iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

Andrea Gandino @andreagandino.com · 16/05/2026

I wrote somewhat of a transcript of a talk I have in Turin last week during WordCamp Torino 2026. andreagandino.com/posts/coding... #ai #wordpress #agentic #development

andreagandino.com

Coding with AI — Andrea Gandino

How I've been using AI tools to enhance my coding workflow.

000

Reposted by Andrea Gandino

Advanced Columns @advancedcolumns.com · 21/07/2025

We're out with update 1.6.1: 👉 Compatibility issues with classic themes 👉 Minor bug fixes #WordPress #Gutenberg #plugin #BlockEditor Download here ⬇️ advancedcolumns.com 👉 check the full changelog advancedcolumns.com/...

advancedcolumns.com

Create professional layouts with WordPress - Advanced Columns

Built on the CSS grid foundation, the Advanced Columns plugin is the most powerful and flexible layout builder block for professional WordPress websites.

011

Reposted by Andrea Gandino

Advanced Columns @advancedcolumns.com · 03/04/2025

We're out with update 1.5.0: 👉 Subgrid functionality 👉 Grid layout for the Post template block 👉 Improved frontend rendering performance 👉 and more #WordPress #Gutenberg #plugin #BlockEditor Download ⬇️ advancedcolumns.com 👉 full changelog advancedcolumns.com/...

advancedcolumns.com

Create professional layouts with WordPress - Advanced Columns

Built on the CSS grid foundation, the Advanced Columns plugin is the most powerful and flexible layout builder block for professional WordPress websites.

022

Reposted by Andrea Gandino

Object.Method() Man @iansvoboda.com · 05/03/2025

CSS Tip If you want to hide an element that has no children, it's tempting to reach for :empty. However, :empty doesn't work how you'd expect if there's white space or text nodes inside the element. Instead, use this: .your-element:not(:has(:first-child)) { display: none; }

152

Reposted by Andrea Gandino

Katherine 🏳️‍⚧️ @quadraticink.bsky.social · 24/02/2025

By far my favorite thing about bad kerning is that the Reddit dedicated to it is called r/keming

1204

Andrea Gandino @andreagandino.com · 11/01/2025

Now, imagine what would've happened if they *actually proposed a fork*. This is all so painful to watch.

040

Reposted by Andrea Gandino

Karim Marucchi @marucchi.com · 20/12/2024

Joost wants to "hold this community together" and I stand with him in that effort.

3257

Andrea Gandino @andreagandino.com · 16/12/2024

Happy to help! I always felt more comfortable with Vue (opposed to React), but that's if you're up to writing Javascript. Livewire (with or without Filament) has grown significantly on me recently, and I must admit it's amazing the amount of things you can build without actually writing any JS.

100

Andrea Gandino @andreagandino.com · 16/12/2024

If you plan to use Inertia, you can choose either Vue or React, with the choice being a personal preference essentially. If you intend to use pure Livewire (or Filament, which is built on top of it), then learning some Alpine makes sense (Livewire is written in Alpine, the same dev created both).

110

Reposted by Andrea Gandino

Marit van Dijk @maritvandijk.bsky.social · 16/03/2024

Schrödingers documentation: If there are docs, noone will read them. If there are no docs, everyone will complain.

5239100

Reposted by Andrea Gandino

Simone Maranzana @simonemaranzana.com · 12/12/2024

5/ What’s next? We’re bringing CSS Subgrid support to the next major update of the @advancedcolumns.com #WordPress plugin. You’ll also get even more controls over individual item dimensions—making it easier than ever to build precise, beautiful layouts. 👇

152

Andrea Gandino @andreagandino.com · 26/11/2024

Termsky.app is actually wild!

000

Reposted by Andrea Gandino

Daniel Post @danielpost.com · 25/11/2024

Introducing Autoblue, my new WordPress plugin for Bluesky! 🦋 Autoblue will be available for download later this week, and allows you to automatically share your WordPress posts to Bluesky, and display likes and replies from Bluesky on your site. autoblue.cc (more in thread 🧵)

autoblue.cc

Autoblue - Easily add Bluesky to your WordPress site

Autoblue automatically shares your posts to Bluesky, saving you valuable time and effort and engaging your audience.

