# John Henry ## Blog - [Solpace Podcast: Making the Web Accessible for All](https://johnhenry.ie/blog/2024/09/solpace-podcast-making-the-web-accessible-for-all.md): In the latest episode from the Solspace Podcast I had the pleasure of speaking to Mitchell about the importance of digital accessibility and inclusive design. - [Matrix Block Anchor Craft CMS Plugin](https://johnhenry.ie/blog/2024/09/matrix-block-anchor-craft-cms-plugin.md): I've finally published my fist plugin to the Craft Plugin Store. Its a free plugin that provides a Craft CMS field that enables content editors to create... - [Roy Keane Breaks Down Every Red Card of His Career – His Most Savage Moments!](https://johnhenry.ie/blog/2024/09/roy-keane-reacts-to-every-red-card.md) - [The 50 year cover up that POISONED the largest lake in Ireland](https://johnhenry.ie/blog/2024/08/the-50-year-cover-up-that-poisoned-the-largest-lake-in-ireland.md) - [How I Deploy a Craft CMS Website With DeployHQ](https://johnhenry.ie/blog/2024/08/how-i-deploy-a-craft-cms-website-with-deployhq.md): I'd like to share my usual process for setting up Craft CMS projects with DeployHQ - [Blue Man Group Hears "Welcome To The Black Parade" For The First Time](https://johnhenry.ie/blog/2024/08/blue-man-group-hears-welcome-to-the-black-parade-for-the-first-time.md) - [How Craft CMS built Craft Cloud](https://johnhenry.ie/blog/2024/08/how-craft-cms-built-craft-cloud.md): This case study dives into how the Craft CMS team created the Craft Cloud hosting platform using serverless technologies and Bref. - [Error Reporting with Rollbar and Craft CMS](https://johnhenry.ie/blog/2024/08/error-reporting-with-rollbar-and-craft-cms.md): Rollbar, a third-party service, provides an efficient way to log errors from Craft CMS without requiring a plugin. - [A better title filter for twig using Craft CMS](https://johnhenry.ie/blog/2024/08/a-better-title-filter-for-twig-using-craft-cms.md): The default Twig title filter lacked the necessary flexibility for this site. To address this limitation, I developed a custom Craft CMS Twig Extension, which... - [Illustrated Guides To Olympic Sports](https://johnhenry.ie/blog/2024/07/illustrated-guides-to-olympic-sports.md): https://www.reuters.com/graphics/OLYMPICS-2024/EXPLAINER/byprqrwmqve/explainers/ - ["NO CGI" Is Really Just INVISIBLE CGI](https://johnhenry.ie/blog/2024/03/no-cgi-is-really-just-invisible-cgi.md) - [An Post launches AI generated St. Patrick's Day Cards](https://johnhenry.ie/blog/2024/03/an-post-launches-ai-generated-st-patricks-day-cards.md) - [Imgix Announce Several New Exciting Features](https://johnhenry.ie/blog/2024/03/imgix-announce-several-new-exciting-features.md) - [Craft 5 Plugin Updates from Verbb](https://johnhenry.ie/blog/2024/03/craft-5-plugin-updates-from-verbb.md) - [Solpace Podcast: The benefits of visual asset management with guests from Imgix](https://johnhenry.ie/blog/2024/03/the-benefits-of-visual-asset-management-with-guests-from-imgix.md) - [Rebuilding Creative Boom’s article page using Utopian fluid typography](https://johnhenry.ie/blog/2024/03/rebuilding-creative-booms-article-page-using-utopian-fluid-typography.md) - [The Beginner's Guide to Faster Websites](https://johnhenry.ie/blog/2024/03/the-beginners-guide-to-faster-websites.md) - [The 11ᵗʰ largest building in the world is in Ireland](https://johnhenry.ie/blog/2024/02/the-11th-largest-building-in-the-world-is-in-ireland.md) - [Dodgy Takes on Price increases](https://johnhenry.ie/blog/2024/02/dodgy-takes-on-price-increases.md) - [Pancake Tuesday](https://johnhenry.ie/blog/2024/02/pancake-tuesday.md): Happy Pancake Tuesday! Here is my recipe for thick, spongy pancakes to celebrate a tradition that dates back centuries. - [Microsoft Loop](https://johnhenry.ie/blog/2023/03/microsoft-loop.md) - [Challenge #10 – How Low Can You Limbo](https://johnhenry.ie/blog/2023/03/challenge-10-how-low-can-you-limbo.md) - [Where To AI](https://johnhenry.ie/blog/2023/03/where-to-ai.md) - [Beetroot Pearl Couscous Salad](https://johnhenry.ie/blog/2023/03/beetroot-pearl-couscous-salad.md) - [The PARA Method: The Simple System for Organizing Your Digital Life in Seconds](https://johnhenry.ie/blog/2023/03/the-para-method-the-simple-system-for-organizing-your-digital-life-in-seconds.md) - [Obsidian](https://johnhenry.ie/blog/2023/03/obsidian.md) - [The Anatomy of a Good Design: An Analysis of 4 Sites](https://johnhenry.ie/blog/2023/03/the-anatomy-of-a-good-design-an-analysis-of-4-sites.md) - [Pullman Sandwich Bread](https://johnhenry.ie/blog/2023/02/pullman-sandwich-bread.md): If you're a fan of sandwiches, then