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Our AI-Enhanced Development Workflow: Interactive Documentation

Published on September 27, 2023

It’s not surprising that developers have been early adopters of generative AI tools. The introduction and subsequent adoption of these tools has been the most significant shift since the introduction of modern code editors such as Sublime Text and VSCode, which brought amazing productivity gains; transforming and streamlining the process of writing code with functionality […]

Integrate ChatGPT API with a Custom WordPress React Block

Published on May 16, 2023

This tutorial is going to guide you on how to build a custom native WordPress block using React and integrate OpenAI’s “Completion” API to be able to query ChatGPT from right within the WordPress dashboard.

If the FAA Database Can Be Corrupted, What About Your Website?

Published on January 18, 2023

Last week, the United States Federal Aviation Association (FAA) was forced to ground all flights in the country. “Our preliminary work has traced the outage to a damaged database file,” The FAA said. Apparently they had a backup of the database but “when a redundant backup kicked in…the data was corrupted and wasn’t considered reliable,” officials said.

Custom WordPress Ajax “Load More” Gallery using ACF

Published on September 6, 2022

There’s lots of tutorials that discuss how to implement an Ajax-driven Load More feature on WordPress, but most focus on loading blog posts. This tutorial will run through all the steps on how we pieced together an Ajax call in WordPress to build out a custom gallery.

Announcing our Chee Web Development Scholarship 2022 Winner!

Published on June 1, 2022

We at Chee value innovators in the technology world who work hard to make the web a better place. To that end we recently awarded a $1,000 scholarship to a student embarking on a web related certificate or undergraduate degree.

Vanilla JS Scroll Events & Animations with IntersectionObserver API

Published on March 10, 2021

Interactivity on the web has become an ever-increasing request for developers, as it has shown to increase user engagement and let’s face it; there’s a “cool factor.” Arguably, the most accessible and popular form of this type of UX is the “on scroll event.” Aside from the animation opportunities, there are optimization techniques that can […]

Website Accessibility: A Usable Internet for All

Published on August 23, 2020

In a not too distant past, we experienced the “responsive revolution”, where all websites underwent a sea change of moving from static, desktop oriented layouts to fluid layouts that adapt to every screen size. That revolution’s impact was made even greater when Google announced they would prioritize responsive sites over their desktop-only counterparts. Today, we are undergoing a similar revolution, but this time it is in the discipline of web accessibility, which determines how those with disabilities can use a website.

A Designer’s Guide to Clean Code

Published on October 15, 2019

What if I told you that achieving the goal of having a clean, fast-loading, and easy-to-update website actually starts with the decisions of the designer? In this guide, we’re going to provide some best practices to ensure the designs set the developer up for success.

Boilerplate Vanilla JS Content Slider

Published on August 18, 2019

Not all sliders need to rely on libraries and packages. We’re going to build a content slider that has only the essentials using vanilla Javascript, that could also serve as a boilerplate for something more feature rich.

What Determines Website Speed

Published on July 2, 2019

There are five main areas that need to be considered when trying to understand why a website is performing the way it is, and how to subsequently improve it. They are all equal in the sense that if any one of these are in poor condition, it can end up being the culprit in poor website performance.

Level Up Your Development Workflow: Part Two – Automation

Published on May 23, 2019

We’ve covered keyboard navigation and shortcuts, and how implementing them will improve your overall workflow across the spectrum of different programs and processes you use on a daily basis. Which leads to two more questions. What other technological tasks can we automate in our everyday work? And can we automate parts of our daily work besides the technological aspects?

Leveling Up Your Development Workflow: Part One – Keyboard Shortcuts

Published on March 27, 2019

The path to becoming a high caliber developer is three-fold; you must be knowledgeable, experienced and efficient. Knowledge and experience come with time, but efficiency is something that anyone at any level can improve. Efficiency is about increasing your productivity and producing better results with the time you spend putting into your tasks. In this two part series, we’re going to focus on Keyboard Navigation (shortcuts).

Email Provider Integration with your WordPress Site

Published on February 27, 2019

Email marketing is still one of the most effective options for online/web marketing initiatives and we have the pick of several different platforms. We’re going to look at a few of the major platforms out there – MailChimp, GetResponse and Constant Contact – as well as some different ways you can integrate them with your WordPress site.

Element First SCSS Media Queries

Published on January 24, 2019

An alternative to the Desktop/Mobile First approaches to responsive design.

Picking the right online donation platform for non-profit websites.

Published on December 2, 2018

It’s a good time to be a non-profit right now, when it comes to the options available for accepting online donations. Ever since PayPal made their big splash when they unveiled one of the first easily accessible online payment platforms, other companies have popped up trying to find a way to break into the industry. There’s now a plethora of companies out there with their platforms, so, let’s take a look at a few.

Four tips to find a web developer you’ll be happy with.

Published on November 17, 2018

If you’re looking for a freelance developer or web development company, read our list of must ask interview questions and considerations.