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I’ve been updating a legacy Laravel 8 application to Laravel 12. Currently it’s going very smoothly which is a testament to Laravel and also to the benefit of using a headless CMS like @storyblok.com which means I’m barely using any database in the project.

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Let's disable copy and paste of AI content until you've completed a short quiz showing you've read and understood it. Let's gamify the learning like so many educational apps do.

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I missed this the other day, but my open-source @laravel.com package for @storyblok.com crossed 50,000 downloads. It’s amazing to think the package I created is being used by teams around the world to bring their websites to life!

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Hey, exciting news! I am going to be a mentor at the Storyblok x VMO2 Hackathon. Two days hacking on @storyblok.com to create something cool with me, some fellow Ambassadors and members of the Storyblok team! It's going to be a great event, more details below...

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I didn’t realise the and tags can be nested to increase the relative strength of their meaning! I can’t think of any system that allows me to set this. Most don’t even care for the difference in and , and and .

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Animating the #SVG dash-arrays can give that shaky-line effect (that I hate!) which some cartoons use. Not the best video example as it’s scaled up here, but create an array with lots of random lengths then juggle of offset in #CSS.

submitted 42 days ago • 0 comments

🎉🙌

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If you want to use the new @storyblok.com PHP TipTap extension with my Laravel package here is how: github.com/RicLeP/larav... There are too many PHP 8.2 users for me to make this the default behaviour at the moment. #StoryblokAmbassadors

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I got a message on Discord today asking to add to support for the .jfif extension to my @storyblok.com package for #Laravel. It’s now supported in 2.42.0. You can also now configure the extensions too. github.com/RicLeP/larav... #StoryblokAmbassadors

submitted 60 days ago • 0 comments

Laravel Storyblok 2.41.0 is out! It increases the depth to which links in Story content are enriched! github.com/RicLeP/larav... @storyblok.com #StoryblokAmbassadors

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Yes!!!!

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Anime.js v4 will be released next week, and there's never been a better time to become a sponsor. Major releases drive huge traffic spikes, so if you want to promote your product or company during v4 launch and new landing page unveiling, check out my GitHub sponsor page! github.com/sponsors/jul...

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Lots of numbers in my latest project!

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It’s Friday so let’s enjoy the chilled out unicorn from the WriteStuff website. I think I should have added a sparky rainbow when the tail is flicked! 😅 #css

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I’ve just published some updated docs for Laravel Storyblok covering the new denylist configuration for the catch-routing: ls.sirric.co.uk/docs/2.0/ins... #StoryblokAmbassadors

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I’ve just updated the Laravel Storyblok docs: ls.sirric.co.uk/docs/2.0/ove... Make sure you read the official @storyblok.com document too!

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Laravel Storyblok 2.40.1 is out! This release fixes a bug when specifying cache store. github.com/RicLeP/larav... #StoryblokAmbassadors

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I have added a new denylist feature to Laravel Storyblok 2.40.0 making it easy to list URLs that should not hit the Storyblok API. Just create an array of strings or regex in the config. It should help you be kinder to the @storyblok.com API! github.com/RicLeP/larav... #StoryblokAmbassadors

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Hear from @alvarosaburido.dev about the global network of like-minded professionals you’ll connect with as a Storyblok Ambassador. Discover the impact you can make and the support you’ll receive. Ready to take the next step? Apply here: www.storyblok.com/ambassadors

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Just merged a great PR for Laravel Storyblok that improves handling webhooks. Get version 2.39.0 now! github.com/RicLeP/larav... @laravelphp.bsky.social @storyblok.com #StoryblokAmbassadors

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I'm keen to give Xyris a go to see how easy it will be to make animations like this one which relies on a JS library. Looks like Xyris uses SMIL so it'll be more portable and simple to drop into websites.

submitted 109 days ago • 1 comment

Hello Laravel 12!

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An SVG dragon I animated a couple of years ago for the 2021 WriteStuff competition. He wasn’t drawn by me, I just breathed life into him, he then breathed it our of me! 🔥 #svg #animation #webdevelopment

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I love animating SVGs! Here’s a little preview of a private project I am working on. #svg #webanimation

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INTELLIGENT SPEECH 2025 IS TWO WEEKS AWAY!! Get your tickets now! https://buff.ly/4dQY1Ya #ISOnline2025

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If it works on shape-outside for things like this, which was very painful to build a few years ago, I will be happy!

submitted 145 days ago • 0 comments

I’ve been busy!

submitted 145 days ago • 0 comments

Yes, thank you @bsky.app 💖!

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I love how all the timelines look in Firefox for the WriteStuff hero animation at 2025.writestuff.gg. One of the key advantages over using video is each element can have its own rhythm and duration so they don’t have to loop at the same rate. #css #webdev #cssanimation

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This is true! I think Storyblok is the first CMS I actually enjoy using and that’s for both development and creating content! 💖

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My favourite project to work on every year is always The WriteStuff for @guernseylitfest.bsky.social. A themed writing competition for local school children which, this year, invites them to tell the story of a journey. Handcrafted and animated #CSS powered by #Laravel and @storyblok.com!

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I've released my 2023 Intelligent Speech talk on the Vavilov Institute. It's a story of extreme hardship, self-control and understanding that sometimes you need to give your life for something bigger than yourself. #podcast #history #historypodcast

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Love Friends Family I'll take that.

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Anime.js just crossed 50K stars on GitHub!! Thank you everyone! 🙌

submitted 221 days ago • 2 comments

Version 2.37 of #Laravel #Storyblok has been released. It fixes a bug with the editor bridge, makes links to pages within the editor editable and fixes a duplicate ID bug in replaced DOM content. #StoryblokAmbassadors

submitted 185 days ago • 1 comment

In #Storyblok I often call my link fields Link, but what if you want to check if the current URL matches the URL of the Link? This little Field class for my @laravelphp package does just that letting you easily highlight active menu items and more. #StoryblokAmbassadors

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Custom field plugins in #storyblok are really powerful. We design bespoke icons in our projects, so I needed a way to manage them simply. I created a plugin to load SVGs from a Storyblok Asset folder and also set the stroke colour when it’s inserted into the page. #StoryblokAmbassadors

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