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Occasional web designer and writer. Speckyboy Design Magazine 🤓
https://speckyboy.com/
Use AI to Enhance - Not Replace - Your WordPress Expertise
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Use AI to Enhance - Not Replace - Your WordPress Expertise — Speckyboy
AI can speed up WordPress development, but overreliance can hurt your workflow. Learn how to use AI tools effectively without losing control of your code.
https://speckyboy.com/use-ai-to-enhance-not-replace-your-wordpress-expertise/
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20+ Best Free Logo Reveal Templates for After Effects in 2025 →
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20+ Best Free Logo Reveal Templates for After Effects in 2025 — Speckyboy
You don't have to be a motion design expert to create a stunning animated logo. Simply use one of these free logo reveal templates for After Effects.
https://speckyboy.com/free-logo-reveals-after-effects-templates/
11 days ago
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Tips for Building a Performant
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Website
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Tips for Building a Performant WordPress Website — Speckyboy
Want a faster WordPress site? Learn how to boost performance with better hosting, lightweight themes, optimized images, and smart caching strategies.
https://speckyboy.com/building-performant-wordpress-website/
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Should Your Agency Focus on WooCommerce Projects? — Speckyboy
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Should Your Agency Focus on WooCommerce Projects? — Speckyboy
Is WooCommerce the right niche for your WordPress agency? Explore its pros and cons, from flexibility and growth potential to the real costs of building expertise.
https://speckyboy.com/should-your-agency-focus-on-woocommerce-projects/
13 days ago
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Get a Free Web Design this Black Friday from WordPress →
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Black Friday 2025
BLACK FRIDAY SALE This Black Friday, we’ll build your website for free Our experts will build your website for free — a $499 value — so you can launch before the new year. Plus,…
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Best Practices for Your
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Theme's functions.php File
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Best Practices for Your WordPress Theme's functions.php File — Speckyboy
Should your custom code go in functions.php or a plugin? This guide explains best practices for organizing snippets and avoiding future site problems.
https://speckyboy.com/best-practices-wordpress-themes-functions-php/
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How to Test Your AI-Generated
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How to Test Your AI-Generated WordPress Plugin — Speckyboy
AI can generate WordPress plugins in minutes, but they’re not ready for production without testing. Learn how to audit code for security, stability, and performance.
https://speckyboy.com/test-ai-generated-wordpress-plugin/
about 1 month ago
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10 Best Free Niche WordPress SEO Plugins →
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10 Best Free Niche WordPress SEO Plugins — Speckyboy
Some plugins focus on overall SEO, while others on just one aspect. We've ten lesser-known free WordPress plugins that can help fine-tune your SEO efforts.
https://speckyboy.com/niche-wordpress-seo-plugins/
about 2 months ago
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Why The Grumpy Designer Is Wary of AI’s Confidence →
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@karks.com
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Why The Grumpy Designer Is Wary of AI’s Confidence — Speckyboy
AI speaks with confidence, but that doesn’t mean it’s right. The Grumpy Designer explores why self-assured answers can mislead users and what AI tools should do instead.
https://speckyboy.com/grumpy-designer-iwary-of-ais-confidence/
about 2 months ago
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How to Be the Leader Your Web Design Clients Need
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4 months ago
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How to Refactor Your Outdated WordPress Code With AI
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5 months ago
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10 Best Free Landing Page Themes for WordPress in 2025
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5 months ago
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8 Best Block Suites You Can Add to WordPress
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5 months ago
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Tips for Hosting Your Client’s WordPress Website
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Tips for Hosting Your Client’s WordPress Website — Speckyboy
A practical guide to hosting WordPress sites for clients. Learn how to stay secure, stay in control, and avoid common hosting mistakes.
https://speckyboy.com/hosting-clients-wordpress-website/
6 months ago
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8 CSS & JavaScript Snippets for Creating Sticky Elements
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6 months ago
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Can AI Site Builders Make WordPress Easier?
