CraftEntries

In episode 5 of Craftentries, Thomas Sausen welcomes Justin Holt as a guest. Justin works as a freelance web developer in Charlotte (NC, USA) and specializes in Craft CMS. In the podcast, Justin talks about his career from college and his first HTML website - a BMX magazine - to CodeIgniter and ExpressionEngine to Craft CMS. We also learn how he switches off, his hobbies, and what talk he'll be giving at Dot All 2022 in New York (USA).

The Craft CMS 4.1 and 4.2 updates improve accessibility, user interface, and developer experience. In the field layout editor, "newline" elements can be added, and Collections get the .one() method. 

I also look back at the closure of learning platform Mijingo and why its spiritual successor CraftQuest is worth supporting.

The long wait has ended, and the latest version of Craft CMS was released on Star Wars Day, May 4, 2022. What new features can users and developers look forward to, and what features are still missing? Subtopics include conditional fields, user and file management, and Laravel Collections.

Which CMS can be used to realize which projects well? When does WordPress have its advantages over Craft CMS, and when is it the other way around? These and more questions will be clarified in this episode.

The content management systems are compared in terms of templating, plugins, control panel, security, and e-commerce.

2021 in review. In the Craft cosmos, there were good releases with 3.6 and 3.7 and a thriving digital event with Dot All 2021. In addition, the PHP Foundation was founded, and John Morton left Craft Link List. What can we expect from 2022?