you know that the bread is just as important as the filling. A good sandwich bread should be soft, yet sturdy enough to... - [Using GitKraken Client in WSL 2](https://johnhenry.ie/blog/2023/02/using-gitkraken-client-in-wsl-2.md) - [My Best Warzone 2 Loadouts in Modern Warfare 2](https://johnhenry.ie/blog/2023/02/my-best-warzone-2-loadouts-in-modern-warfare-2.md): Uncover the Top Warzone Loadouts in Modern Warfare 2 for an Unmatched Gaming Experience. Find your perfect setup with a couple of the my favourite Warzone... - [29th anniversary of the release of THERAPY? Troublegum album!](https://johnhenry.ie/blog/2023/02/29th-anniversary-of-the-release-of-therapy-troublegum-album.md) - [Tailwind Multi-Theme Strategy Workshop](https://johnhenry.ie/blog/2023/02/tailwind-multi-theme-strategy-workshop.md) - [ExpressionEngine Coilpack — Part 2](https://johnhenry.ie/blog/2023/01/expressionengine-coilpack-part-2.md) - [ExpressionEngine Coilpack - Part 1](https://johnhenry.ie/blog/2023/01/expressionengine-coilpack-part-1.md) - [16 reasons DDEV will be your new favorite development environment](https://johnhenry.ie/blog/2022/12/16-reasons-ddev-will-be-your-new-favorite-development-environment.md) - [Everything you need to know about SMTP](https://johnhenry.ie/blog/2022/12/everything-you-need-to-know-about-smtp.md) - [Cardew’s Treatise: the greatest musical score ever designed](https://johnhenry.ie/blog/2022/11/cardews-treatise-the-greatest-musical-score-ever-designed.md) - [Shopify Integration for Craft CMS](https://johnhenry.ie/blog/2022/11/shopify-integration-for-craft-cms.md) - [Magnus Midtbø climbing with Alex Honnold](https://johnhenry.ie/blog/2022/11/magnus-midtbø-climbing-with-alex-honnold.md) - [Robtober 2022](https://johnhenry.ie/blog/2022/10/robtober-2022.md) - [iA Presenter](https://johnhenry.ie/blog/2022/10/ia-presenter.md) - [Soft Limit Function on a Craft CMS Text Field Using a Module](https://johnhenry.ie/blog/2022/10/soft-limit-function-on-a-craft-cms-text-field-using-a-module.md): A short tutorial showing how to add a soft limit on characters for a Craft CMS text field. We use a module to achieve this functionally without using a plugin. - [Surviving a web development career](https://johnhenry.ie/blog/2022/10/surviving-a-web-development-career.md) - [Tailwind CSS v3.2 : Dynamic breakpoints, multi-config, container queries, and more](https://johnhenry.ie/blog/2022/10/tailwind-css-v3-2-dynamic-breakpoints-multi-config-container-queries-and-more.md) - [Coilpack : Decoupled architecture for ExpressionEngine](https://johnhenry.ie/blog/2022/10/coilpack-decoupled-architecture-for-expressionengine.md) - [Cypress vs Playwright – Clash of the Titans](https://johnhenry.ie/blog/2022/10/cypress-vs-playwright-clash-of-the-titans.md) - [Randoma11y updates](https://johnhenry.ie/blog/2022/10/randoma11y-updates.md) - [1970s tank simulator drives through a tiny world](https://johnhenry.ie/blog/2022/10/1970s-tank-simulator-drives-through-a-tiny-world.md) - [The Best Blender 3.0 Node Geometry Tutorials](https://johnhenry.ie/blog/2022/10/the-best-blender-3-0-node-geometry-tutorials.md): In Blender 3.0, geometry nodes has been extended with a re-imagined method for designing node groups, a new attribute system, many new nodes for interaction... - [An interactive map of Irish shipwrecks](https://johnhenry.ie/blog/2022/10/an-interactive-map-of-irish-shipwrecks.md) ## Blog Categories - [Ireland](https://johnhenry.ie/blog/category/ireland.md) - [Recipes](https://johnhenry.ie/blog/category/recipes.md) - [Found Food](https://johnhenry.ie/blog/category/found-food.md) - [Reviews](https://johnhenry.ie/blog/category/reviews.md) - [Speaking](https://johnhenry.ie/blog/category/speaking.md) - [Spotted](https://johnhenry.ie/blog/category/spotted.md) - [Tutorials](https://johnhenry.ie/blog/category/tutorials.md) - [Lifestyle](https://johnhenry.ie/blog/category/lifestyle.md) - [Design](https://johnhenry.ie/blog/category/design.md) - [Music & Film](https://johnhenry.ie/blog/category/music-and-film.md) - [Web Development](https://johnhenry.ie/blog/category/web-development.md): Dive into comprehensive tutorials, expert tips, and the latest industry news covering everything from front-end design and user experience to back-end... ## Craft CMS - [Craft CMS Development](https://johnhenry.ie/craft-cms.md): I'm a no-nonsense, experienced developer who works with Content Management Systems and specializes in Craft CMS. ## Pages - [Work](https://johnhenry.ie/work.md): I help businesses and organisations create and maintain websites. The work below was undertaken by myself or as a collaboration