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

10 AI Skills to Give Your Coding Agent Real Design Taste

AI coding agents write functional code but lack design taste. These 10 installable AI skills teach your agent color theory, typography, and UI princip…

How to Add Animation on React Aria Components

React Aria ships with no animations by default. Here's how to add smooth transitions to Popover, Modal, and Menu using CSS or the Motion library.

Fresh Resources for Web Designers and Developers (June 2026)

June is as good a time as any to highlight new tools and resources for our fellow web developers. This month’s batch covers everything from GPU-acce…

How to Debug a Stopped Docker Container

A practical guide to finding out why a Docker container stopped, from reading logs and exit codes to preserving the container state before restarting …

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…