I forgot we can do polls here! This is my first attempt at one.

How long ago was the last time you added a PNG8 image to a website?

I'm so bummed by @1password's support for DHH. I've been using 1P for years and recommended it to everyone.

Our annual renewal is in May so we have some time to find a new solution (or for 1P to get their head out of their ass). I'm hopeful we can find something that works similarly because I rely heavily on shared vaults both at work and with family.

So what alternatives support multiple shared vaults, storing 2FA credentials, and is easy to use? Any recs?

If your host says they support WebP, you might want to double-check. And if you’re using Cloudflare Polish, this applies to you as well. https://cloudfour.com/thinks/false-promises-of-webp-support/

I also wrote the article last week and then kept forgetting to hit publish. Almost let another day go without hitting the button. Once I wrote it, it felt done. :)

Last week I learned that the loading=“lazy” behavior changed while I wasn’t paying attention. I wrote a quick article about the change in case others missed the news like I did. https://cloudfour.com/thinks/lazy-loading-hidden-images/

“DreamHost Removed from WordPress.org’s Recommended Hosting Page…the associated changeset message simply stating, ’Hosting: rm dreamhost, per matt.‘” https://wptavern.com/dreamhost-removed-from-wordpress-orgs-recommended-hosting-page

As I said, no way to know which host Matt will get mad at next.

Are we or our clients supposed to monitor the contributions to the WordPress community so we can pick a safe host that is less likely to upset @photomatt?

Our clients have plenty of things to worry about without wondering if their website host is going to run afoul of Matt’s expectations for hosting providers.

Today’s actions by @photomatt will make it much more difficult to recommend WordPress to customers in the future.

The message says, ”If you want to experience WordPress, use any other host in the world besides WP Engine.”

That might be great advice for today, but what about two years from now? What guarantee do we have that at WordCamp 2026 that @photomatt won't get pissed at some other sponsor and cut off access to WordPress.org?

”A collection of innovations by women in the fields of computer science and technology.”
https://nowebwithoutwomen.com/

/ht @tylersticka

BTW, the thing that prompted this was looking at my calendar to schedule a meeting and seeing April 22nd marks the four-year anniversary of when he was discharged from the hospital to our care.

My father passed last October. I don’t think there has been a day since that I haven’t thought about him at least once.

The memories aren't always painful. Sometimes they are just fleeting moment. But it is every single day.

I wonder if there will ever be a day when he doesn't cross my mind at least once.

25 years ago the #1 and #2 web design mistakes on this list were related to opening links in new windows. https://www.nngroup.com/articles/the-top-ten-web-design-mistakes-of-1999/

Opening links in new tabs or windows has a long history that predates many current tech trends that might explain it.

For 25 years, people have argued that opening links in new windows will keep people on your site.

In 25 years, no one has bothered to measure this to see if it is true?

Who can you trust with your online business?
https://cloudfour.com/thinks/who-can-you-trust-with-your-online-business/

Wherein I describe two phone calls with people whose sites have deep issues, tilt against React windmills, and trouble deaf heaven with my bootless cries about the state of our industry.

Ironically, right before we were going to publish this article, we found that WordPress was lazy loading all of the images on our site including the hero image.

Apparently, lazy loading all images was added as a feature in WordPress 5.5. WordPress realized the problem and have attempted to tune back the lazy loading in 5.9 and 6.3:
https://make.wordpress.org/core/2021/12/29/enhanced-lazy-loading-performance-in-5-9/
https://make.wordpress.org/core/2023/07/13/image-performance-enhancements-in-wordpress-6-3/

But we’re running 6.3 and our hero image was still lazy loading.

In short, double check your site!

Stop lazy loading product and hero images https://cloudfour.com/thinks/stop-lazy-loading-product-and-hero-images/

I keep bumping into sites where the *most important* image on the page is lazy loaded. Often every image on the page is lazy loaded.

That defeats the purpose of lazy loading. You're better off not lazy loading at all than lazy loading every image.