webstack

Making decisions can be difficult. Yet, some people have a harder time than others. Such fear of commitment can affect multiple areas of life – including business. In particular, the process of building a website is rife with important decisions to be made. Because of that, a commitment-phobic clie..

I think we’re all largely aware of named colors in CSS: color: OldLace; background: rebeccapurple; I guess you’d just call those “named colors” in CSS. Those aren’t the only kind of named colors there are though. Some of them are a bit more fluid. Jim Nielsen was blowin’ minds the other day when..

Sara digs into a bug I happened to have mentioned back in 2012 where fluid type didn’t resize when the browser window resized. Back then, it affected Chrome 20 and Safari 6, but the bug still persists today in Safari when a calc() involves viewport units. Sara credits Martin Auswöger for a super w..

Ever since online stores first emerged they’ve faced one big challenge compared to their real world rivals; yes, it’s convenient to shop wherever, whenever you want, and delivery options permitting, buy from anyone anywhere in the world. But it’s a minimal experience compared to the fuller sensory e..

Not news to any web developer in 2021: CSS Grid is an incredibly powerful tool for creating complex, distinct two-dimensional modern web layouts. Recently, I have been experimenting with CSS Grid and alignment properties to create component layouts that contain multiple overlapping elements. These ..

To make some terminology clear here: CMS = Content Management SystemCRM = Customer Relationship Management Both are essentially database-backed systems for managing data. HubSpot is both, and much more. Where a CMS might be very focused on content and the metadata around making content useful, a C..

Longtime users of WordPress have seen lots of UI changes over the years. It’s become sleeker, more accessible, and consistent. You can see the difference on virtually every screen. Yet, one area that had seen surprisingly little change in recent years is the Widgets screen. That’s not necessarily a..

Every day design fans submit incredible industry stories to our sister-site, Webdesigner News. Our colleagues sift through it, selecting the very best stories from the design, UX, tech, and development worlds and posting them live on the site. The best way to keep up with the most important stories..

I am part of that 82% that got it wrong in Lea’s quiz (tweet version). Here’s the code: :root { --accent-color: skyblue; } div { --accent-color: revert; background: var(--accent-color, orange); } So what background do I expect