FOUC This was a term I hadn’t before encountered, but was suffering from for the past couple months. It stands for “Flash Of Unstyled Content“, and it was happening on the Hero section of FLX Squares ever since I published the site. For a brief moment, users would see a gray background in the Hero […]
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I’m a silly goose.
Earlier this evening, I decided to invest a little bit of time on the web design of this very site. While I don’t aim to have this site win any Awwwards any time soon, I do want it to look like it was made in the last decade at least. Looking at what I could […]
How I stumbled on an unexpected use case for the Shopify AJAX API
Last week, my client messaged me about a feature he wanted for his business’ online store. He’s a craftsman and he’s set up his store to feature the products he’s made, whether they happen to be in stock currently or not. However, he didn’t like how Shopify was labeling the items with no inventory as […]
How to use the WordPress REST API to inject blog posts into a separate website
If you have a WordPress site with content published, you can programmatically access your posts using the built-in REST API. This is super useful if you want to build a “Recent Blog Posts” widget, for example. WordPress makes this easy with their REST API. All it takes is some basic JavaScript skills and some patience. […]
Webflow – If that’s movin’ up, then I’m movin’ out.
My hosting plans for my 3 Webflow sites will be up for renewal next fall. But I do not plan to renew them. In fact, I may even migrate the sites well before then. But Pete, Webflow is a premium website builder, and one you’ve championed in the past. Heck, you probably wouldn’t even be […]
Why I built my most recent site with a fully custom WordPress theme
Project Background A few weeks ago, I went live with a new web project. It’s called “FLX Squares” – a basic one-page brochure site, mainly intended to promote local square dances in our area. In my journey as a web designer/developer, it is notable for being my first WordPress site I’ve ever built. At my […]