I ran two Craft CMS prompts across five AI models — Claude Sonnet 4.6, Claude Opus 4.6, ChatGPT (free), and two local Ollama models — and scored each on quality, readability, and more. Here's what I found.

Large language models don't have to live in the cloud. With Ollama, you can run powerful open-weight models entirely on your own Windows machine. No API keys, no subscription fees, no data leaving your computer. Here's how I set it up.

Stop typing two DDEV commands every time you open a project. This custom ddev lp command launches your Craft CMS site and control panel in one shot.

On how to display exif information from photos on a Craft CMS website using twig and changing one setting in the general config file.

On October 29, 2024, I had the opportunity to present at Pixel & Tonic’s one-day conference in Toronto. My talk, titled Using Boilerplates to Accelerate Development, focused on how developers can leverage boilerplates to speed up the development process while maintaining quality and consistency.

I was interviewed on the Craft Entries podcast where I talked about my history as a developer, ExpressionEngine, Craft CMS, Web development in general, and the future of Craft CMS.

First impressions of Craft CMS 5 after updating two sites. A look at security enhancements as well as improvements to the author experience.

In the latest episode of the Website 101 Podcast we talk all about boilerplates in web development. What to include and exclude from a boilerplate as well as the pros and cons of using one.

In the latest episode of the Website 101 Podcast we talk all about choosing a CMS - what to look for and pitfalls to avoid and how to evaluate a CMS.

Enabling a dark mode switcher that respects system settings using Alpine.js and Tailwind CSS