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Let’s say you need a gradient border around an element. My mind goes like this:

• There is no simple obvious CSS API for this.
• I’ll just make a wrapper element with a linear-gradient background, then an inner element will block out most of that background, except a thin line of padding around it.

Perhaps like this:

See the Pen Gradient with Wrapper by Chris Coyier (@chriscoyier) on CodePen.

If you hate the idea of a wrapping element, …

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This is the second post in a two-part series about creating a Gulp workflow for WordPress theme development. Part one focused on the initial installation, setup, and organization of Gulp in a WordPress theme project. This post goes deep into the tasks Gulp will run by breaking down what each task does and how to tailor them to streamline theme development.

Now that we spent the first part of this series setting up a WordPress theme project with Grunt installed …

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This is the first part of a two-part series on creating a Gulp workflow for WordPress theme development. This first part covers a lot of ground for the initial setup, including Gulp installation and an outline of the tasks we want it to run. If you’re interested in how the tasks are created, then stay tuned for part two.

Earlier this year, I created a course for building premium WordPress themes. During the process, I wanted to use a …

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