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Marty Friedel @marty.friedel.au · 07/06/2026

It’s officially: I’m now a certified Les Mills CEREMONY coach.

Marty Friedel in his Les Mills CEREMONY certification video

Marty Friedel @marty.friedel.au · 19/05/2026

The next online AU/NZ @statamic.com meetup is happening on 4th June at 2:00pm AEST. Everyone is welcome, from anywhere in the world, not just the AU/NZ region. Full details and downloadable ICS: www.mity.com.au/statamic/au-...

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Statamic AU/NZ Meetups

We love working with Statamic. And worldwide, the Statamic community is so giving, welcoming and supportive.

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Marty Friedel @marty.friedel.au · 15/05/2026

It's happening... filming pre-work for my upcoming LES MILLS CEREMONY training next weekend.

Marty introducing Les Mills Ceremony, with 8 stations split in 2, with 4 per side. A group fitness studio with weights, barbells and steps.

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Marty Friedel @marty.friedel.au · 28/04/2026

A client's @statamic.com site is expanding to new languages. Given its complex structure and number of Collections, I wrote a command that creates localisations across the site, making it ready for the translators to work through. And when they add a new language, we simply run the command again.

Screenshot of a Laravel prompt that is creating a new localisation of a site in Statamic

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Marty Friedel @marty.friedel.au · 22/04/2026

It wasn't for "nothing" - it was one day. There were many other days during that billing period where it was useful.

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Marty Friedel @marty.friedel.au · 21/04/2026

Created a new little adding for @statamic.com with a human-authored approach to a llms.txt file for your site. Why? Because agents don't need to read your colourfully worded slabs of human-friendly content, they need curated fact and clear signposts. statamic.com/addons/mity-...

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llms.txt for Statamic - a Statamic Addon

A human-authored approach to helping AI understand your Statamic site

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Marty Friedel @marty.friedel.au · 17/04/2026

In case you missed it, I'm starting to create some video content about @statamic.com... so thought I'd introduce myself, AND ask you what sort of videos you'd like to see. I've got a shortlist of ideas... but here's your make a suggestion (and say hi back!) youtu.be/i74z-3ZDkf4

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Meet Marty, a Laravel, Livewire and Statamic web developer in Adelaide, Australia

YouTube video by Marty Friedel

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Marty Friedel @marty.friedel.au · 15/04/2026

This wasp is extra spicy. How do I know? I put sriracha in my scrambled eggs, and this wasp kept coming back for more.

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Marty Friedel @marty.friedel.au · 14/04/2026

Well this is exciting... registered for LES MILLS CEREMONY Studio training in May.

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Marty Friedel @marty.friedel.au · 10/04/2026

Last Thursday, Claude Code used my entire daily allocation just thinking - with zero lines of code produced. But I got work done, because, well, I'm a developer. So I developed. AI may be a great co-pilot, but your skills are the safety net. Keep them sharp. www.martyfriedel.com/blog/ai-froz...

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AI froze, and I coded: why developer experience matters

Whether you like it or not, AI is here. And you’ve probably noticed: it seems to pop up in every app and subscription these days.

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Marty Friedel @marty.friedel.au · 08/04/2026

I've made a number of purchases from imusic.au, based out of Denmark, but sold in Australian dollars. Their customer service is second-to-none, including when I pick up the phone to speak to someone in Denmark. Friendly, efficient, and incredibly helpful. More businesses need to be like imusic.au.

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Marty Friedel @marty.friedel.au · 19/03/2026

This is an interesting read. laravel.com/blog/which-a... But I have a question: given the performance of Codex with these tests, why is there such a seemingly one-sided love for Claude in the community? I’ve used many… have my thoughts… but curious about why you chose and love your AI tooling?

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Which AI Model Is Best for Laravel? | Laravel - The clean stack for Artisans and agents

We benchmarked 6 AI models on 17 real Laravel tasks, with and without Laravel Boost. See which model wins, which fails, and by how much.

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Marty Friedel @marty.friedel.au · 25/02/2026

And not just Statamic customers; Shopify customers have received them too. But the similarity is the common-ness of email addresses.

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Marty Friedel @marty.friedel.au · 25/02/2026

Love this. I’ve built a few variations over time - including some caching mechanisms for future visitors, and cache clearing when entries are published. Can’t wait to see your approach.

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Marty Friedel @marty.friedel.au · 25/02/2026

Oh and their identity has been found, and their Upwork account, and has been reported to Upwork.

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Marty Friedel @marty.friedel.au · 25/02/2026

I have had one client play with them though. To learn more about the scam. They are claiming they can prove it’s me. I’d love to know how they’ll do that.

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Marty Friedel @marty.friedel.au · 25/02/2026

Emailed clients - it’s bizarre who got it and who didn’t. I think the pattern tends to be those with generic emails like “info” or “admin”. But those with personalised emails or a bit more unique haven’t.

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Stephen Rees-Carter @valorin.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

PSA for @statamic.com folks - update your sites ASAP! ⚠️ A CRITICAL vuln was discovered that allows full account takeover via password resets! 😱 All the details: cvereports.com/reports/CVE-...

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CVE-2026-27593 - GitHub Advisory Database

Statamic is vulnerable to account takeover via password reset link injection

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Marty Friedel @marty.friedel.au · 24/02/2026

Turns out someone is using my photo and name in a scam email about Statamic. The email address listed is some dodgy gmail email. This is not me... so please don't engage with them. No idea what I can do about it though.

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Marty Friedel @marty.friedel.au · 21/02/2026

“Star Wars: Outlaws” is a terrible game for a people pleaser.

