Phil Hoyt

First Month with my Home Server.

philhoyt — Thu, 28 May 2026 14:30:31 +0000

After several months of debate I finally went to my local Microcenter and picked up a GEEKOM A5 Pro mini PC, a 20TB hard drive, and a 5-bay enclosure. I wiped it clean of Windows 11, installed Ubuntu Server, and was off. I’m no stranger to servers. Back in my teens I ran old retired PCs out of my closet, streaming media to Winamp and hosting small websites for fun. But this was going to be…

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Behind the Redesign

philhoyt — Sun, 19 Jan 2025 21:17:11 +0000

Toward the end of last year, I rebuilt this website. It wasn’t something I had planned, but sometimes those spontaneous projects turn out to be the most rewarding. I was practicing theme development when I came across the font pairing of Sora and Open Sans. I hadn’t updated my logo’s font since college, Helvetica, and it was showing its age. Sora felt like a much needed refresh.

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The WordPress Plugins That Defined My 2024

philhoyt — Mon, 30 Dec 2024 15:00:00 +0000

As 2024 wraps up, I’ve been reflecting on the plugins that kept my WordPress projects running smoothly. Here’s my roundup of the paid and free plugins I relied on.

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Back to Top Block

philhoyt — Mon, 16 Dec 2024 16:00:00 +0000

The Back to Top Block makes it easy to add a customizable button that scrolls a user back to the top anywhere on your site using the WordPress block editor. Download Live Preview Project Repository…

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Dev Log 1 & 1.5 – WP Peeps

philhoyt — Sun, 17 Nov 2024 03:14:00 +0000

Sometimes it’s easier to talk than to type. Here’s a dev log video where I walk through a work-in-progress project: WP Peeps. It’s a WordPress plugin designed to make managing people directories simple and efficient. Whether you need to showcase a team, staff, or community members, WP Peeps provides the tools to organize and display profiles easily. Check out the video to see the development…

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Add Divider Lines to CSS Grids

philhoyt — Sun, 10 Nov 2024 14:22:20 +0000

I’ve encountered this design pattern countless times, whether for a grid of logos, articles, or staff profiles. I built a custom solution tailored to the specific use case each time. Recently, I needed to tackle this problem twice in just a few weeks, which led me to polish the code I’d been using and package it as a reusable JavaScript library, now publicly available.

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Search Modal Block

philhoyt — Sun, 01 Sep 2024 22:52:51 +0000

The Search Modal Block is a WordPress plugin that adds a search modal to your WordPress site. When activated, it allows you to place a search icon, which, when clicked, opens a modal window containing a search form. Download Live Preview Project Repository…

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Dice Tray: An Online Dice Rolling App for TTRPGs

philhoyt — Fri, 28 Jun 2024 13:59:00 +0000

I’ve been playing solo TTRPGs that require a fair amount of dice rolling. Finding a free, feature-rich dice-rolling app that wasn’t covered in ads became increasingly difficult, so I created my own. Dice Tray is free for everyone, written in React, and hosted on GitHub to avoid hosting costs. It allows users to roll multiple dice (from d4 to d100), with modifiers, advantage, or disadvantage…

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Van Build Progress No. 4

philhoyt — Wed, 07 Jun 2023 16:32:45 +0000

January – May 2023…

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Van Build Progress No.3

philhoyt — Wed, 07 Jun 2023 16:28:15 +0000

September – October 2022…

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