Quick recap of what I worked on this week. Am I becoming a FE guy?!
Vision-UP Join LP
https://vision-up.biz/join
This page had almost no design direction, so I had to come up with the layout and build everything myself. It actually turned out alright. Good practice for making simple sections, mobile layouts, and dealing with sticky headers that love breaking for no reason.
Wellpeak WordPress Site
https://wellpeak-dev.great-site.net/
Spent a lot of time here and finally feel like I understand WordPress properly. Not just "edit a theme" but actually building it.
This week I made:
- custom post types
- template parts
- a clean FAQ setup
- a News section
- reusable header/footer
- PHP + SCSS components for the client to maintain themselves
WP felt messy at first but it's starting to make sense.
What I Learned
- I can design fast when I need to
- WordPress development is way easier once the structure clicks
- My CSS is getting cleaner and more consistent
- Thinking about maintainability instead of quick hacks
- Jumping between Rails and WP is giving me better overall dev instincts
Wrap-up
Pretty solid week. Feel like I actually leveled up a bit.