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A beginner-friendly guide to view transitions in CSS | MDN Blog

Sulu CMS @sulu.io · 3d

Multi-page applications can now have smooth, animated page transitions just like SPAs! This guide from Mozilla shows how the CSS view-transition at-rule makes this possible with just a few lines of code—no JavaScript required.

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#css #webdev #frontend

Learn how to bring smooth, animated navigation to multi-page apps with view transitions. With just one line of CSS, you can enable seamless transitions between pages.

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Sulu CMS @sulu.io · 4d

Hot Tip Wednesday! Sulu lets you easily manipulate images to keep your site beautiful, on-brand, and responsive. You can compress, blur, sharpen, and even combine transformations through different imagine adapters (GD, Imagick, or VIPS).

docs.sulu.io/en/2.6/bundl...
#sulucms #symfony

Sulu CMS @sulu.io · 5d

Matt Mochalkin walks us through Symfony’s ObjectMapper component, which automates object-to-object transformations with just a few lines of code. A must-read for cleaner, more maintainable Symfony applications!

dev.to/mattleads/ef...
#symfony #php #symfonydevs

Effortless Data Mapping in Symfony: A Deep Dive into the ObjectMapper!

Imagine you’re building a modern API with Symfony. You’re meticulous about your architecture,...

The State of PHP 2025 – Expert review

Sulu CMS @sulu.io · 6d

The State of PHP 2025 is here! JetBrains surveyed 1,720 PHP developers and found PHP 8.x now dominates with 89% usage, Laravel leads frameworks at 64%, and Symfony holds strong at 23%. The ecosystem is thriving!

blog.jetbrains.com/phpstorm/202...
#php #phpdevs #symfony #laravel

Explore trends in the PHP ecosystem based on the State of Developer Ecosystem Report 2025 by JetBrains.

blog.jetbrains.com

Sulu CMS @sulu.io · 9d

The schedule for SymfonyCon Amsterdam 2025 is live! Over 35 expert speakers, 13 workshops, an unconference track, and Symfony’s 20th anniversary celebration. Be there 25–28 November!

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#symfony #symfonycon

Regular tickets Ends Wednesday! – Are you ready? 🎉

🎟️ Regular tickets ends tomorrow (October 8th, 23:59 CET)! Don’t miss your chance to secure your seat before prices increase by choosing one of the following options:

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Sulu CMS @sulu.io · 10d

A great example of open source collaboration done right: PHP 8.5 is getting a standards-compliant URI extension! Read more from the PHP Foundation.

thephp.foundation/blog/2025/10...
#php #php85 #opensource

PHP’s New URI Extension: An Open Source Success Story

The PHP Foundation — Supporting, Advancing, and Developing the PHP Language

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Sulu CMS @sulu.io · 11d

Hot Tip Wednesday! The MarkupBundle lets you use semantic tags like in your content that transform into proper HTML. Perfect for internal linking with UUIDs that never break, even when you change your URL structure!

docs.sulu.io/en/2.6/bundl...
#sulu #symfony

Centralizing code quality commands in PHP projects: composer scripts vs Makefile

Sulu CMS @sulu.io · 12d

How do you centralize code quality commands in PHP projects? Roberto Butti compares composer scripts vs Makefile for managing PHPStan, Rector, Pint, and tests. A great breakdown of when to use which approach!

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#php #composer #codequality

As PHP developers, we all agree that code quality matters. Whether it’s running tests, static...

Symfony 7.4 is Coming! Your New LTS Bridge to 8.0

Sulu CMS @sulu.io · 13d

Matt Mochalkin breaks down why Symfony 7.4 LTS (arriving November 2025!) is such a huge deal: 3 years of bug fixes, 4 years of security support, attribute-first console commands, improved DX, and your bridge to Symfony 8.0.

dev.to/mattleads/sy...
#symfony #php #lts

Hey, folks! Guess what? Symfony 7.4 LTS — biggest, safest upgrade is coming! The final minor release...

SymfonyCon Amsterdam 2025: Strategic DDD (Symfony Blog)

Sulu CMS @sulu.io · 16d

Domain-Driven Design isn’t just tactical patterns—it’s strategy! Join Rob Allen at SymfonyCon 2025 in Amsterdam, 27–28 November, as he explores DDD’s strategic side, emphasizing communication at all project levels.

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#symfony"/hashtag/symfonycon" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link">#symfonycon #ddd #symfony

Join Rob Allen to explore the strategic side of Domain Driven Design—and learn how better communication can turn business needs into truly maintainable software.

My First Contribution to Symfony (and Why You Should Start Small in Open Source)

Sulu CMS @sulu.io · 17d

Congrats to Dmytro Liashko on his first merged contribution to Symfony: a small translation fix. Open source thrives on contributions of all sizes. Don’t wait for the “perfect” contribution. Start small, start now.

dev.to/backendbydmy...
#symfony #opensource #phpdevs

This week, I made my very first contribution to the Symfony Framework — and it got merged! 🎉 Pull...