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6 months ago
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How to Add Custom Style Variations to WordPress Blocks
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6 months ago
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How to Guide Your Clients to the Best WordPress Solutions
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6 months ago
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15 Best Free WordPress Themes for Writers in 2025
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7 months ago
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How to Use AI to Enhance Your WordPress Blog
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7 months ago
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8 Best Free Media Library WordPress Plugins in 2025
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8 Best Free Media Library WordPress Plugins in 2025 — Speckyboy
As the Media Library is the most used area of WordPress, we share these free plugins that will allow you to truly take control of your media.
https://speckyboy.com/free-plugins-wordpress-media-library/
7 months ago
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How to Combat AI Bot Traffic on Your Website
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7 months ago
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How WordPress Agencies Can Improve Site Building Efficiency
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7 months ago
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Learn How to Display WordPress Custom Field Data With Blocks →
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Learn How to Display WordPress Custom Field Data With Blocks — Speckyboy
Learn how to use the WordPress Block Bindings API to display custom field data—no plugin required. A simple walkthrough with real examples.
https://speckyboy.com/display-wordpress-custom-field-data-blocks/
7 months ago
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A Quick Guide to Escaping PHP Data in WordPress
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A Quick Guide to Escaping PHP Data in WordPress — Speckyboy
Learn how to escape PHP data in WordPress to prevent security vulnerabilities. This quick guide helps developers write safer, more secure code.
https://speckyboy.com/escaping-php-data-wordpress/
7 months ago
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7 Top Starter & Barebone Themes for WordPress Development →
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7 Top Starter & Barebone Themes for WordPress Development — Speckyboy
A collection of starter or barebones themes for WordPress that will allow you to quickly build a theme to your own custom specifications.
https://speckyboy.com/wordpress-starter-themes/
8 months ago
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8 Comic-Inspired Snippets Powered by
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#JavaScript
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Why a Modular Approach Is Better for
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Why a Modular Approach Is Better for WordPress Development — Speckyboy
A modular approach to WordPress development offers a new way to build and manage projects. We’ll cover what it is, how it works, and how it can improve your workflow.
https://speckyboy.com/modular-approach-wordpress-development/
8 months ago
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Learn how to use AI to build a WordPress related posts plugin →
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@karks.com
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How to Use AI to Build a WordPress Related Posts Plugin – Speckyboy
Learn how to create a simple related posts plugin for WordPress to demonstrate AI's potential. It’s not going to rival commercial solutions, but it delivers a functional base that can be improved as n...
https://speckyboy.com/ai-build-wordpress-related-posts-plugin/
8 months ago
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9 months ago
Whether you're building classic or block
#WordPress
themes, you'll want to check our this roundup of tools and frameworks.
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The Best Open-Source Tools & Frameworks for Building WordPress Themes – Speckyboy
We share the top open-source development tools and frameworks for building WordPress themes in 2025. Learn what they offer and how they can improve your workflow.
https://speckyboy.com/wordpress-theme-frameworks/
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Andy Clarke
8 months ago
Yours truly over at CSS Tricks "Revisiting CSS border-image" "I've used border-image regularly. Yet, it remains one of the most underused CSS tools, and I can't, for the life of me, figure out why."
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Revisiting CSS border-image | CSS-Tricks
I’ve used border-image regularly. Yet, it remains one of the most underused CSS tools, and I can’t, for the life of me, figure out why. Is it possible that people steer clear of border-image because its syntax is awkward and unintuitive? Perhaps it’s because most explanations don’t solve the type of creative implementation problems that most people need to solve. Most likely, it’s both.
https://css-tricks.com/revisiting-css-border-image/
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Here's a useful collection of AI prompts to help speed up your WordPress workflow from
@karks.com
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8 Handy AI Prompts to Speed Up Your WordPress Workflow – Speckyboy
We share a collection of AI prompts that will help both experts and casual users speed up their WordPress development and content creation workflows.
https://speckyboy.com/ai-prompts-wordpress-workflow/
9 months ago
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Josh W. Comeau
10 months ago
Just hit the “publish” button on a brand-new blog post! ⭐ This one shares the killer pattern I find myself using over and over with container queries: responding *within* media queries to adapt to the new container size. Once you start using this trick, you’ll see opportunities for it all over. 😄
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Container Queries Unleashed • Josh W. Comeau
Container queries expand the universe of designs that can be implemented, giving us whole new superpowers. Now that container queries are broadly available, I think it’s time we start exploring this p...
https://www.joshwcomeau.com/css/container-queries-unleashed/
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10 months ago
Estimating the cost of a
#WordPress
project can be difficult. There are so many options and clients are famous for changing their minds. Here's a guide to help you navigate the process!
