Author: Marcos Rego
Create custom utility classes and breakpoints for Mr.Utils
On this tutorial you will learn how you can add your own custom utility classes and breakpoints to Mr.Utils.
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Automatically transfer emails to a different service (server, host or domain) thanks to Mailbox Imapsync Online.
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If you can’t change the look and feel of a HTML5 datalist, then this is for you! I share an easy method using a toolkit and a more complex one.
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Even if variables suggest changes, I’ve found developers using the name $white. In this post, I’ll share a name convention to avoid future problems.
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Besides the usual tasks, the framework brings some handy extra features such as white labelling WordPress, block editor on WooCommerce, dequeue CSS and JS files, changing the backend style, setting CSS root variables and more…
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When delaying JavaScript components, you might notice a layout shift that affects scoring. Fortunately, there are ways to fix that…
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Know how to add mouseover effects such as zoom, ease in-out, font-size and others, when mouse hovering a block on WordPress using Mr.Utils…
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WordPress does not yet give an interface to create block patterns. On this post, I’ll guide you on how you can create them in a friendly way.
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After some weeks that I had to work more than usual, I started feeling tired of my tiny workspace and I even started having back pain for being sited more than usual, so this week I decided to improve my “work from home” setup.
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Follow the development journey of Mr.Dev’s Plugins and Mr.Utils. Discover the reasons behind creating them and what’s now available, right before Christmas and entering in 2022.
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Learn when using webmail is better than apps and how to create signatures, filters for spam/urgencies, auto replies/out-of-office and redirect emails.
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Mr.Dev. gives you a theme framework with optional features and add-ons that extend the natural workflow of WordPress.
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Use Mr.Dev.’s FW to enable block editor features such as templates creation, responsive embeds, wide alignments, custom line-heights, custom spacing and more…
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Mr.Utils is a front-end toolkit with a syntax friendly to everyone, that gives you utility classes, custom breakpoints, CSS variables and JS functions.
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On this post, I’ll guide you on how to use my front-end toolkit Mr.Utils, to scale and get features on the block editor of WordPress.
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A front-end toolkit might the best future-proof solution to get features currently lacking on the default site builder of WordPress. I’ll let you know why…
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There are a lot of best practices that can improve email reputation, unfortunately many of them are initially overlooked or only implemented when problems arise.
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For new users, it might not be obvious that the Media Library on WordPress backend can be used for more than just images. PDF is one of the file types that can be uploaded.
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FlipBook Block is a simple yet effective WordPress block that shows a PDF from your Media in a Flip Book.
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Mr.Dev. gives you a powerful WordPress widget to display your content with many customizable layouts and options.
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Do you need to show WordPress category descriptions but your theme is not compatible? No problem, Mr.Dev. might have the best solution for you.
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Since March 2020, I’ve been working for the Marketing Team at Rydoo. My dev work fits perfectly on a team that I’m very happy to be part of.
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Today marks the day I launch a new website. A portfolio website including a client area, a blog and more…
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How to start any blog? By letting you know more about me: My job experience, academic education and personal interests…
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Shop
From my online store, you can calculate the price for a development of a website, renew maintenance services and buy premium plugins that I develop and give support.
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Website maintenance includes:
Updates – CMS, plugin, framework and theme updates while checking the website on each update.
Backups – Manual backups, saving 3 different backups into a physical disk.
Other – Specific and related situations are reported on this page when logged-in.
Hosting maintenance includes:
Hosting management – Cloud server located in the Netherlands. Status monitoring (CPU, RAM, Bandwidth and more), property tweaks, restarting requests from time to time and contacting the server provider.
Backups – Daily automatic backups.
Updates – PHP updates while testing the website on each update.
Emails – Provided by a third-party company with a basic email service (non-business) that includes 15GB per each address and access via webmail, POP and IMAP. I’ll maintain that service by contacting with the provider when problems arise. If a better professional service is needed you’ll be informed.
Website extras – Because the server is Litespeed compatible, I’ll also configure the website cache and the server cache, to gain a huge performance boost and features important for SEO.
Other – Specific and related situations are reported on this page when logged-in.
Domain maintenance includes:
Domain management – Acquire or transfer domain to one of the two registrars that I frequently use. Configuration with current websites, host and emails.
Domain changes – You can request to add or remove DNS after the configuration, no need to dirt your hands with technical stuff.
Website extras – I’ll configure your website to work with the free version of Cloudflare CDN.
Other – Specific and related situations are reported on this page when logged-in.
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Mr.Dev.’s Module
Mr.Dev. gives you a powerful Joomla module to display your content with many customizable layouts and options.
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If you use Roksprocket then you should add editor4roks, it will make the widget/module more friendly for anyone editing on it!
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Portfolio and eCommerce website developed for Itemzero, a studio specialized in the intersection between tech, information and editorial design.
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Fazer is a new Portuguese magazine about design, their e-commerce website was designed by Carvalho Bernau and developed by me.
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A portfolio website done for a designer, author, consultant and scholar. All needs were answered thanks to a widget that would become Mr.Dev.
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Atelier Campilho’s website was made in WordPress, using plugins and tools developed by me such as Mr.Dev.’s Framework and Mr.Utils.
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Ressano Garcia Arquitectos website was designed by Itemzero and developed by me for an architecture, engaging towards ecologic design.
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Website made in partnership with NoMundo for A Junção do Bem Foundation. Powered by Mr.Dev.’s Framework and Mr.Utils with Swipe and Slides.
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Architecture website designed by itemzero and deveveloped by me. The biggest challenge was to show the projects on a horizontal scroll.
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Gift & Craft’s developed personalized gifts, handcrafted in Portugal by the best craftsmen. The website was designed by Itemzero and developed by me.
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Storylabs was a children literature platform with sessions that primarily happened in museums and schools for a English-speaking audience.
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Openbook is one of the many Joomla websites that I did when I worked at Browserbox.
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“Food Emergency Network” is a project made by Banco Alimentar that requests donations and organizes campaigns to fight against hunger.
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A Joomla website made for bimby – Vorwerk, selling workshops and team buildings. This project was made at Browserbox in partnership with arcww.
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Website made at Browserbox for a business association called Arhcesmo (Hoteleiros do Estoril), which groups hotels and guest houses in Portugal.
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Website developed for Escola Val do Rio, a school located in Portugal. Project made in partnership with NoMundo using Joomla.
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Website made for Cascade, a Wellness Resort located in Algarve, Portugal. This website was developed when I was working at Browserbox.
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Fazer is a new Portuguese magazine about design, their one-page website was developed using Tailwind.
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