Marty Friedel
@marty.friedel.au
Statamic/Laravel web developer, speaker, video gamer, landscape photographer, Lego lover and Les Mills group fitness instructor in Adelaide 🇦🇺. Head Code Monkey at Mity Digital. Cat dad.
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.
Even better with a still-passing test suite.
January 16, 2026 at 6:39 AM
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.
Even better with a still-passing test suite.
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.
The best bit: the music is drivingly brilliant, especially compared to the direction of the standard BODYPUMP music.
January 15, 2026 at 3:42 AM
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.
The best bit: the music is drivingly brilliant, especially compared to the direction of the standard BODYPUMP music.
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
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
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.
docs.mity.com.au
January 14, 2026 at 11:24 PM
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
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
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...
You can... and it is easy to get yourself started!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=9mdU...
Getting set up with Blade (instead of Antlers) in Statamic
YouTube video by Marty Friedel
www.youtube.com
January 8, 2026 at 3:47 AM
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...
You can... and it is easy to get yourself started!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=9mdU...
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.
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.
January 6, 2026 at 9:46 PM
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.
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.
So this is new… hoping to record the first one tomorrow…
January 5, 2026 at 5:13 AM
So this is new… hoping to record the first one tomorrow…
Arts and crafts with my new IKEA MYGGBETT door sensors.
These used to be white.
But a can of spray paint helped me make them better blend with the sliding door frame, and still have a functioning button and LED alert.
These used to be white.
But a can of spray paint helped me make them better blend with the sliding door frame, and still have a functioning button and LED alert.
January 4, 2026 at 11:17 PM
Arts and crafts with my new IKEA MYGGBETT door sensors.
These used to be white.
But a can of spray paint helped me make them better blend with the sliding door frame, and still have a functioning button and LED alert.
These used to be white.
But a can of spray paint helped me make them better blend with the sliding door frame, and still have a functioning button and LED alert.
Yep, there’s more wildlife.
January 1, 2026 at 10:57 PM
Yep, there’s more wildlife.
Um… don’t want to sound like a stereotype, but a kangaroo literally just bounced past the front door. 🦘
January 1, 2026 at 9:19 AM
Um… don’t want to sound like a stereotype, but a kangaroo literally just bounced past the front door. 🦘
Over 90 hours of playtime over 5 months, Death Standing 2 wrapped as did 2025.
Weird, a stellar soundtrack, and also dealing with some sensitively deep themes, I’m not ashamed to admit to wet eyes at several moments.
With most of its time set in Australia, it resonated a little more personally.
Weird, a stellar soundtrack, and also dealing with some sensitively deep themes, I’m not ashamed to admit to wet eyes at several moments.
With most of its time set in Australia, it resonated a little more personally.
January 1, 2026 at 3:08 AM
Over 90 hours of playtime over 5 months, Death Standing 2 wrapped as did 2025.
Weird, a stellar soundtrack, and also dealing with some sensitively deep themes, I’m not ashamed to admit to wet eyes at several moments.
With most of its time set in Australia, it resonated a little more personally.
Weird, a stellar soundtrack, and also dealing with some sensitively deep themes, I’m not ashamed to admit to wet eyes at several moments.
With most of its time set in Australia, it resonated a little more personally.
Whether it is your real family, your chosen family, or some quality alone time, I hope you’re spending your day filling up on good vibes, good food and excellent people.
Because surrounding yourself with excellent people is a must.
Because surrounding yourself with excellent people is a must.
December 25, 2025 at 5:18 AM
Whether it is your real family, your chosen family, or some quality alone time, I hope you’re spending your day filling up on good vibes, good food and excellent people.
Because surrounding yourself with excellent people is a must.
Because surrounding yourself with excellent people is a must.
Today I set up @statamic.com 6, and rewired everything for Blade as the foundation of our new Starter Kit moving forward.
2026 is going to be a stellar year.
2026 is going to be a stellar year.
