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I've started working on creating my own CSS reference directory. Link: https://stackdiary.com/css-reference/ Things to do: - Implement Search (restricted to the directory itself) - Add 150 more pro...

Took some time off to review the best WordPress hosting platforms. Ended up with 6,500+ words and a pretty decent design structure, I feel. The 8 Best WordPress Hosting Solutions in 2022

Figma is in the news. Some are happy, some are not. It looks as though things will not change for the worse in the immediate future. And despite the fact, my article on Figma alternatives got a lit...

Stable Diffusion is on a tear right now. I've taken the time to compile an introductory article for resources, tutorials, and tools. Link: Stable Diffusion: Tutorials, Resources, and Tools If you h...

External marketing is great, especially when you have a solid budget to work with. But Internal marketing is just as important, so for this article, I did my due diligence on putting together some ...

What's your favorite RSS reader? Do you prefer to use a Browser-based or a standalone Desktop solution? I prefer both, with Feedly and yarr being my top choices, but there are definitely quite a fe...

It's kind of crazy to see this kind of fluctuation in impressions and actual clicks for my Centering in CSS article. In the last 28 days - the article had over 200,000 impressions with only a littl...

So thrilled to have had my article on CSS centering picked up by Overflow, Codrops, Speckyboy, and others! https://stackdiary.com/centering-in-css/

Finally got around to finishing my review on the best website builders for WordPress. The last time I did something like this was back when a lot of the page builders were rigid and jittery. Things...

What are Web Developers & Designers using to build interactive animations with JavaScript? I've done a deep dive on the most popular libraries, exploring what each one has to offer and what their a...

How many different techniques are there for styling React components with CSS? I wrote an overview of six different methods. Link: React CSS Styling

As of WordPress 5.9 - the CMS is making a definitive push towards implementing more "site-building" features. Or, as Automattic calls it - the Full Site Editing experience. My article covers a brie...

I was very fortunate to have my newly built blog get featured in Google Discover twice in the span of 3 weeks. The end result? A little shy of 200,000 impressions and more than 12,000 clicks. This ...

CSS frameworks can reach bundle sizes of up to 3.5MB (uncompressed) - often including features and components that will never be used in the design itself. And, other than significant performance i...

Wrote an introductory article about CSS logical functions calc(), clamp(), min() and max(). Largely in the context of creating responsive layout elements. Code snippets and interactive examples are...

Been working on this page for a while. This is a collection of CSS animations achieved without the help of any external libraries. Link: CSS Animation Examples Still have a way to go but need to ba...

There are around 200 total CSS properties, depending on where you look. And, many of those properties interact with one another in their own unique ways. Keeping track of everything is practically ...

Woke up to a pleasant surprise today, one of my recent articles on Stack Diary got picked up by Google Discover. The post in question: https://www.polywork.com/alexsd/highlights/e78f8e39-0641-4e4d-...

The new State of JavaScript survey for 2021 is out! I took the time to put together a detailed review of the most popular frameworks as voted by the survey participants. Link: The Most Popular Fron...

New day, new article! Keeping up my series on Tailwind CSS with a roundup of component libraries and UI kits. Link: Tailwind CSS: 15 Component Libraries & UI Kits Tailwind CSS went from 0 to 50,000...

Wrote a guest post for FameThemes on how to add mega menus. Specifically, how to do it for WordPress sites. https://www.famethemes.com/blog/how-to-add-a-mega-menu-on-a-wordpress-site/

Finished putting together a 3,500+ word article on free hosting platforms for developers. Some common names like Vercel, Netlify, and others in the list. But also plenty of other solutions. All lis...

Just wrapped up my article on custom Card designs for Tailwind CSS. Link: Tailwind CSS: 15 Unique Card Designs Includes a quick preview for each card, and a direct link to CodePen for easy editing ...

Created a Telegram page for Stack Diary. Link: https://t.me/s/stackdiary

Wrote an article on 15+ libraries for React UI Components. The focus is mostly on popularity and active development, but also whether the library is built on a design system. Read: React Components...

How to check for mobile devices with JavaScript? Well, most methods will still fall back on media queries unless using UParser or a similar library. https://stackdiary.com/detect-mobile-browser-jav...

My favorite thing about podcasts has to be notes! So many interesting projects I have come across because someone on the podcast talked about it. Does anyone feel the same? I put together my favori...