Thoriq Firdaus

Thoriq is a writer for Hongkiat.com with a passion for web design and development. He is the author of Responsive Web Design by Examples, where he covered his best approaches in developing responsive websites quickly with a framework.

Latest posts

Fresh Resources for Web Designers and Developers (April 2026)

A fresh April 2026 roundup of tools and resources for developers, including CSS frameworks, JavaScript libraries, WordPress tooling, and AI-focused ut…

Choosing the Right LLM Models for Your Everyday Laptop

A practical guide to running LLMs on your everyday laptop, no supercomputer required. Learn how to pick the right model for your hardware, your worklo…

A look into EmDash CMS

When Cloudflare announced EmDash CMS on April 1st, I thought it was a joke. But as I looked at the GitHub code, read Cloudflare’s announcement, and …

What’s in WordPress 7.0

WordPress 7.0 adds real-time collaboration, a Connectors API, a built-in AI Client, and a few compatibility changes developers should prepare for.

What Are AI Agent Skills and Where to Find Them

AI agent skills give assistants the instructions and tools to do real work. Here's what they are and where to find ready-made ones.

10 OpenClaw Alternatives Worth Trying

These OpenClaw alternatives range from tiny local runtimes to full-featured assistants, with options for better speed, privacy, or lower resource use.

How to Use OpenClaw with DeepSeek

OpenClaw is a powerful open-source tool that transforms AI into an autonomous agent. Unlike basic chatbots that are confined to a browser tab or an ap…

How to Use the WordPress Abilities API (Register & Execute)

WordPress 6.9 is shipped with a number of interesting features. Among these is a new API called Abilities API. The Abilities API provides a standardiz…

A Look into Google Antigravity

Writing code has come a long way. We started by writing everything from scratch by hand, then moved to frameworks, libraries and boilerplates, and now…

5 Tailwind CSS Essential Tools to Boost Your Productivity

Tailwind CSS has changed how we build websites by using utility classes like text-center or bg-blue-500 directly in HTML. But as projects get bigger, …

Spring Clean Your Dev Machine and Reclaim Disk Space

As we kick off the new year, I think it’s a great time to take a fresh look at your development machine. Over months of developing projects, testing…

Fresh Resources for Web Designers and Developers (December 2025)

As 2025 winds down, I think it’s just the perfect time to explore new tools that can make your development workflow smoother in the year ahead. In t…