SMIL on?
I was chatting with Andy Clarke the other day about a new article he wants to write…
Crafting Strong DX With Astro Components and TypeScript
I’m a big fan of Astro’s focus on developer experience (DX) and the onboarding of new developers….
Worlds Collide: Keyframe Collision Detection Using Style Queries
A friend DMs Lee Meyer a CodePen by Manuel Schaller containing a pure CSS simulation of one…
How to start a subscription business
Consumers spent over $31 billion globally on subscription box services in 2023 and that market is expected…
Automated Visual Regression Testing With Playwright
Comparing visual artifacts can be a powerful, if fickle, approach to automated testing. Playwright makes this seem…
The Problem with Optimizing for GenAI
Optimizing for visibility in generative AI platforms seems easy enough. Enter a sitemap URL into Bing Webmaster…
Case Study: Combining Cutting-Edge CSS Features Into a “Course Navigation” Component
I came across this awesome article navigator by Jhey Tompkins: It solved a UX problem I was…
Revisiting CSS border-image
In my last article on “Revisiting CSS Multi-Column Layout”, I mentioned that almost twenty years have flown…
Quick Reminder That :is() and :where() Are Basically the Same With One Key Difference
I’ve seen a handful of recent posts talking about the utility of the :is() relational pseudo-selector. No…
Powering Search With Astro Actions and Fuse.js
Static sites are wonderful. I’m a big fan. They also have their issues. Namely, static sites either…
A CSS-Only Star Rating Component and More! (Part 2)
In the last article, we created a CSS-only star rating component using the CSS mask and border-image…
Grouping Selection List Items Together With CSS Grid
Grouping selected items is a design choice often employed to help users quickly grasp which items are…
5 Content Marketing Ideas for April 2025
April is known for “Fools’ Day,” but the month includes plenty of other content marketing opportunities, including…
A CSS-Only Star Rating Component and More! (Part 1)
Creating a star rating component is a classic exercise in web development. It has been done and…
How to start dropshipping in 2025
If you’re looking to start an online business and don’t want to deal with managing inventory, product…
Applying the Web Dev Mindset to Dealing With Life Challenges
Editor’s note: This article is outside the typical range of topics we normally cover around here and touches on sensitive…
Toe Dipping Into View Transitions
I’ll be honest and say that the View Transitions API intimidates me more than a smidge. There…
Working With Multiple CSS Anchors and Popovers Inside the WordPress Loop
I know, super niche, but it could be any loop, really. The challenge is having multiple tooltips…
The What If Machine: Bringing the “Iffy” Future of CSS into the Present
Geoff’s post about the CSS Working Group’s decision to work on inline conditionals inspired some drama in…
Handwriting an SVG Heart, With Our Hearts
According to local grocery stores, it’s the Valentine’s Day season again, and what better way to express…
Typecasting and Viewport Transitions in CSS With tan(atan2())
We’ve been able to get the length of the viewport in CSS since… checks notes… 2013! Surprisingly, that was…
‘Helpful Content’ per Google’s Latest Guidelines
Last month I addressed Google’s updated guidelines for its quality raters, the thousands of people who manually…
Organizing Design System Component Patterns With CSS Cascade Layers
I’m trying to come up with ways to make components more customizable, more efficient, and easier to…
What is domain authority and how can you improve it?
Grabbing a top spot on Google is a win for visibility and essential for driving clicks and…