New theme 😊
About Me
Hi, I’m Ben, a friendly web developer for Up&Up in Greenville, SC. In my free time I enjoy biking, hiking, gardening, exploring Greenville, learning new things, and hanging out at our awesome public library.
I create fun, innovative, accessible, and fast websites. This includes award-winning front-end development as well as building out custom Drupal and Wordpress backends with an eye towards usability.
More About Me →Updates
I pushed some updates to this site today, including a shiny new domain name, SSL, an email newsletter sign up on blog posts and of course some small style tweaks / bug fixes. Most of all I’m really excited about my new domain 🙃 and getting my SSL set back up (I’m self-hosting again).
Just discovered the very helpful focus-ring polyfill for removing unnecessary button outlines in a #a11y friendly way! 💯
In less than 2 weeks, this project went from a twinkle in our designers’ eyes to launch 🚀 http://findout.marian.edu/
current status: in ur site, jacking ur scrollz
Blog
Creating a Custom Search Endpoint with the Wordpress API
Search multiple post types with a custom endpoint via the Wordpress API.
Read MoreUnderstanding Layout for Screen Readers
If your layout is *only* visible, some users may find your content unintelligible.
Read MoreHumanizing the Web
I had a simple realization this past month: when I visit my social media sites, I don't see what I want to see.
Read MoreGetting Comfortable with "Design"
From a young age, I was uncomfortable with anything that might be labelled "visually creative"
Read MoreCSS Grid and Feature Queries for Microsoft Edge
How to implement CSS Grid with cross-browser support right meow.
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