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How to Estimate the Cost of a WordPress Project - The WP Minute
In life, some questions don’t have an easy answer. Even the simplest queries can have a variety of ifs and buts that qualify our response. For example, consider this: How much does a WordPress website...
https://thewpminute.com/how-to-estimate-the-cost-of-a-wordpress-project/
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Here are the top pens on Codepen from last year →
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10 months ago
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Jhey ʕ·ᴥ· ʔ
10 months ago
curved scrollbar: completed it ✅ CSS + SVG to animate stroke-dashoffset combined with scroll-snap extra bonus: use a scroll animation to toggle scroll-snap at either end of the scroller
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11 months ago
Being a
#freelance
web developer often means sitting on your ass for hours on end. That makes it a challenge to manage a chronic disease like diabetes.
#T1D
#WebDev
#WebDesign
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Balancing Chronic Disease and a Freelance Lifestyle - Please Humor Eric
How a medical diagnosis changed me and impacted my work environment.
https://pleasehumoreric.com/balancing-chronic-disease-and-a-freelance-lifestyle/
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11 months ago
Remember,
#WordPress
friends: There is no shortcode to happiness.
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There is no shortcode to happiness. Men's T-Shirt | The Grumpy Designer
There is no shortcode to happiness. on Men's T-Shirt – A little WordPress humor never hurt anyone!
https://grumpydesigner.threadless.com/designs/there-is-no-shortcode-to-happiness/mens/t-shirt/classic?variation=front&color=white
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Really not sure what to make of this... Getty Images and Shutterstock merge in $3.7 billion deal →
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via
@webdesignerdepot.bsky.social
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Getty Images and Shutterstock Merge in $3.7 Billion Deal | Web Designer Depot
Getty Images and Shutterstock are merging in a $3.7 billion deal, creating a powerhouse for visual content with expanded libraries, cutting-edge AI tools, and integrated solutions for creatives. This ...
https://webdesignerdepot.com/getty-images-and-shutterstock-merge-in-3-7-billion-deal/
11 months ago
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11 months ago
The Blurred Line Between Open-Source Contribution and Ownership - Please Humor Eric
#OpenSource
#WordPress
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The Blurred Line Between Open-Source Contribution and Ownership - Please Humor Eric
Some thoughts about ownership – or the perception of it – in open-source projects. Perhaps it relates to online communities as well.
https://pleasehumoreric.com/the-blurred-line-between-open-source-contribution-and-ownership/
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I admit it: I was skeptical of
#AI
tools like ChatGPT and Copilot. But they've become a valuable part of my development workflow. They even make me feel...more confident?
#WebDevelopment
#WebDesign
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How AI Changed My Web Development Workflow – Speckyboy
AI has changed my workflow. ChatGPT and Copilot have also changed how I approach development projects. Here's a look at how AI has impacted me so far.
https://speckyboy.com/how-ai-changed-my-web-development-workflow/
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How AI Changed My Web Development Workflow →
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How AI Changed My Web Development Workflow – Speckyboy
AI has changed my workflow. ChatGPT and Copilot have also changed how I approach development projects. Here's a look at how AI has impacted me so far.
https://speckyboy.com/how-ai-changed-my-web-development-workflow/
11 months ago
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Relatively New Things You Should Know about HTML Heading Into 2025 →
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From
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Relatively New Things You Should Know about HTML Heading Into 2025 – Frontend Masters Boost
Accordion details, toggle switches, styleable selects, responsive video, and more!
https://frontendmasters.com/blog/bone-up-html-2025/
11 months ago
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Piccalilli
11 months ago
It’s going to be a long time until CSS masonry is ready for us to use in our projects so I’ve got a nice stop-gap here for you that uses composable layouts.
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A simple masonry-like composable layout
It’s going to be a long time until CSS masonry is ready for us to use in our projects so I’ve got a nice stop-gap here for you that uses composable layouts.
https://buff.ly/424Xgba
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11 months ago
🛠️ New Interactive Article: Balancing Text In CSS I explored text balancing in CSS — what it is, the problems it solves, how it works, and included plenty of examples and use cases. Happy balancing! ⚖️
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First post of the year 🥳 Here's a huge collection of free admin dashboard templates and UI kits for
#Figma
Here are the templates:
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20+ Free Admin Dashboard Templates for Figma – Speckyboy
A collection of time-saving admin dashboard templates and kits for Figma. All templates are professionally designed and free to download and use.
https://speckyboy.com/free-admin-dashboard-templates-figma/
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