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Finding broken external links on websites using Scrapy
Broken links are a problem for any content driven website as it ages, find them quickly and easily with Scrapy.

July 23, 2022

Adding dark mode with automatic system preference selection
Creating a dark, or light, version of your website may seem like a daunting task if you think you need an entirely new color pallet. It's 2022 though and we have the widely supported invert CSS filter.

July 02, 2022

Creating a PWA with Next.js and next-pwa to improve your websites UX
Turning your website into a PWA, especially if your website doesn't rely on an internet connection at all, can greatly improve it's user experience by allowing them to access your web app anywhere.

June 18, 2022

Using CodeMirror to show formatted code in Wagtail
Going through all the steps to use CodeMirror with Wagtail to show formatted code on the frontend of your site.

June 11, 2022

Caddy configuration for Django with some sensible defaults
Caddy is a great web server with sensible defaults but there a few things that I need to configure to have perfect synergy with Django.

June 04, 2022

Running a simple Django website in Docker
Using Docker to run a simple production and development environments with a few extras thrown in. Easily customized to your preferred language or framework.

May 14, 2022