Jetpack, Do Better

Jetpack plugin home page highlighting security, performance, analytics, and growth tools.

When I announced my retirement from web design and development, I expected my future blog posts would be about technology, writing, social media, and birding.

Though I still care about them, my days of publishing posts about usability, accessibility, and WordPress were over.

Little did I think a month after my retirement I would once again be writing about WordPress.

Specifically, about the Jetpack plugin.

Yet here I am.

And I’m exasperated and frustrated and decided I needed to vent.

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Advent Calendars for Web Professionals: 2022 Edition

Advent of CSS: 24 CSS challenges for the season starts December 1. In the background, an illustration of a snowy scene of red houses and green evergreen trees.

Are you a fan of Advent calendars? I am!

Since 2012, I’ve published a roundup of online Advent calendars for people who work on the web.

Whether you’re a designer, developer, programmer, user experience professional, project manager, or writer, you’re bound to find an interesting Advent calendar in my collection.

This year’s roundup includes calendars focused on user experience, HTML, CSS, online digital security, PHP and more.

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Advent Calendars for Web Professionals: 2021 Edition

Colorful red, green, yellow, and pink grid calendar with numbered boxes for each day in December.

It’s the first day of December. For me and many other people who design and work on websites/web applications, that means Advent calendars for web professionals. While not as popular (or numerous) as in the past, the calendars a fun way to enjoy December when you’re working on finishing your projects for the year. Each… Continue reading Advent Calendars for Web Professionals: 2021 Edition