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I've been making use of the details element for a little while now. It is quite simply the quickest, simplest solution for adding an accordion to a website. But, unlike using a framework to add accordions, they don't come with some of the perhaps expected behaviour for opening/closing.

Following on from the post for How to create a reading timer from Advanced custom fields content, I thought I'd share how to create the same thing but for the standard WordPress content.

Over the last few years I have been on a bit of a personal journey towards a more sustainable lifestyle. It has touched every aspect of my life in some way or another. I have been looking for more ways to bring this into my work life. Starting the-sustainable.dev as a side project was a […]

I recently wrote a piece for my sustainable web development-focused side project on the benefits of using Dark Mode. The importance of creating more eco-friendly, less carbon-intensive websites is not to be underestimated. We all need to be doing more to help make the web a more sustainable entity. Dark by design. Lighter in environmental […]

If you replace the main WordPress editor with ACF's Flexible Content then it makes getting a reading time assessment a little tricky. Here's how to write a function that measures the content and generates a reading time.