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Adblock and your stylesheet – they don’t play nice

Have you ever had a situation where your css just doesn’t seem to be working. You know you added the styles, but they just refuse to show up in the inspector? Fun fact: It might just be your browser’s adblock stylesheet.

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Improving My JavaScript Skills – 5 Things

I’m always improving my javascript skills when I’m learning something new. Sometimes it’s worth going over existing skills again to reinforce that knowledge. I’ve found these 5 things to be pretty powerful. 1. Underscoring Variables and Namespacing events These is more helpful for code readability, rather than it being a particular feature. The first uses […]

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Recommended WordPress Plugins For New Projects

I have some go-to recommended WordPress plugins I always install on new projects. They’re essentials, in my opinion, for making a WordPress website that much better. However, if you’re a WordPress developer, chances are you have some of these in your list already. Hey ho, here we go…

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WordPress HTTPS Redirect Problem? Destroy it Like a Boss

The last time I had to update a WordPress website for SSL delivery, I thought it would be quick and easy. But a couple of things tripped me up along the way. I’ve documented my particular WordPress https redirect problem here, in the hope that you don’t run into the same issues I did.

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Trying to Be a Less Stressed Developer

At the end of a mentally draining day fixing bugs, angry clients and tight deadlines, I can honestly hold my hand up at times and say that my work has made me into a stressed developer. Sometimes I wonder why I even do it. I accept, like any job, sometimes things just don’t go to […]

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The Essential Web Development Tools and Resources I Need

Everybody has their own set of essential web development tools. Here are a couple mine I thought I’d share. I might later add some more, as and when I find them.

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Web Development & Design Theory: Make them work in a Project

I spent some time studying Graphic Design whilst at college. This article is a good, basic primer on design theory. Though taught as part of a Graphic Design course, I’ve found it to be just as useful in web design, front end development in particular. Web Development & Design theory just work well together. The […]

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A Logical Approach to Naming SASS Variables and CSS Classes

It’s good to have some naming conventions that are flexible and future proof. Here are some of the ways I like to keep things forward thinking when planning a project. Being too specific about naming SASS variables and class names can cause you problems down the line. This is particularly important for when you plan […]

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Want to Prevent a Hacked WordPress Website? Mitigating the Risk

Whilst it’s true that WordPress is a high profile and popular target for hackers, it doesn’t mean you can’t reduce this risk. It’s only liable to be hacked if you’ve not taken necessary steps to secure it, like any other website. In this article I look at some of the things you’ll need to keep […]

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Freelance Web Developer Advice I Should Have Paid Attention to

Whilst on my web development path I inevitably got involved with some freelancing work. But I had no such freelance web developer advice, so I had to learn on the job. My future self takes a look back in time at some of the things I did wrong, and considers some of the things I […]