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Emmet, extensions, shortcuts, browser dev tools — small tricks that make coding a lot easier. Dip in whenever you get stuck.

New here? Start here2 articles

Where do I start? A map of the learning order

A collection of go-to sites for gathering info on web development

Tools you wonder if you still need3 articles

Is jQuery still necessary?

How to read jQuery

Is Sass still necessary?

Use VS Code faster6 articles

Write HTML at lightning speed with Emmet

VSCode shortcuts worth learning

Fix things in bulk with find and replace

VSCode extensions worth installing

Recommended VSCode color themes

Recommended fonts for coding

Browser dev tools3 articles

Getting started with developer tools

Three ways to check your page on a phone

Chrome extensions that make research faster

Level up your design6 articles

Change the face of your text with Google Fonts

Recommended Google Fonts

Color-scheme sites so you never agonize over color

Free photo and illustration stock sites

Free icon asset sites

Web design reference sites

Copy-paste design snippets10 articles

Copy-paste web animation collection

Copy-paste CSS layout collection

Copy-paste CSS button design collection

Copy-and-paste CSS heading designs

Copy-and-paste CSS form designs

Copy-and-paste CSS table designs

Copy-and-paste CSS navigation menus

Copy-and-paste CSS card designs

CSS list design snippets you can copy and paste

CSS gradient snippets you can copy and paste

Cheat sheets5 articles

Flexbox cheat sheet

CSS Grid cheatsheet

The position quick reference

How to choose your breakpoints

Color code list and color swatch book

Handy beyond coding1 article

10 Chrome extensions worth knowing about

When you get stuck7 articles

How to read and write paths

How to work out why your CSS isn't applying

Don't panic when an error appears

How to fix garbled text

Which CSS unit should I use?

Which reset CSS should I use?

How to stop agonizing over class names

Using AI well3 articles

AI chatbots you can use to learn programming

How to ask AI questions

Don't take AI's answers at face value

Publishing your work12 articles

How to choose an image format (JPG, PNG, WebP, SVG)

How to convert images to WebP

Make images lighter to speed up your page

Add a favicon

Set up OGP (how it looks when shared)

Getting found — how to write your title and description

The basics of form validation

Making your contact form actually send

How to publish your site on the internet

Seeing how search views your site with Search Console

Adding analytics to see who visits

Five things a beginner can do to speed up a slow site

WordPress custom fields (ACF / SCF)9 articles

ACF or SCF—which one should I install?

ACF field types: a cheat sheet for displaying each one

How to display images with ACF

How to output an ACF repeater field

How to output an ACF group field

Building pages with ACF flexible content

Managing site-wide information with an ACF options page

Working with custom fields using get_post_meta

A checklist for when ACF values don't show up

Adding post types and taxonomies in WordPress2 articles

How to create custom post types (register_post_type)

How to create custom taxonomies (register_taxonomy)

WordPress templates and fetching posts11 articles

Template hierarchy cheat sheet (which file gets used?)

How to fetch posts outside the loop (WP_Query)

Filtering by category and taxonomy with tax_query

Filtering and sorting by custom field with meta_query

Listing categories and terms with get_terms

WordPress conditional tags cheat sheet

How to add pagination in WordPress

Displaying featured images, and fallback images

Changing excerpt length and the "read more" text

Building related posts without a plugin

How to build a child theme (minimal setup)

The foundations of WordPress customization7 articles

An introduction to WordPress hooks (add_action and add_filter)

The right way to load CSS and JavaScript (wp_enqueue)

How to create shortcodes (add_shortcode)

Making navigation menus editable from the admin screen

Building breadcrumbs without a plugin

Improving the search form and search results page

Choosing the right escaping function (esc_html, esc_attr, esc_url)

WordPress settings and upkeep4 articles

13 recommended WordPress plugins, by purpose

Recommended permalink settings, and what to watch when changing them

Making WordPress faster (in order of impact)

How to remove or close the comments section

WordPress multisite5 articles

Multisite pros and cons (should you use it?)

How to set up WordPress multisite

Designing parent and child themes for multisite

Fetching another site's posts in multisite (switch_to_blog)

Identifying the current child site by slug in multisite

Fixing WordPress snags2 articles

How to investigate a blank white screen (WP_DEBUG)

What to do when you can't log in to WordPress

Master the terminal2 articles

Terminal basics — the first five commands

Customize your terminal to your own taste

Set up your workspace1 article

Upgrade your desk to build an environment where learning goes smoothly