Blog
Here's where we write about our experiences in software development and IT project management.
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Neon Mode: Building a new Dark UI
We recently added a darkmode to our website. It's not just white text on a black background though - this one has a few extra tricks up its sleeve. Here's how we built it.
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How does a company build customer loyalty?
In another previous blog post, we explained in more detail why customer loyalty is so crucial for a business. But how does one actually build loyalty with customers?
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Why is customer loyalty so important for a company?
In today's highly competitive business world, it can be challenging to acquire customers and retain them over the long term. To gain an advantage over competitors, it can be helpful to establish a high level of customer loyalty.
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Why are newsletters so important?
In the fast-paced world of online marketing, newsletters have become an essential tool to attract, retain and inform customers.
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Why are blogposts so valuable for your business?
Through blogposts you can actively strengthen your online presence but also address potential new customers.
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pylibmc and the dreaded "memcached.h file not found" error
You are installing pylibmc but it always fails with an error message like "'libmemcached/memcached.h' file not found". Here I'll show you likely causes and how to fix them on macOS and Linux (Ubuntu, Debian)
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Shopify Bundle Builder
SP CONNECT belongs to the international group of companies SP United Holding AG with locations in Germany, Austria, Slovakia, China and the USA. Since the mid-90s, the corporate headquarters have been located in Vienna. Sales, product development, design, technology etc., of all SP brands are united here.
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When Homebrew's Postgres Upgrade Fails
Internally we upgraded our development machines from Postgresql 12 to version 13. Things went sideways because we also use Postgis in a lot of our projects. This is what to do when this happens.
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Wagtail Instagram Thumbnail Url Max Length
Facebook recently started having thumbnail_urls that are longer than the limit enforced by Wagtail (255 characters). In this post we will explore how to work (or "hack") around this limitation.
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Wagtail Instagram New oEmbed API
Facebook recently deprecated the (now) legacy Instagram oEmbed API. This breaks embedding of Instagram posts in Wagtail. Here's how to work around this until the Wagtail Core Team can get to it.
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Tack Update May 2020
Always be improving - Tack lives by that rule. Here's what changed with our extensive update in May. We can now handle thousands of projects, added support for Shortcuts and a bunch of other features!
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Adding TikTok Embed Support To Wagtail
TikTok has already found its way into a lot of people's lives. Now it's time to add it to your Wagtail CMS driven site. Your marketing team will love it and it only takes 3 minutes.
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Taking beautiful screenshots of your Slack app
Ever wondered how to take nice looking screenshots of your Slack app? This one is for you.
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Which toggl track client should you use?
A comparison of toggl track's web, mobile, and native desktop apps.
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How to do home office work the right way
Working from home as become the new standard for many in the current situation. That comes with different challenges - one of them is keeping up with your teammates.
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Remote Work Challenges: The Missing Context
Remote teams don't always share a common context when working together - that can cause problems. This is the story of why we built Tack, a Slack app that enables everyone to see what their teammates are up to right now.
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Handling specific errors in JavaScript
This is a story of how trying to catch an error in JavaScript led to destroying the user experience of a signup process. Or: how stackoverflow and minification don't always save the day.
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Create wagtail pages programmatically
Programmatically creating the Wagtail page tree can save you and your team a lot of time in the long run.
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Syncing toggl track time tracking with Slack
When you're working in a distributed team, it's often hard to keep track of everything that's going on. That's why we've built a tool to help us sync our internal time tracking to slack.
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Is System.Text.Json ready for prime-time?
With the advent of .NET Core 3, there is finally builtin support for JSON, without the need to use the excellent Json.NET. Let's take a quick dive in and see if we should jump ship yet.
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Wagtail multi-language and internationalization
Websites often have an international audience. The process of serving translated content is referred to as "internationalization" or "multi-language" support. Here's how we're approaching that in our web projects using Wagtail.
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How to build a language switcher in Wagtail / Django
A switcher enables users to seamlessly transition between different languages. But how can we achieve this functionality in a Wagtail project? We need a way to link pages together.
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Initial data for Django projects - Fixtures, but better (part two)
This is part two of our series on how to provide initial data for your next web project. This post shows how to automate the tedious task of manually setting up the Wagtail page tree.
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Initial data for Django projects - Fixtures, but better (part one)
Providing initial data for a web project can be cumbersome. Here's how to automate manual project setup tasks and save precious developer time.