IndexNow is a protocol that allows you to instantly notify participating search engines (like Bing and Yandex) about updated, added, or deleted URLs. Mysteriously, Webflow does not support this out of the box. As I recently encountered this problem professionally, I’ve collected some notes regarding how we automated this to happen each time our Webflow site is published.
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Utilizing Emotion, Tailwind, and Radix for Advanced Color Theming
I love colors. I love looking at them, selecting them, creating palettes and discovering new vibes. One of the goals I have for this site is to utilize it as a playground for design ideas that I have. I have bigger plans, but for the initial launch of this site I knew I wanted to ship it with both light and dark themes.
WPGraphQL JWT Authentication
The WPGraphQL plugin produces a public /graphql endpoint that can be queried for any published content. Because I want control over where my content is displayed and by whom, I have added JSON Web Token authentication to this site’s build process.
New Year, New Website
Like many folks, I kicked off this year promising myself to do better, greater things over the next twelve months. In that spirit, I’ve begun rebuilding my personal site as a showcase of my web application development skills. This blog documents the technical challenges and choices I encounter during this project.