December 19, 2025 at 2:54 AM
Today I set up @statamic.com 6, and rewired everything for Blade as the foundation of our new Starter Kit moving forward.
2026 is going to be a stellar year.
2026 is going to be a stellar year.
Filming this made my day.
Following on from @jbrooks.uk carry on about Marmite at @laracon.au 2023, it was great to offer 2025 speakers legit ridgy-didge Vegemite... and it even fooled Mr Brooks here.
So here you have it folks: proof that James likes Vegemite.
Following on from @jbrooks.uk carry on about Marmite at @laracon.au 2023, it was great to offer 2025 speakers legit ridgy-didge Vegemite... and it even fooled Mr Brooks here.
So here you have it folks: proof that James likes Vegemite.
Hear from @jbrooks.uk how the Laravel team rebuilt Forge from the ground up to modernise its architecture and improve developer experience.
A great behind the scenes look at large scale Laravel engineering. 🎥👇
A great behind the scenes look at large scale Laravel engineering. 🎥👇
December 18, 2025 at 1:09 AM
Filming this made my day.
Following on from @jbrooks.uk carry on about Marmite at @laracon.au 2023, it was great to offer 2025 speakers legit ridgy-didge Vegemite... and it even fooled Mr Brooks here.
So here you have it folks: proof that James likes Vegemite.
Following on from @jbrooks.uk carry on about Marmite at @laracon.au 2023, it was great to offer 2025 speakers legit ridgy-didge Vegemite... and it even fooled Mr Brooks here.
So here you have it folks: proof that James likes Vegemite.
Feels like a Vesper Martini kinda night.
December 12, 2025 at 9:09 AM
Feels like a Vesper Martini kinda night.
It's a turn up "Groundhog Day" and sing-a-long while working kinda day.
Needing all the feels.
Needing all the feels.
a man in a plaid shirt stands in front of a band
Alt: a man in a plaid shirt stands in front of a band from "Groundhog Day: The Musical"
media.tenor.com
December 12, 2025 at 7:04 AM
It's a turn up "Groundhog Day" and sing-a-long while working kinda day.
Needing all the feels.
Needing all the feels.
Created an Image button for Flux's Editor component.
For this ultra-simple use case, images are stored inline as base64 encodes (given images are actually so rare for this use case), and a button to add/edit the alt attribute.
Swish!
For this ultra-simple use case, images are stored inline as base64 encodes (given images are actually so rare for this use case), and a button to add/edit the alt attribute.
Swish!
December 11, 2025 at 6:03 AM
Created an Image button for Flux's Editor component.
For this ultra-simple use case, images are stored inline as base64 encodes (given images are actually so rare for this use case), and a button to add/edit the alt attribute.
Swish!
For this ultra-simple use case, images are stored inline as base64 encodes (given images are actually so rare for this use case), and a button to add/edit the alt attribute.
Swish!
So the getJSON call for Flux's `editor` component creates some caret issues due to Livewire's re-rendering.
But I really wanted to find a workaround... and based on Mario Hoyos' approach, transformed it in to a re-usable Blade component.
www.martyfriedel.com/blog/a-worka...
But I really wanted to find a workaround... and based on Mario Hoyos' approach, transformed it in to a re-usable Blade component.
www.martyfriedel.com/blog/a-worka...
A workaround for caret issues in Livewire Flux editor component when using JSON
www.martyfriedel.com
December 11, 2025 at 12:14 AM
So the getJSON call for Flux's `editor` component creates some caret issues due to Livewire's re-rendering.
But I really wanted to find a workaround... and based on Mario Hoyos' approach, transformed it in to a re-usable Blade component.
www.martyfriedel.com/blog/a-worka...
But I really wanted to find a workaround... and based on Mario Hoyos' approach, transformed it in to a re-usable Blade component.
www.martyfriedel.com/blog/a-worka...
Gah I've done it again.
Clearly a late night reminder lacking critical words and context. Remember to cut what?
