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    Episode 69

    27 Jun 2022

    Wait, another Kosmos edition after only two weeks? What's happening?
    Well, we have a great new major Kirby version to celebrate, so say hello
    to:

    Kirby 3.7 "Kinyongia"

    Kirby 3.7 comes with a lot of cool features that make all the difference. But see for yourself after the short sale break:

    Get 20% off for a (not so) short time

    For the next two weeks, until July 11th, 2022, you get a 20% discount on
    all our Kirby license prices , i.e., also on
    volume prices. So be quick before you forget.

    And here are the most notable new Kirby 3.7 features:

    New stats section

    Turn your dashboard into a smart report

    Table layout for sections

    All relevant content at a glance

    Multi-toggle field

    Stylish options you will love

    Improved system view

    Important info about your site in one place

    Fresh UI design for the Panel

    Subtle changes to make you feel right at home

    Icons, icons, icons

    Eye candy for the Panel

    For an overview of all new features, deprecations and breaking changes,
    check out our release page.

    Kirby plugins

    Kirby Colors provides a color selection field which stores its values (color name, hex value and class name)as JSON.

    And from the Kosmos

    Performance

    Check how much JS code you could remove by using modern JavaScript with EStimator.

    Lazy-load YouTube videos with vanilla JavaScript to prevent unnecessary loading of JavaScript files if the video is never played.

    PHP

    Assetic is a PHP asset manager which included filters for image optimization, minifying & uglifying files, or parsing SASS into CSS.

    churn-php is a package that helps you identify PHP files in your project that could be good candidates for refactoring.

    Tools & libraries

    The Knightlab develops prototypes,projects, and services that help make information meaningful. Projects include libraries for timelines storylines or storymaps and a few more.

    Write newsletters in Markdown and send to many recipients from your machine using AWS SES with Newsletter CLI .

    Arctype is an SQL client and database management tool available for macOS, Windows, and Linux. App pricing is subscription based with a free tier, account is optional, though.

    JSON Mask is a language and engine for selecting specific parts of a JS object, hiding the rest, while preserving the structure of the original input object.

    DevDash is a highly configurable terminal dashboard for developers and creators.

    Tutorials

    Interneting is hard: HTML and CSS tutorials for absolute beginners.