
Here’s Ashley Rich at Delicious Brains writing about all the layers of caching that are relevant to a WordPress site. I think we all know that caching is complicated, but jeez, it’s a journey to understand all the caches at …
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https://spinupwp.com/wordpress-caching-all-you-need-to-know/

Site performance is potentially the most important metric. The better the performance, the better chance that users stay on a page, read content, make purchases, or just about whatever they need to do. A 2017 study by Akamai says as …
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It is extremely weird that the calculator apps, even the default ones baked into desktop operating systems, embrace the UI and UX of those little cheap-o plastic physical calculators. I like what Florens Verschelde’s Math teacher had to say:
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Here’s a fabulous post by Vitaly Friedman that looks at how to make accessible front-end components and what problems there are today when it comes to building them. There’s so much great info packed into this one post that I’m …
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https://www.smashingmagazine.com/2021/03/complete-guide-accessible-front-end-components/

I would hope all our web designer/developer spidey senses trigger when the solution to an accessibility problem isn’t “fix the issue” but rather “add extra stuff to the page.” This Overlay Fact Sheet website explains that. An “Overlay” is one …
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This literal tech talk (YouTube video embedded in there) by Zach Leatherman is a good time. The talk is sprinkled with fun trickery, so I’m just taking notes on some on it here:
I have no idea how he pulled
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We’re going to create an impressive transition effect between images that’s, dare I say, very simple to implement and apply to any site. We’ll be using the kampos library because it’s very good at doing exactly what we need. We’ll …
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https://css-tricks.com/nailing-that-cool-dissolve-transition/

Dave and I launched a Patreon for ShopTalk Show. You get two completely priceless things for backing us:
That great feeling you’re supporting the show, which has costs like editing, transcribing, developing, and hosting. Access to our backer-only Discord.
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Most inputs have something in common — they are happiest with a companion label! And the happiness doesn’t stop there. Forms with proper inputs and labels are much easier for people to use and that makes people happy too. A…
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David Bushell in ”Changing CSS for Good“:
I’m dropping “left“ and “right“ from my lexicon. The new CSS normal is all about Logical Properties and Values […] It can be as easy as replacing left/right
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