Core Web Vitals and WordPress
Google recently announced Core Web Vitals and it worries WordPress site owners everywhere. There's no need to be worried; I get a perfect 100 across the board and it's relatively simple to do.
Tag: web
The Hunt For Better WordPress Hosting
I've recently been trying to improve my WordPress hosting workflow, and the related costs involved. It hasn't been a great success so far.
Adding The Post Title To My \"Reply By Email\" Button
I recently wrote about online conversations and engagements where I talked about using plain old email instead of comments. Off the back of that post, I got chatting with Luke Harris, who does something very similar on his site.
What’s In A Font? Website Typography Best Practices
I love web design and website typography is a huge part of that. It turns out that I'm somewhat of a typography nerd, so I wanted to share some of what I've learned in this regard here.
Migrating From Yoast To RankMath Broke My Site
I've been a Yoast Premium user for a few years now, but decided to switch to RankMath recently. It didn't go well.
Chasing Visitors - The Web Analytics Rabbit Hole
When I check my web analytics the response is often frustration, or even mild anxiety. I'm in a perpetual cycle of thinking <it's not enough! This obsession isn't healthy, so what's the point?
Building A Self-Hosted Journal
My wife keeps a journal, and I've been thinking about doing the same. Being the nerd that I am, I wanted something techie, so I built a self-hosted journal.
Internet Cold Callers & Their Link Sharing Emails
I regularly get emails from site owners asking me to link share with a post on their site. But one link sharing request I got recently was a doozey…
The Back-end of Beyond
Things have been pretty quiet around here recently. This is actually the first time I've published something in over a month, so I wanted to give you fine folks a quick update on what's been going on.
What's The Difference Between Padding And Margin?
The difference between padding and margin is a bit of a quandary for CSS newcomers. This post explains the difference between them.
Adding Some Whimsy & Character
I decided that I was sick of my site having no character, so I've made some changes to make it a bit more interesting.
How To Speed Up WordPress
WordPress has a reputation of being really slow, but that isn't true. Here's how I speed up my WordPress site to get 100 on Lighthouse.
Getting started With Git - A Simple Beginner's Guide
Getting started with Git is difficult, so I decided to write a simple getting started with Git guide. Hopefully it will help you get started.
The Wonderful World Of WordPress Wizardry For Working With Websites
A month ago I flipped back from Jekyll to WordPress and nobody noticed. That, my friends, is how performant WordPress can be.
How To Remove The HTML Extension From A URL
I was recently asked how to remove the HTML extension from a URL on a webpage. I provided some quick advice on how to do this, but thought it would be good to write a post on how to do it.
Is JavaScript Bad? Well, Only If You Are Using It Wrong
Many people think that JavaScript is bad, and using it on a website means you're somehow bad. Personally, I don't think that's often the case.
My Thoughts On Micro.Blog
I recently signed up for a Micro.Blog trial, so wanted to talk about my thoughts on the service and whether I will continue to use it.
Evolving My Newsletter
I decided to start my newsletter around 8 months ago. To be honest, I didn't think it through properly and the whole thing was somewhat of an aimless exercise.
Trying Out Forestry.io
I recently spoke about my writing workflow, which is working really well. But I've heard a lot of good things about Forestry.io, so thought I'd try it out.
Pull & Backup Multiple GitHub Repositories With This Script
This is a simple script I created to pull multiple GitHub repositories and back them up so that they're protected.