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    How I Built the ArtisanPack UI Forms Package in a Week

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    Building a forms package from scratch in a week sounds ambitious, but with a solid plan and Claude Code, that’s exactly what happened. Here’s how I created the ArtisanPack UI Forms package — a drag-and-drop form builder for Laravel with multi-step forms, custom notifications, accessibility, and extensibility baked in from day one.

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    ArtisanPack UI: How the Livewire Starter Kit Eliminates Setup Friction in Laravel

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    Laravel starter kits are all about speed, but the setup process can still be a hurdle. Learn how the new ArtisanPack UI Livewire Starter Kit drastically reduces developer friction. By replacing boilerplate components and automating the installation of essential packages like CMS Framework and Media Library, this tool lets you skip the repetitive work and…

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    The Story Behind ArtisanPack UI’s Open-Source Media Library

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    Every content management system needs a robust media library. Learn about the journey of pivoting the ArtisanPack UI Media Library from a CMS framework feature into its own powerful, open-source package. We detail the straightforward plan, the development process using Claude Code, and the essential features like folders, categories, tags, and modern image conversion support.

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    Year of Momentum: My 2026 Yearly Theme & Big Goals

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    Believe it or not, we find ourselves in 2026. I review my “Year of Taking a Leap” theme for 2025 and introduce the new “Year of Momentum” for 2026. Discover how yearly themes guide my work and see the ambitious goals for 2026: launching the Digital Shopfront CMS, unveiling new web design services, and fully…

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    Reigniting My Development Passion: The Story Behind ArtisanPack UI’s Creation

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    Every developer faces burnout, and I was no exception while building Digital Shopfront CMS. I realized the traditional path wasn’t sustainable for creating new tools for small businesses. Discover how solving my own scaling problem led to the creation of ArtisanPack UI, a suite of reusable Laravel components designed to reignite development passion and empower…

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    What I’ve Been Up to Lately

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    It’s been a busy middle of the year, filled with a massive website migration at work, a university name change, and several personal projects. Despite the chaos, I managed to squeeze in a fun family vacation to Kansas City and Omaha, attend Laracon US online, update my personal dashboard app, and make significant progress on…

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    What I’ve Learned with Laravel After a Few Months

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    Because of *gestures wildly* everything going on in the WordPress landscape, I’ve started taking a look at the web development world outside of WordPress. And I think I’ve fallen in love with Laravel. It’s reignited my passion for web development and reminded me of why I got into web dev in the first place.

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    Introducing Digital Shopfront Content Management System

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    I’m building a new content management system. What started out as sort of a crazy idea I had while driving to the Great Smoky Mountains last fall is starting to turn into a real thing. Here’s what I’m planning with Digital Shopfront CMS.

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