Sulu CMS @sulu.io · 18d

It's Hot Tip Wednesday! Need to add location features to your Sulu site? The LocationBundle provides a unified API for geocoding services like Nominatim (OpenStreetMap) and Google Maps.

docs.sulu.io/en/2.6/bundl...
#sulucms #symfony #geolocation

SymfonyCon Amsterdam 2025: Rediscover the Console (Symfony Blog)

Sulu CMS @sulu.io · 19d

The Symfony Console is everywhere—Composer, PHPStan, and millions of other applications—and Symfony 7.3 gave it a major redesign! Join Robin Chalas at SymfonyCon 2025 in Amsterdam, 27–28 November, to discover the Console again.

symfony.com/blog/symfony...
#symfony"/hashtag/symfonycon" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link">#symfonycon #symfony

💻 Join Robin Chalas to explore Symfony’s most ubiquitous component, its brand-new redesign in 7.3, and the possibilities it unlocks for the future!

Testing if Franken PHP Classic Mode is faster and more scalable than PHP-FPM

Sulu CMS @sulu.io · 20d

Is FrankenPHP Classic Mode faster than PHP-FPM? It seems performance differences are negligible and architecture matters more than microseconds. Choose based on your team’s needs, like Caddy features or worker mode.

tideways.com/profiler/blo...
#frankenphp #php #performance #phpfpm

FrankenPHP bills itself as “The Modern PHP App Server” and provides a single-process solution to running PHP. Its worker mode allows to greatly increase the performance of cleanly developed applications that are compatible with it by saving on framework bootstrapping time. Unfortunately, not every application is compatible with worker mode. Depending on the amount of [...]

tideways.com

Sulu CMS @sulu.io · 23d

Sulu.ai solves content editors’ biggest headaches without replacing their expertise. From SEO guesswork to translation bottlenecks, we’re tackling the pain points that steal your creative time.

sulu.io/blog/how-sul...

#ContentManagement #AI #CMS

How Sulu.ai Eases Top CMS Challenges for Editors

Sulu.ai makes content editors’ lives easier with smarter workflows, SEO, translations, and accessibility — without replacing human creativity.

sulu.io

Sulu CMS @sulu.io · 24d

PHP 8.5 is bringing some great, developer-friendly features—from the pipe operator to #[NoDiscard] attributes and handy array helpers like array_first() and array_last(). Great breakdown by Muhammad Usman!

pixicstudio.medium.com/php-8-5-new-...
#php #phpdevs #symfony

PHP 8.5: The Version That Will Actually Makes Life Easier

The Developer-Friendly Upgrade You’ve Been Waiting For

pixicstudio.medium.com

Sulu CMS @sulu.io · 25d

Hot Tip Wednesday! Speed up your Sulu website with smart HTTP caching. The HttpCacheBundle integrates seamlessly with Varnish or Symfony HTTP Cache, automatically invalidating cached content when you update pages.

docs.sulu.io/en/2.6/bundl...
#sulucms #webperformance #symfony

Sulu.io Redesign: Headless Sulu & Remix Insights

Sulu CMS @sulu.io · 26d

We rebuilt sulu.io with headless Sulu and Remix! Would we choose headless again for a content site? Probably not. But this real-world test gave us insights to help US make Sulu better, and help YOU make better architecture decisions.

sulu.io/blog/eating-...
#sulucms #headlesscms

Discover how we redesigned Sulu.io using Headless Sulu and Remix, gaining insights into performance, complexity, and when to choose headless vs. traditional CMS approaches.

sulu.io

SymfonyCon Amsterdam 2025: A productive Frontend Stack with Symfony UX (Symfony Blog)

Sulu CMS @sulu.io · 27d

Another reason to attend SymfonyCon on November 27–28: Our very own Alex Schranz will be speaking on “A productive Frontend Stack with Symfony UX,” exploring structuring Twig, reusable components, and Hotwire Turbo + Stimulus.

symfony.com/blog/symfony...
#symfony #sulucms

🎨 Backend-rendered HTML is back. Join Alexander Schranz to master Twig structure, create reusable components, and discover how Symfony UX with Turbo, Stimulus, and Tailwind powers a modern, product…

Check If a String is Valid JSON in PHP

Sulu CMS @sulu.io · Oct 3

PHP 8.3’s json_validate() function makes checking JSON strings cleaner and more memory-efficient than json_decode() for validation-only use cases. Ashley Allen breaks down when to use each approach and how to avoid parsing JSON twice.

ashallendesign.co.uk/blog/php-jso...
#PHP #WebDevelopment

Read about how to use the "json_validate" function in PHP to check whether a string is valid JSON. We'll also discuss the difference between "json_validate" and "json_decode".

ashallendesign.co.uk

Domain specific language versus design patterns

Sulu CMS @sulu.io · Oct 2

David Duymelinck explores when Domain Specific Languages outperform design patterns, using Doctrine’s DQL as an example. Sometimes strings can be clearer than abstractions, especially for complex action chains.

dev.to/xwero/domain...
#PHP #DomainDrivenDesign #Symfony

I don't like libraries/frameworks versus posts, because most of the time the comparisons are...

How We Made Video Processing 10x Faster with Symfony Messenger

Sulu CMS @sulu.io · Oct 1

Hot Tip Wednesday! Protect your content from accidental overwrites with the HashBundle, which prevents conflicts when multiple users edit the same form simultaneously.

Learn more:
docs.sulu.io/en/2.6/bundl...
#sulucms #symfony #teamwork

Sulu CMS @sulu.io · Sep 30

Matt Mochalkin achieved 10x faster video processing by breaking large files into parallel chunks using Symfony Messenger and RabbitMQ. The article covers message handlers, worker scaling, and smart consolidation strategies.

dev.to/mattleads/ho...
#Symfony #AsyncProcessing #PHP

Users today expect applications to be fast and responsive, which can be a challenge when dealing with...