeping documents in one place: little notes, to-do lists, basic spreadsheets, etc. I like the native macOS Notes app just fine. It’s quick and easy, it’s desktop and mobile, it syncs… but there are enough limitations that I wanted something better. Plus, I wanted something team-based and web-friendly (shared URLs!) and Notion hits those nails on the head.

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How to do a Content Audit of your WordPress Website

So, you have an awesome WordPress website and you’re investing a lot in optimizing it for search engines. Yet, you’re not sure what strategies work or don’t work for you. This is where a content audit steps in. Yep, I know. This is definitely one of those words that send chills down every marketer’s spine. …
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Making Movies With amCharts

In this article, I want to show off the flexibility and real power of amCharts 4. We’re going to learn how to combine multiple charts that run together with animations that form a movie experience. Even if you’re only interested in creating a different kind of animation that has nothing to do with charts, you can still use this library, since it’s more than making charts. The core of amCharts is made to help with everything SVG: creation, layout, … Read article

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