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Marty Friedel @marty.friedel.au · 20/02/2026

I’m so sorry to hear that - as their best friend, you’ll know when… deep down. And only you can answer that 😿

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Marty Friedel @marty.friedel.au · 14/02/2026

Side note: I gifted some to all of the Laracon AU speakers during this post-talk interview mwahahahahah

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Marty Friedel @marty.friedel.au · 14/02/2026

Oh boy no. It’s awesome. My cats love it. Toby hears the jar lid hit the bench and my normally so docile and quiet boy loses his mind and meows like crazy until he gets to lick some off my finger. Fact.

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Marty Friedel @marty.friedel.au · 12/02/2026

Oh this is awesome - lovely work!

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Marty Friedel @marty.friedel.au · 02/02/2026

Maybe I would make a good parent... I just scolded AI for being stupid and told it to "think about what it just did".

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Marty Friedel @marty.friedel.au · 02/02/2026

My add ons are ready for Statamic 6 - some may be a major version bump, others will work with their existing major version. Check out this post for a compatibility table: www.mity.com.au/blog/statami...

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Statamic 6 is here: and our addons are ready!

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Marty Friedel @marty.friedel.au · 01/02/2026

In case you missed it, @statamic.com 6 has been released this week. And I think there are three standout features that will help improve the DX for devs, and the UX for content authors. What do you think? What's your top feature in Statamic 6? www.youtube.com/watch?v=q40Q...

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Three standout features in Statamic 6

YouTube video by Marty Friedel

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Marty Friedel @marty.friedel.au · 27/01/2026

Already reached its peak and cooling down. Well… it’s still 37 but it’s not 42 any more. So that’s a win?

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Marty Friedel @marty.friedel.au · 26/01/2026

That’s just nuts hey. Buildings aren’t made for these extremes So Adelaide got to 44 yesterday and forecast 41 today. Got me thinking: what’s worse, two days like that or one at 46 (which is today’s forecast for our old suburb in Melbourne).

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Marty Friedel @marty.friedel.au · 26/01/2026

You know it is beyond hot when the water from the cold tap comes out warm.

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Marty Friedel @marty.friedel.au · 24/01/2026

That’s so good to hear - especially when it comes time to turn those big units over and you always need a building buddy 🙃

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Marty Friedel @marty.friedel.au · 24/01/2026

My happy place. IKEA construction.

An upside down MICKE table from IKEA being constructed

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Marty Friedel @marty.friedel.au · 21/01/2026

This is totally tall people problems. I can relate.

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Marty Friedel @marty.friedel.au · 16/01/2026

It’s your second paragraph that I think so many are holding on to. And makes me cringe. “Oh but that’s where the people are” I call BS. There has been a huge departure already, and some are not posting or engaging anywhere else: only X How do you expect to grow elsewhere if you’re not present?

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Marty Friedel @marty.friedel.au · 16/01/2026

What better way to end a week than a painless update of a work-in-progress app to Livewire 4. Even better with a still-passing test suite.

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Marty Friedel @marty.friedel.au · 15/01/2026

I've been teaching Les Mills classes for 18 years now, and BODYPUMP for 8 years. This week I started teaching BODYPUMP HEAVY: tempo-based weight lifting for strength and lean muscle. The best bit: the music is drivingly brilliant, especially compared to the direction of the standard BODYPUMP music.

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Marty Friedel @marty.friedel.au · 14/01/2026

Will forward the bump along :)

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Marty Friedel @marty.friedel.au · 14/01/2026

Hey @statamic.com devs - with v6 now in beta, and a launch coming soon, some of our addons will require a major version number bump. Iconamic, Logger, Sticky Notes, Stripe Checkout, TinyMCE Cloud and Variable Number. Others are v5/v6 compatible. Check the docs for full details: docs.mity.com.au

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Documentation for Mity Digital's open source Statamic addons

We make addons for Statamic, the best flat-file CMS out there, and keeping developers happy day in and day out. Check out our addons, and find all of the documentation details right here.

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Marty Friedel @marty.friedel.au · 09/01/2026

Schmick! Love it (on mobile at least)

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Marty Friedel @marty.friedel.au · 08/01/2026

Ever wanted to get stuck in to @statamic.com, but want to use your familiar Blade for templates? You can... and it is easy to get yourself started! www.youtube.com/watch?v=9mdU...

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Getting set up with Blade (instead of Antlers) in Statamic

YouTube video by Marty Friedel

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Marty Friedel @marty.friedel.au · 07/01/2026

Oh wow that’s nuts, so sorry to hear it Simon. Ears are open and eyes on the lookout.

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Marty Friedel @marty.friedel.au · 06/01/2026

You’ve heard of chia pudding… but what about chia jelly? Made with fruit juice instead of coconut milk. With goji berries, a diced strawberry (have you seen the size of them?), 3 blackberries, 3 raspberries, 1/3 white peach, macadamias and shaved coconut. Ace breakfast for a 42 degree day.

A chia jelly pudding with fresh berries, peach, nuts and coconut

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Marty Friedel @marty.friedel.au · 06/01/2026

Wooo that's awesome, go you, Andrew!

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Marty Friedel @marty.friedel.au · 06/01/2026

Solo video, screen and audio to start, but you never know where this'll lead.

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Marty Friedel @marty.friedel.au · 05/01/2026

If I had a do over now, HA makes sense for all the things I have (lights, ceiling fans, sensors, TVs, etc)… but the thought of setting up HA is just too much now. I’ll wait to see what Apple do, and if it’s a fizzer, may reconsider.

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Marty Friedel @marty.friedel.au · 05/01/2026

If you’re starting fresh, HA can make a lot more sense because (I believe) it can do all of this. With the majority of mine in Apple Home it’s more double handling: but the rumoured Home revamp early this year may elevate Apple’s offering further.

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