Index Fieldtypes in Statamic
Custom fieldtypes deserve useful list views as well as good editing interfaces, and Statamic’s Index Fieldtypes let me tailor how their data appears in the Control Panel.
19 Oct 2023
5 min read
Logger for Statamic
A client wanted a clearer record of changes in Statamic, so I built an addon that turns user actions into readable logs, with browsing and downloads in the Control Panel.
13 Oct 2023
6 min read
I'm speaking at Laracon AU
Preparing to speak at my first Laracon AU brought plenty of excitement and nerves, with a chance to share why Statamic belongs in a Laravel developer’s toolkit.
4 Oct 2023
1 min read
How to configure PhpStorm to use Laravel Herd's PHP
Switching to Herd left PhpStorm looking for a PHP installation I’d removed, but getting my tests running again only needed a quick interpreter configuration change.
7 Aug 2023
3 min read
How to use the Spacer fieldtype in Statamic 4
Matching a published form to its editable Blueprint takes more than looping over fields, and Statamic 4’s Spacer field helped make those layouts more predictable.
6 Jul 2023
6 min read
Using Laravel to help generate Tailwind CSS class names usages for a user-managed Statamic site
Letting content authors choose colours created a specific Tailwind build problem, so I used a Laravel command to generate the class names and variants the editable site needed.
4 Jul 2023
14 min read
Sending additional data to all views for Antlers in Statamic using Laravel's View Composers
Some data belongs in every template without being managed as a Global, and Laravel’s view composers helped me provide that shared context through a dedicated service provider.
30 Jun 2023
4 min read
Checking for an external link in Antlers and Statamic
Needing to recognise external links in Antlers led me to contribute a small modifier, bringing Statamic’s existing URL checks into templates for straightforward conditional links and attributes.
27 Jun 2023
2 min read
Workaround an image issue with Statamic's SSG
Missing images in a client’s static build sent me investigating Statamic’s SSG, looking for a workaround that wouldn’t mean changing package files after every update.
9 Jun 2023
5 min read
Updating a Bard addon for Tiptap 2 for Statamic 4
Statamic 4’s move to Tiptap 2 meant revisiting my Bard extension, updating its JavaScript configuration, toolbar button and server-side rendering to keep the same authoring features working.
5 Jun 2023
5 min read
