Tag: php

Automaddic

Automad / A Flat-File CMS and Template Engine
Automad is a fast and lightweight flat-file content management system and template engine for creatives that can be used in a monolithic or headless mode.
automad.org

After spending close to twenty years clicking around the WordPress dashboard, I’m finding Automad’s whole “minimalist CMS” vibe deeply refreshing.

I played with a demo of version 2, goofed around a bit with the extensions on offer, and not once did I have to dismiss a dashboard notification or suffer through a premium upsell offer. Truly glorious.

The fact that it’s written in PHP — something that I have plenty of experience with — is also pretty damn nice.

I’m definitely going to have to spend some more time messing around with this.

October 30, 2024
Playing with Laravel Valet

I finally had the chance to do a little WordPress work in Laravel’s lightweight development environment Valet last week. My hot take?

If you’re interested in setting it up on your Mac, there’s a solid tutorial that outlines how to get started by Tom McFarlin over at Tuts+. And if you’d like to go down the rabbit hole even further, Aaron Rutley has written a script that helps you create and delete sites under Valet in seconds.

I’m going to spend a little more time with this over the coming weeks. Maybe I’ll put something interesting together if I can find the time… No promises though.

June 28, 2016