Vincent S Hasselgård

Hi, I'm Vincent.

[Vincent S Hasselgård @vincent__h]

@wesbos Klarna has almost become a standard on Norwegian e-commerce sites. Klarna has a thrust not matched by PayPal and Stripe, the checkout is smoother. Most sites I’ve been working on has about 50/50 split between Klarna and Vipps, very few choose to pay by card.

[Vincent S Hasselgård @vincent__h]

@st_halvard @OleAsbjoernNess @kariekas @trygvehegnar Du måtte lese programmet til Sosialistisk Venstreparti for å forstå at de bedriver sosialistisk politikk?

Som et svar på din avsluttende observasjon kan man også si at Høyre sitt svar alltid er lavere skatter/avgifter og privatisering.

[Rafal Tomal @RafalTomal]

Here’s why I’m excited about #WordPress again ... let me first tell you a short story. (⚠️ warning: long post 🧵)

Many of you know me from my days at StudioPress, where, alongside the legendary @bgardner and our dedicated team, we crafted incredible WordPress themes and the much-loved Genesis Framework.

As the WordPress theme market expanded, it began to feel overcrowded and complex. Themes overloaded with niche functionalities made it daunting to switch without losing significant parts of your site’s content or design.

The wave of page builders introduced a new level of complexity, distancing the user experience further from the core WordPress interface.

This shift towards overly complicated tools led me to seek simplicity elsewhere.

While many solutions like Webflow or Squarespace initially seemed promising, my excitement quickly turned to disappointment. Those who have worked with these tools will understand the challenges they present.

I began using Webflow for smaller websites and single landing pages, only to discover that it’s not as user-friendly as it appears.

Webflow operates in two modes: Editor and Designer. The Designer mode allows for extensive capabilities, but its complex interface is daunting, suited mainly for seasoned designers and developers.

This complexity makes it difficult for clients to manage their sites independently, often leading them to seek support for simple tasks despite having documentation and training.

On the other hand, the Editor mode simplifies things, reducing the interface complexity but limiting users to only editing text and images.

This restriction becomes a bottleneck for more substantial website updates. Unfortunately, Webflow (and many similar tools) lacks a balanced mode that combines flexibility in content management with user-friendly design options.

Ultimately, I concluded that Webflow excels for simple websites with static content, but it requires ongoing assistance from an experienced Webflow developer for advanced changes.

Then, I discovered the concept of full site editing in WordPress…

When I first encountered the new block editor in WordPress, like many, I found it buggy, limited, and not particularly intuitive.

However, as time passed, my perspective shifted dramatically. Improvements to the editor refreshed my love for WordPress, showcasing the editor’s potential if it continued to evolve positively.

While the editor isn’t flawless and bugs remain, the overall direction and enhancements to the interface have been encouraging.

Full Site Editing struck a perfect balance, offering both design control and the flexibility necessary for building websites, crafting new pages, and modifying content.

Initially, the block editor’s shortcomings tarnished its reputation, leading to skepticism among many users, who found adapting challenging. Yet, the strength of WordPress lies in its robust community, which I am proud to support and be a part of.

Despite it still being early days for Full Site Editing, I’m optimistic that more designers and developers will recognize its potential. In this spirit, Chris Hufnagel and I launched @GetRockbase, our first block-based WordPress theme.

Our friends, @mikemcalister  and @bgardner, have long supported the WordPress block editor, contributing their themes to the community.

The emergence of competition doesn’t concern me; rather, I believe that increasing participation from designers will drive the WordPress ecosystem forward.

I’m also excited about @richtabor joining the @automattic team. His clear vision for enhancing the WordPress editor fills me with confidence that his influence will lead to significant improvements.

As website design has advanced, WordPress has also needed to evolve…

If you’ve been hesitant about the new block editor in WordPress, perhaps your last look was a few years back. I’d encourage you to revisit it and see the changes for yourself.

The full site editor aligns with the contemporary approach to web design, moving away from viewing websites as static, brochure-like pages.

Instead, websites are envisioned as dynamic design systems, and the modern WordPress theme embodies this system.

With the use of modules and blocks, you can construct any section you need, offering the ability to reuse, save, and even effortlessly transfer structures from one website to another.

This level of flexibility is unique to WordPress. The theme plays a crucial role in unifying these elements, ensuring consistent style control across your website, and providing a complete set of unique design patterns.

