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How Much JavaScript Does a Website Really Need ronaldsvilcins.com/2026/10/05/h...

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How Much JavaScript Does a Website Really Need? · Ronalds Vilciņš
Start with the page's job, use the browser's native features, and add JavaScript only where its behaviour justifies the cost.
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October 5, 2026 at 5:56 PM
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Responsive Images With Hugo’s Image Processing ronaldsvilcins.com/2026/09/24/r...

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Responsive Images With Hugo’s Image Processing · Ronalds Vilciņš
Resize, crop, convert, and cache page-bundle images during a Hugo build, then publish responsive dimensions and srcset markup.
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October 4, 2026 at 10:04 AM
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When to Use a Link or a Button ronaldsvilcins.com/2026/09/22/w...

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When to Use a Link or a Button · Ronalds Vilciņš
Choose links for navigation and buttons for actions, then style either element to match the interface.
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October 3, 2026 at 2:07 PM
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The Difference Between HTML meter and progress ronaldsvilcins.com/2026/09/21/t...

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The Difference Between HTML meter and progress · Ronalds Vilciņš
Use the HTML meter element for a value within a known range and progress for work moving towards completion.
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October 1, 2026 at 6:03 PM
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Showing Calculation Results With HTML output ronaldsvilcins.com/2026/09/20/s...

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Showing Calculation Results With HTML output · Ronalds Vilciņš
Use the HTML output element for totals, slider values, estimates, and other results produced by form controls.
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September 29, 2026 at 5:30 PM
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Input Suggestions With HTML datalist ronaldsvilcins.com/2026/09/19/i...

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Input Suggestions With HTML datalist · Ronalds Vilciņš
Add native suggestions to an HTML input with datalist while still allowing values outside the provided list.
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September 28, 2026 at 5:34 PM
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HTML autocomplete Values Worth Using ronaldsvilcins.com/2026/09/18/h...

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HTML autocomplete Values Worth Using · Ronalds Vilciņš
Give browsers useful autocomplete tokens for identity, contact, address, password, and one-time-code fields.
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September 27, 2026 at 5:50 PM
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What the HTML search Element Is For ronaldsvilcins.com/2026/09/17/w...

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What the HTML search Element Is For · Ronalds Vilciņš
Use the HTML search element to identify search and filtering controls without changing how the form submits or looks.
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September 27, 2026 at 6:52 AM
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When CSS @supports Is Useful ronaldsvilcins.com/2026/09/16/w...

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When CSS @supports Is Useful · Ronalds Vilciņš
Add modern CSS with @supports feature queries when unsupported browsers need a genuinely different layout or behaviour.
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September 26, 2026 at 7:19 AM
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Show Form Errors After Interaction With :user-invalid ronaldsvilcins.com/2026/09/15/b...

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Show Form Errors After Interaction With :user-invalid · Ronalds Vilciņš
Use :user-invalid and :user-valid to style native HTML validation states without marking untouched fields as errors.
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September 20, 2026 at 5:02 PM
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Smoother Page Changes With View Transitions ronaldsvilcins.com/2026/09/14/s...

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Smoother Page Changes With View Transitions · Ronalds Vilciņš
Use the View Transition API for same-page state changes and progressive cross-document animation on a normal multi-page site.
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September 19, 2026 at 4:43 PM
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Styling Scrollbars With Modern CSS ronaldsvilcins.com/2026/09/13/s...

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Styling Scrollbars With Modern CSS · Ronalds Vilciņš
Style scrollbar width and colours with standard CSS, while keeping the control visible, usable, and familiar.
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September 18, 2026 at 3:10 PM
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When to use CSS clip-path or mask ronaldsvilcins.com/2026/09/12/c...

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When to use CSS clip-path or mask · Ronalds Vilciņš
Choose between CSS clip-path and mask by deciding whether the element needs a hard boundary or levels of transparency.
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September 17, 2026 at 2:41 PM
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Fading images with CSS masks ronaldsvilcins.com/2026/09/11/c...

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Fading images with CSS masks · Ronalds Vilciņš
Use CSS masks for image fades, scroll hints, cutouts, and recolourable icons without changing the source asset.
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September 15, 2026 at 6:22 PM
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Responsive shapes with CSS shape() ronaldsvilcins.com/2026/09/10/d...

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Responsive shapes with CSS shape() · Ronalds Vilciņš
Use the CSS shape() function for scalable clipping paths with lines and curves, while keeping a simple fallback.
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September 14, 2026 at 2:51 PM
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Image Alt Text: When to Use It and When Not To ronaldsvilcins.com/2026/09/07/i...

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Image Alt Text: When to Use It and When Not To · Ronalds Vilciņš
Write useful image alt text by deciding what an image contributes, including when the right alt value is empty.
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September 13, 2026 at 7:23 AM
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Build Disclosures With HTML
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Build Disclosures With HTML <details> and <summary> · Ronalds Vilciņš
Build simple accordions and disclosure sections with the native HTML details and summary elements.
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September 12, 2026 at 7:24 AM
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CSS Scroll-Driven Animations Without JavaScript ronaldsvilcins.com/2026/09/03/c...

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CSS Scroll-Driven Animations Without JavaScript · Ronalds Vilciņš
Link CSS animations to scrolling for progress bars and reveal effects without maintaining scroll event listeners.
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September 8, 2026 at 5:38 PM
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Modern CSS Color Functions Explained ronaldsvilcins.com/2026/09/04/m...

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Modern CSS Color Functions Explained · Ronalds Vilciņš
A simple guide to modern CSS color tools including oklch(), color-mix(), relative colors, and light-dark().
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September 7, 2026 at 2:40 PM
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HTML Forms Can Do More Than You Think
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HTML Forms Can Do More Than You Think · Ronalds Vilciņš
Modern HTML forms already include useful validation, autocomplete, input types, mobile keyboard hints, and other features that often remove the need for JavaScript.
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September 6, 2026 at 3:29 PM
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The HTML Element Explained
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The HTML <dialog> Element Explained · Ronalds Vilciņš
A simple guide to the native HTML dialog element, including modal windows, backdrops, forms, and practical examples.
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September 6, 2026 at 9:15 AM
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HTML Popover API: Popovers Without JavaScript
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HTML Popover API: Popovers Without JavaScript
September 4, 2026 at 9:08 AM
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Why Every Website Should Have an RSS Feed
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Why Every Website Should Have an RSS Feed
September 3, 2026 at 10:39 AM
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Native HTML and CSS Features That Replaced JavaScript
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Native HTML and CSS Features That Replaced JavaScript
August 31, 2026 at 3:01 PM
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Why I Still Build Static Websites in 2026

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Why I Still Build Static Websites in 2026
August 29, 2026 at 3:31 PM