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Building a Cookery Blog with Bulma Clean Theme
Building a Cookery Blog with Bulma Clean Theme

Version 0.11 of Bulma Clean Theme has a new recipe layout you can use in your posts or pages. This post will explain how to use the new layout and build your very own cookery blog.

Bulma Blade UI
Bulma Blade UI

I would like to introduce a new Laravel package I have been working on for a little while called Bulma Blade UI. It offers a set of reusable Blade components with the Bulma html structure and CSS classes, as well as basic authentication views for use with Laravel Fortify, ready to go with minimal setup.

Testing a Laravel Console Command
Testing a Laravel Console Command

I recently discovered that you can test an artisan console command very easily in Laravel 8 and make assertions on the output. In this example we are going to make a console command to import some products into our database from a csv file and then test they are all added as expected.

Splitting a large Laravel Livewire Component
Splitting a large Laravel Livewire Component

Sometimes, no matter what solution you use to build your system, there comes a point where everything tends to grow a bit big and edges towards being unmanageable. Luckily Livewire offers a solution to this problem.

Using Ldap Record with Laravel Fortify
Using Ldap Record with Laravel Fortify

In my organisation we use Ldap to authenticate users so they only have to remember one username and password and it means we don’t have to worry about managing passwords. Laravel 8 has some fantastic new features, including Laravel Fortify. This is a guide to getting started using Ldap Record with Laravel Fortify.

New Book - Nigel's Intranet Adventure
New Book - Nigel's Intranet Adventure

My new book, “Nigel’s Intranet Adventure” is now available to pre-order on Amazon Kindle and will be released on 7th September 2020.

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Why did I become a writer?
Why did I become a writer?

There has been a lot of discussion on Threads recently about becoming a writer, but don’t give up your day job. I have seen a lot of arguments from all sides, some people saying they became a successful full time writer, others saying they would never give up their job, then there are others who became writers full time then went back to another job. Writing has always been a hobby for me, but this discussion has made me think more about why I write.

Adding social icons to the Bulma Clean Theme footer
Adding social icons to the Bulma Clean Theme footer

Version 1.1.0 of Bulma clean theme has been released. It has a small update that allows you to easily add social media links to the footer of your site.

The Little-Astwick Mysteries (book 2) - Grave concern at the Manor
How NOT to make a website

How NOT to make a Website

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Nigel's Intranet Adventure

Nigel's Intranet Adventure

By C.S. Rhymes

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