2311938

Andrea Gandino @andreagandino.com · 21/11/2024

So I've embedded Bluesky comments on my blog. Next up (probably): automating posting on Bluesky, whenever I publish new content on the website.

andreagandino.com

Commenting via Bluesky — Andrea Gandino

How I've added comments fetched from the Bluesky API to my blog.

140

Andrea Gandino @andreagandino.com · 19/11/2024

Not an expert, but I had read something about this: if I remember correctly, I think it may depend on the specific reader, but they're generally ignored. Why specifically empty paragraphs would be allowed as valid output by an editor is another matter worth discussing.

000

Andrea Gandino @andreagandino.com · 18/11/2024

Used to be addicted to RSS, but slowly stopped using it as the bird app became my main source of tech info.

010

Andrea Gandino @andreagandino.com · 18/11/2024

If I remember correctly, lots of apples were washed in that building.

130

Andrea Gandino @andreagandino.com · 16/11/2024

It would be, right? 😀 By the way, I love that we're rediscovering stuff we were using on a regular basis fifteen years ago!

110

Andrea Gandino @andreagandino.com · 16/11/2024

Working on adding Bsky comments on my blog, fetching the discussion thread from the official API (it's text-only, so links may not work if truncated). It feels so refreshing being able to do it in a quick and effective way, leveraging Laravel caching helpers. Hope to have it online next week.

180

Reposted by Andrea Gandino

Advanced Columns @advancedcolumns.com · 13/11/2024

We're out with update 1.4.0: 👉 New single-column layout mode implementing CSS Flex specifications 👉 New Golden Ratio grid builder 👉 check the full changelog advancedcolumns.com/... #WordPress #Gutenberg #plugin #BlockEditor Download here ⬇️ advancedcolumns.com

advancedcolumns.com

Changelog - Advanced Columns

Keep up to date with all the latest changes to the Advanced Columns plugin, the professional solution for layout management in WordPress

081

Reposted by Andrea Gandino

Jade @jade0x.com · 13/11/2024

My blog now has Bluesky comments (and its first blog post)! Shoutout to @samuel.bsky.team for sharing how to do this, and to @cassidoo.co for the blog template! blog.jade0x.com/post/adding-...

blog.jade0x.com

Adding Bluesky Comments to Your Astro Blog

Adding Bluesky Comments to Your Astro Blog (Using Cassidoo's Template)

249021

Andrea Gandino @andreagandino.com · 13/11/2024

Still, from them putting even temporary stuff in the webroot, not the greatest idea, to be honest.

010

Andrea Gandino @andreagandino.com · 13/11/2024

Posting from RayCast, just because 3rd party apps are allowed here. It's amazing the amount of things that we used to take for granted (like having working links and previews, or having scrolling working as intended), and that were taken from us on that other platform. It feels nice here so far!

010

Andrea Gandino @andreagandino.com · 11/11/2024

This is exactly the kind of features that we want to ship with Advanced Columns (advancedcolumns.com): creating things that are not possible with the existing tools, trying to simplify otherwise complex tasks. #WordPress #gutenberg

advancedcolumns.com

Create professional layouts with WordPress - Advanced Columns

Built on the CSS grid foundation, the Advanced Columns plugin is the most powerful and flexible layout builder block for professional WordPress websites.

020

Reposted by Andrea Gandino

Simone Maranzana @simonemaranzana.com · 08/11/2024

Hello 🦋 #WordPress friends! 👋 Sharing some news about the upcoming 1.4 update for the Advanced Columns plugin! There are many new features, but the biggest one is likely full responsive Flexbox support in each individual column, along with responsive attributes for third-party blocks! 👀

2112

Andrea Gandino @andreagandino.com · 08/11/2024

Getting ready for the first day of #WordPress Rome Core Days! As an organizer AND a dev, I'm excited that we're about to have a two-days event that is focused on code, best practices, and generally share knowledge about how the platform actually works. Hope everyone will enjoy this!

080