Happy New Year! 🥳 🎇

Found some time this week to finish off a couple features for Cargo. Some of which I've had on the go for months 😅 - Dashboard Widgets - Order Timeline / Audit Log - PHP Actions

TIL that Ted Lasso existed wayyyy before the Apple TV show.

Merry Christmas everyone! 🎄🎁✝️

It's been *a lot*, but really proud of what our little team has been able to build this year. Time to rest... then ship v6 in 2026 🚀

Claude 4.5 and opencode.ai had a workout today!

🔥 Just tagged Statamic 6 *Alpha 19*. Probably only more alpha to go before beta with the final launch aimed for January. It's the beginning of an exciting new era.

Haven't written one in a while, but published my Year In Review post at the weekend. duncanmcclean.com/year-in-rev...

My podcast @cheeseandweather.bsky.social is now on YouTube thanks to @davehicking.com! youtu.be/eaPCNL4LzA0 or listen at cheeseandweather.com

You know what Hacker News is good for? Gaining design inspiration for your own blog 🙈

Say hello to a brand new kind of prop in Inertia: Once Props! 💨 Once Props are evaluated only once on the server and then carried over to the next page that has the same prop. This is ideal for shared data that rarely changes or data that is huge or expensive to compute.

As of the next alpha, you'll be able to invalidate specific URLs via the Cache Manager utility. 🧹 Super handy for clearing pages you missed from your invalidation rules!

Just dropped Statamic 6 ALPHA 18 — look at that tiny little changelog. 😘 You might be wondering why we've been in alpha so long. Because we have 1 more thing to break (on purpose), and then it'll be a short beta before shipping final. ❤️

We just tagged Statamic 6 ALPHA 18! Such a *tiny* changelog.

Come along to the last @statamic.com AU/NZ online meetup for the year, this Thursday at 2:00pm AEDT. Not in the region, and can't sleep? You're very welcome to come too! www.mity.com.au/statamic/au-...

I'm wrapping up an extensive #statamic Antlers scope/papercut audit and preparing to start some refactors. Have anything you'd like me to consider while I work on this? 🫎💪

New Book: Laravel for the Rest of Us laravel-news.com/laravel-for-...

Happy Thanksgiving to my US friends! 🦃

It's probably old news at this point, but I'm really liking Claude Code in the browser. I can give it a prompt when I'm in bed, then it'll be ready for me to review when I'm at my desk. Super handy! (I didn't write this prompt on my phone though 😄)

There are only ten of these. A limited run of Laravel for the Rest of Us hardback editions. They’re not for sale, but one could be yours ✨ Pre-order before 18 November at laravelfortherestofus.com, and you’ll be entered into a draw to win one of these limited-edition hardbacks.

Wow, Laramap is really taking off. I never expected so many fellow developers to sign up. Thanks to this amazing community. Additionally, the first companies have reached out to support the project. Huge thanks to @ploi.io and Chief Tools. #Laravel #Laramap

The "Remember Me" checkbox is the biggest scam on the internet. Has anyone figured out what it actually does? 🫠

This is a really cool project by Dennis Koch. It's a shame there aren't more Scottish Laravel developers on there! laramap.dev/?utm_source...

Love this project by Dennis Koch: A community driven map showing Laravel developers across the world. laramap.dev/?utm_source=bsky Already noticed some new Laravel developers how haven't come to one of our meetups yet. 😅

It's just a game.. It's just a game.. scope-creep.xyz

Hacked on a utility called Tether at the weekend. Clone a package down, run Tether, select the package you wanna link and it'll configure a Composer repository & symlink Vite assets. 🔗 It's pretty scrappy, but hopefully it's useful to someone! github.com/duncanmccle...

Had a great time on Friday at the first Netherlands Statamic meetup! Hopefully the first of many. 🇳🇱 Thanks to the JustBetter team for hosting!

ICYMI I'm be speaking at the Statamic Meetup in the Netherlands on Friday evening about Cargo. If you're nearby, come and join us for some 🍕 and talks! justbetter.nl/statamic-me...

The writing in this post is superb. drobinin.com/posts/how-i-...

I thought the Runway docs could do with a lick of paint so I've just migrated them over to mintlify.com! runway.duncanmcclean.com

This is the biggest update to server management since 2014. ◆ Instant Laravel VPS servers ◆ Zero downtime deployments ◆ Team terminal sessions ◆ Free on-forge domains ◆ Health checks, Heartbeats, & real-time metrics

John has been cooking! 🧑‍🍳

🚨 Warning to #PHP package maintainers: We did not email you to change your passwords & 2FA. Emails asking you to update your credentials are a phishing attempt. We had the phishing site & domain taken down. If you got the email and entered your credentials, please contact us. #phpc

Just added a version selector to the Statamic Docs Raycast extension, allowing you to switch between the v5 and v6 docs. www.raycast.com/andrebreia/...

Just tagged Statamic 6 [Alpha 7] last night. Had to fire up the old "Scrolling Capture" to get all these improvements in one screen. Will need to do a demo of the "Standalone UI Package" because NGL this is a gamer changer.

Going from Design to @statamic.com in 40 mins at PHPxADL was so well received... but with Statamic 6 in alpha at the moment, wouldn't it be great if we could try again? youtu.be/oV5xPauQ2Lc This is one of three (yes, three!) talks that I gave at the Statamic takeover of PHPxMEL on 11th Sep 2025.

Updated my /uses page (and might have redesigned my personal site) at the weekend. duncanmcclean.com/uses

Excited to be speaking at the Dutch Statamic Meetup on 10th October! See you there! 🇳🇱

Just tagged v9.0.0-alpha.3 which adds support for using Live Preview on Runway models! github.com/statamic-ra...

Feels so good to end the day by closing a long-standing feature request! 😊

MCP Server for Statamic [alpha] by Sylvester Damgaard @cboxdk hits the streets! This looks next level. 🔥 statamic.com/addons/cbox...

Early bird tickets for Laracon EU 2026 are available! 🇳🇱🎟️ laracon.eu/get-your-tic...

Hey Melbourne, I'm coming for ya! Thursday 11th September, I'm bringing @statamic.com with me to takeover @phpxmel.com. RSVP online, and I can't wait to see you there! phpxmel.com/meetups/3283...

Okay, so I'm pretty sure I've found the best way in the world to create dynamic Open Graph images! And I've turned it into a little product that I'd love to show you 🤩 Check out this quick video tour of Ogkit.dev to see how it works 👇 www.youtube.com/watch?v=UoVr...

comments are a code smell? check this example... www.youtube.com/shorts/KfAS3...

See you in Buffalo. Livewire 4 beta launch, cool talks, hang time, bowling, and some hacking. Hosted by ⚡Livewire and 💥Thunk t.co/oebGpzYhpI

Excited to be speaking at the Dutch Statamic Meetup on 10th October! See you there! 🇳🇱

The first person to design a Windows 98 theme for the Control Panel gets a free Runway license! 💾

It's been a long time coming, but Cargo is finally in alpha! 📦🎉 Cargo is my e-commerce addon for Statamic. I've been working on it for just over a year now. It's been a lot of work but I'm *really* happy with how it's turned out.

I wrote up a short progress report on Forte's development. Not overly technical, but useful if you want a general idea of where things stand and the direction things are moving in. stillat.com/blog/2025/08...