Clearly a late night reminder lacking critical words and context. Remember to cut what?
December 9, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Gah I've done it again.
Clearly a late night reminder lacking critical words and context. Remember to cut what?
Clearly a late night reminder lacking critical words and context. Remember to cut what?
You mean I have to pick just one...?
December 8, 2025 at 5:06 AM
You mean I have to pick just one...?
Not here to start any fights... but... moving forward for my @statamic.com sites, I'm switching from Antlers to Blade.
And this post explains why.
I think there'll be a few more posts in me about Blade along the way... but what do you think?
And this post explains why.
I think there'll be a few more posts in me about Blade along the way... but what do you think?
Why I'm switching to Blade from Antlers for Statamic sites
www.martyfriedel.com
December 8, 2025 at 4:51 AM
Not here to start any fights... but... moving forward for my @statamic.com sites, I'm switching from Antlers to Blade.
And this post explains why.
I think there'll be a few more posts in me about Blade along the way... but what do you think?
And this post explains why.
I think there'll be a few more posts in me about Blade along the way... but what do you think?
Reposted by Marty Friedel
to commemorate alan dye moving from apple to meta, here's one of his best quotes
December 4, 2025 at 11:19 AM
to commemorate alan dye moving from apple to meta, here's one of his best quotes
Come along to the last @statamic.com AU/NZ online meetup for the year, this Thursday at 2:00pm AEDT.
Not in the region, and can't sleep? You're very welcome to come too!
www.mity.com.au/statamic/au-...
Not in the region, and can't sleep? You're very welcome to come too!
www.mity.com.au/statamic/au-...
Statamic AU/NZ Meetups
We love working with Statamic. And worldwide, the Statamic community is so giving, welcoming and supportive.
www.mity.com.au
December 2, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Come along to the last @statamic.com AU/NZ online meetup for the year, this Thursday at 2:00pm AEDT.
Not in the region, and can't sleep? You're very welcome to come too!
www.mity.com.au/statamic/au-...
Not in the region, and can't sleep? You're very welcome to come too!
www.mity.com.au/statamic/au-...
Somehow my package can depart Denmark on Friday, travel to Germany, China then the Philippines, arriving in Sydney on Sunday... and then on Wednesday still not be in Adelaide.
Another was due Monday, but has been sitting at the depot.
Australian delivery partners really are the weakest link.
Another was due Monday, but has been sitting at the depot.
Australian delivery partners really are the weakest link.
December 2, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Somehow my package can depart Denmark on Friday, travel to Germany, China then the Philippines, arriving in Sydney on Sunday... and then on Wednesday still not be in Adelaide.
Another was due Monday, but has been sitting at the depot.
Australian delivery partners really are the weakest link.
Another was due Monday, but has been sitting at the depot.
Australian delivery partners really are the weakest link.
Love this... although I'd love some chocolate behind each door too.
Today is Day 1 of the Laravel OSS Advent Calendar.
Fresh videos for 25 days on packages you should know about.
laravel.com/advent
Fresh videos for 25 days on packages you should know about.
laravel.com/advent
Advent Calendar 2025 - Laravel - The PHP Framework For Web Artisans
The Laravel Advent Calendar reveals a new video walkthrough of a popular package daily from December 1-25.
laravel.com
December 1, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Love this... although I'd love some chocolate behind each door too.
Reposted by Marty Friedel
Make sure you RSVP for our December meet up happening this Thursday evening! phpxadl.com/meetups/3831...
Meetup @ The Original Coopers Alehouse,316 Pulteney St, Adelaide SA 5000 - PHP×ADL
Meetup @ The Original Coopers Alehouse,316 Pulteney St, Adelaide SA 5000 on Thursday, December 4th 2025 from 6:00pm to 8:00pm ACDT
phpxadl.com
December 1, 2025 at 5:05 AM
Make sure you RSVP for our December meet up happening this Thursday evening! phpxadl.com/meetups/3831...