Hey you wonderful RSS subscribers! We just soft-pushed a site redesign and wanted to give ya'll the first heads-up. A full write-up is coming but here are the high-level details. RSS Club: CSS-Tricks Redesign Preview originally handwritten and published...

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We’ve been working on something new! We’ve teamed up for a **new small community** for people doing UX-inside organizations — with weekly calls and a shared library of the business cases, templates, and research plans that have actually worked...

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Stu created tidy-typography.css: a style reset for taming typography with modern CSS features for everything from fluid typography and vertical rhythm, to hyphens and variable fonts. Taming Typography: Building a Modern CSS Reset originally handwritten and published with love...

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As LLM chat patterns become more widespread, making them accessible is essential to ensuring everyone can access the information, tools, and opportunities they offer. Drawing on his work improving these interfaces, Eric Bailey shares practical ways to make chat-based...

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In WordPress Studio, a website starts as a conversation. You describe what you want, and an AI agent builds a first version for you. To change something, just tell the agent what you’d like instead. If you’ve used an...

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The AI 2027 Conference is a live online day for designers and engineers on where AI stands today, what to expect in 2027, and where teams are getting it right. Smashing AI Conference originally handwritten and published with love...

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Connect ChatGPT or Claude to your WordPress.com sites free through November. Draft posts, clear comments, and check stats on every site from one chat.

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More room for your messages, less time on email admin. Meet Plus and Ultra, the new Professional Email plans, and see which fits your business.

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Combining :nth-child with style queries and sibling-index() to conditionally select child elements. Re-Implementing :nth-child() With Modern CSS originally handwritten and published with love on CSS-Tricks. You should really get the newsletter as well.

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Replacing JavaScript with a modern CSS feature can simplify a piece of code while making the wider application harder to reason about. Gabriel Shoyombo explores what happens when logic is split between CSS and JavaScript, sharing practical guidance to...

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This is the final issue of What’s !important on CSS-Tricks.com. The good news is that it’s coming back in an expanded form as the CSS-Tricks newsletter. I had ya there for a second, didn’t I? Sorry, I couldn’t decide...

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Let’s kick of November with a new collection of desktop wallpapers! Designed by creatives from across the globe, the wallpapers come in a variety of screen resolutions and can be downloaded for free. Enjoy!

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Build a store by telling the WordPress Agent what you want to sell. Plus: manage your site from your AI assistant, new Professional Email plans, and clearer staging syncs.

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Technology, truth, and the freedom to shape the tools we use. Neal Stephenson joins Zander Rose for the first Wide Margins conversation.

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A super scary way to go about tables using other layout techniques, like CSS Grid. The Frankenstein Table originally handwritten and published with love on CSS-Tricks. You should really get the newsletter as well.

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A useful bundle, a thoughtful bonus, or a few well-timed appointments can give customers a reason to buy. Explore ten Black Friday offers that fit a small business — without putting everything on sale.

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We’re back! Don't worry, this isn’t a trick (despite what our name suggests!). However, due to the hiatus, we're also a little behind. That’s why this issue of What’s !important is absolutely stacked. All killer, no filler. Here's what you missed....

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Slow pages and difficult updates had Revive & Restore considering a move away from WordPress. A second opinion helped the nonprofit find a different way forward.

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Yes, I've got the keys to the castle, so to speak. And, even after 12 years of working on the site, I'll admit I'm a little overwhelmed and nervous about that. CSS-Tricks has a new owner! originally handwritten and...

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Explore four ways to tackle website busywork with an AI assistant, from preparing posts and updating site details to reviewing alt text and comments.

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