HighEdWeb becomes Digital Collegium on Nov. 1. Discover the new brand

Theme family trees and the future of WordPress

Parent and child themes aren’t anything new, but a changing WordPress led us to look at them in a new light. We were looking to create a new design system and site architecture that simultaneously: furthered the reach and standard usage of our visual branding, expedited creating new sites with customization abilities and allowed for […]

Introduction to GitHub Actions: Understanding key terms and building your first GitHub Action

We all know we should be doing more automation of our software development lifecycle, but getting started can be challenging. Even if you have experience in continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD) automation, learning a specific platform’s terminology and idiosyncrasies can be frustrating. This presentation is designed to provide an overview of GitHub Actions, a […]

How we built a design system storefront with WordPress blocks

A well-designed storefront can be a valuable asset for your working design system. Building on the Atomic Design principles established by Brad Frost, a storefront is a useful way to take your components out of the workshop and display them in a meaningful and organized way. Modern WordPress allows us to build this storefront in […]