Meet Moss, my custom WordPress starter theme Recently, a number of people have asked me about how I build with WordPress. First up, I will talk about my custom WordPress starter theme.

A really enjoyable write-up of a very nice looking WordPress theme’s development and structure.

nicklewis.dev/meet-moss-my...

EU gas power declined for the FIFTH year in a row in 2024 📉

Coal also declined, bringing fossil power to a historic low and cutting power sector emissions to HALF their 2007 peak.

ember-energy.org/lat...

I have recently been thinking just how much I enjoy and appreciate bird song. I love to see different birds too, but it's the sounds of birds that for me really help.

I'd be interested in reading for sure!

The front cover of the Reflect journal, and a pen.

Ending the day with a little structured journalling.

I find it hard sometimes to articulate thoughts. My mind gets messy. But I have found that journaling helps.

So I will be doing this more often. Daily, if I remember!

What do you do to help an over thinking brain? 🤔

Nick Lewis - Sustainable WordPress developer in Bristol Sustainable and low-carbon WordPress web development and design in Bristol. I design and build efficient WordPress and e-commerce websites.

Visit my website:
nicklewis.dev

📣 The Big News: I'm going freelance! 🎉

After years of working within creative agencies, designing and building websites, I'm excited to announce that I am going full time freelance!

Let's work together! 💬 DM me, visit my website or share this post with your network to spread the good word. 😀

It's interesting to know that there are people already moving, and so quickly! Also good to know about migration and those easier solutions to mitigate concerns from clients.

You'll have to let me know how you find ClassicPress!

Well yes, for a start, no database to query/break or be hacked. Meaning it is super simple. I like that idea! You can version control everything, the entire site if you wanted to.

I'm looking into many.. but also looking at process as well as deliverable results.

CMS's like the flat-file based Kirby sound refreshing. Also splitting the process to have a headless approach and tools such as Astro to produce very lightweight, dependancy free fontends also appeals to me.

The storm worsens in the WordPress ecosystem The drama continues. The storm worsens. Now, sadly, the sustainability team at WordPress is no more. These are my thought about it.

I finally got round to writing some thoughts about the recent turmoil and actions happening at WordPress.

Specifically, that the sustainability team had been disbanded, in a rather brutal manner.

If you're not aware of the recent goings on, perhaps have read.

nicklewis.dev/the-storm-wo...

Find out more @theick.app

By @matthewoxley.bsky.social @sophieoxley.bsky.social

If you work in B2B marketing, writing copy, there is a new app that should interest you!

Friends of mine are working on this AI-free tool to help you write concise, purposeful and jargon-free copy. Check it out!

Nick Lewis - Sustainable WordPress developer in Bristol Sustainable and low-carbon WordPress web development and design in Bristol. I design and build efficient WordPress and e-commerce websites.

Anyone interested in sustainable web development (and we ALL should be), nicklewis.dev is your man.

👉 @sustainable-dev.bsky.social

Thank you for the share! 🙌

My favourite books of 2024 As the year draws to a close, I thought I'd share my favourite books from the past year, with a mixture of topics to inspire your next read.

No problem! There is a longer list on my blog here.

nicklewis.dev/my-favourite...

Do Story by Bobette Buster

The Ministry for the Future by Kim Stanley Robinson

Building Green Software by Anne Currie, Sarah Hsu and Sara Bergman

No Bullsh*t Strategy by Alex M H Smith

As the year draws to a close, I thought I'd share my favourite books from 2024.

1. Do Story by Bobette Buster
2. The Ministry for the Future by Kim Stanley Robinson
3. Building Green Software by Anne Curie, Sarah Hsu, Sara Bergman
4. No Bullsh*t Strategy by Alex M H Smith

Full list on my blog.

The lowwwcarbon website showcase Examples of low-carbon, sustainable, web design and development. Find and learn from examples of sustainable and low-carbon websites.

Have you seen the low #Carbon showcase?

I created lowwwcarbon.com to highlight examples of low-carbon web design and development.

The showcase is a source of inspiration, research and reference for designers, developers or anyone interested in what a lower carbon web could look like.

So Bluesky crew, who has measured their #DigitalCarbonFootprint?

If you have measured your digital carbon footprint, what did you find?

What have you done since measuring to potentially reduce your footprint? I'd love to know!

Hey! I hope I do! Been a long time since I signed up for a new social platform.

Hello World. 👋

I'm now on Bluesky! I'm looking to connect with like-minded #green and #sustainable #digital folks. If that's you, let's follow!