So, we can finally offer great looking websites at a fraction of cost and still give users all the tools, so they can control every piece of content and element on their site without extra plugins, builders, shortcodes, widgets, and other custom codes.

This is big! It’s getting better, more stable, and more intuitive with every update. That’s why I’m excited about WordPress again.

[Vincent S Hasselgård @vincent__h]

@marenostbo

[Vincent S Hasselgård @vincent__h]

@marenostbo Var ganske bevist på at vi ville ha en hund som trengte omplassering fremfor å kjøpe «ny». Vi var åpne på raser, men ville gjerne ha en hund som kunne tåle å være litt ute (teltturer, fjellturer o.l.). Endte opp med en 5 år gammel alaska husky som var med oss i nesten ti år ❤️

[Vincent S Hasselgård @vincent__h]

@UtiElvo @uvanlig Inkludering og rettigheter for LGBTQ+ er ikke det samme som rullende billboards med porno (uansett seksualitet).

[Tehran Tadhg @TadhgHickey]

In the future, when some of the kids who manage to survive the bombs, bullets, and mass starvation, who witnessed their schools, playgrounds, family members & friends being obliterated right before their eyes, join the resistance - the West will shake its head & ponder, 'Why do they love violence so much & hate us? Must be an envy of 'our freedoms'.

[Vincent S Hasselgård @vincent__h]

@seashelljulia @kevinbaker I think the term already has been used for American politics. Why not for this as well?

[Vincent S Hasselgård @vincent__h]

@Setzer7777 @kevinbaker Meaning that they they can just revert back to “it’s the algorithm” and be free of critique. They use these words to deflect attempts at outside interference of their “belief system”. At least that’s how I understand it,

[Vincent S Hasselgård @vincent__h]

@dophe1 @eivindtraedal Du vet like godt som meg at IS og Hamas ikke er det samme som arabere eller muslimer generelt.

[Vincent S Hasselgård @vincent__h]

@dophe1 @eivindtraedal Ellers er hele «kvinnedagen»-innlegget gjennomsyret av en forakt. Det bikker et godt stykke over med kommentaren om kvinner som ikke har sett en penis. Som om det skulle være et krav for en kvinne å mene noe i det offentlige rom eller arbeide for bedre rettigheter for kvinner.

[Vincent S Hasselgård @vincent__h]

@LewisNWatson @pwang_szn To me it’s clear by the texts he knew or learned his date is a writer and that he brought up ChatGPT in response of that. Equally annoying when people knowing nothing about code think ChatGPT will end software development as a job.

[Vincent S Hasselgård @vincent__h]

@dophe1 @eivindtraedal Om du ikke ser hva som er kvinnefiendtlig og rasistisk med innlegget til Amundsen må du nok ta inn over deg selv at du også er kvinnefiendtlig og rasistisk.

Det finnes snev av sannhet i det han skrev: Vi må gjøre mer for menns mentale helse og forbedre skolen for gutter.

[Vincent S Hasselgård @vincent__h]

@JustinFerriman I would say Craft is likely. I’ve built some sites with Drupal as well in the past, but often felt it was unnecessarily complex for a lot of websites. I’d probably play around more with Sanity and Contentful too.

[Vincent S Hasselgård @vincent__h]

@remkusdevries My first one I made following an HTML-tutorial from a (paper) magazine. This was even before I had internet at home. I think that there was a CD coming with that magazine with “a teaser of the Internet”. Amazing times.

Then:Frontpage, Notepad, Dreamweaver, Mambo, phpBB, Joomla

[Remkus de Vries @remkusdevries]

1/12 With 60K+ plugins available, WordPress pretty much allows you to add any functionality you like.

Versatile, but not smart to do just anything in WordPress. Here's 2 things you should never (want) to do in WordPress.
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[Dr Wasim Zahid @WasimZahid]

Når natten ikke kunne bli mørkere, når situasjonen ikke kunne bli mer håpløs, når smerten og lidelsen ikke kunne bli større, viste Israel at, jo, de kan gjøre ting mye verre.
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[Vincent S Hasselgård @vincent__h]

🤦‍♂️ Krysser fingrene for at jeg aldri må sende en slik e-post.

[Justine Moore @venturetwins]

I understand why people homeschool their kids now #legalizemath

[Vincent S Hasselgård @vincent__h]

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