while on the team with Solspace - [Blog](https://johnhenry.ie/blog.md) - [About John Henry Donovan](https://johnhenry.ie/about.md): John Henry is a web developer from Cork, Ireland. This website is my personal space for ideas, articles, photography and work-related items. - [Photography](https://johnhenry.ie/photography.md): While I love web development, photography is my hobby and passion. Below are some samples from my portfolio. - [Contact John Henry Donovan](https://johnhenry.ie/contact.md): I am currently open to offers of speaking engagements, workshops, or training. ## Photography - [Waterville, Co.Kerry](https://johnhenry.ie/photography/2020/10/waterville-co-kerry.md): We recently had a short break in Waterille, Co.Kerry just before we were hit with another lockdown. - [Loughaunacreen Beach, Kerry](https://johnhenry.ie/photography/2019/12/loughaunacreen-beach-kerry.md): My annual Christmas drive out in the dark and randomly find a place for a sunrise photo. These spots aren't hard to find around Kenmare.⁣ I got lucky this year... - [Three Castle Head, Cork](https://johnhenry.ie/photography/2019/07/three-castle-head.md): Dun Lough castle, Dun a Locha, the fort of the lake, is perched on the edge of 100-metre cliffs on the western headland above the Mizen Head. - [Beauty Dish Test - Orla](https://johnhenry.ie/photography/2019/04/orla.md): Test shot trying out my new beauty dish the night before a shoot. Turns out this one was more successful than the photos the following day. - [Ballycotton Lighthouse, Co. Cork](https://johnhenry.ie/photography/2019/01/ballycotton-lighthouse-co-cork.md): Ballycotton Lighthouse on a fairly drab evening with the light just about to fade. - [Derrycunnihy Church, Galwey's Bridge](https://johnhenry.ie/photography/2019/01/derrycunnihy-church-waterfall.md): Galwey's Bridge in Killarney National Park with the infamous haunted Derrycunnihy Church in background. - [Dingle Photo Workshop](https://johnhenry.ie/photography/2018/12/dingle-photo-workshop.md): Spent the day with Trish Punch who was my guide and mentor for the day. I can highly recommend her workshops as a gift for anybody with an interest in... - [Nohoval, Cork](https://johnhenry.ie/photography/2018/08/nohoval-cork.md): Nohoval Cove. Making the best of bad light in a unique Cork spot. Slightly precarious creeping around cliff edges. I have still to get a perfect sky there. - [The Long Fella](https://johnhenry.ie/photography/2018/07/the-long-fella.md): A home shoot of a best friend. Fondly known as 'The long Fella'. I was very happy with the overall tonal quality of how this one turned out. - [Kilbrittain, Cork](https://johnhenry.ie/photography/2018/07/kilbrittain.md): This one was interesting as I thought the shoot was a bust. It wasn't planned and the sky was looking very bleak. - [Kite Surfing, Garretstown, Cork](https://johnhenry.ie/photography/2018/07/kite-surfing-garretstown-cork.md): I headed out on Sat afternoon to a popular kite surfing spot in Cork. They come very close to the shoreline so even with my Fuji XF90mm I was able to get some... - [Portrait Lighting Test - Alex](https://johnhenry.ie/photography/2018/05/portrait-lighting-test-alex.md): Loved this shot of my daughter Alex while having her as an assistant for some test shots of a lighting setup I was trying out. - [Bunmahon Bay, Copper Coast, Co.Waterford](https://johnhenry.ie/photography/2018/01/bunmahon-bay-copper-coast-co-waterford.md): I was fairly new to long exposures when I took this and made plenty of mistakes. But happy mistakes, right? I loved the mood of the final processing of this... - [Rocky Kenmare Bay Shoreline](https://johnhenry.ie/photography/2017/12/rocky-kenmare-bay-shoreline.md): Rocky shoreline of Kenmare Bay taken early in the morning just after Christmas 2017. There was a weird eery atmosphere and it was completely silent. - [Kenmare Bay, Kerry at Christmas](https://johnhenry.ie/photography/2017/12/kenmare-bay-kerry-at-christmas.md): Staying at my in-law's house in Kenmare, County Kerry, I was wide awake at 5 am and couldn't get back to sleep. - [Bandon Weir, Co.Cork](https://johnhenry.ie/photography/2017/10/bandon-weir-co-cork.md): Bandon weir before all the flood prevention work was done. There is a heron in the background. I haven't seen it since the course of the river was changed. - [Pottery Lesson, Cré Pottery Studio, Skibbereen](https://johnhenry.ie/photography/2017/09/pottery-lesson-cre-pottery-studio-skibbereen.md): One of my first outings with my new Fujifilm X-T20 was a birthday party for my daughter. Caught this moment as my wife was giving constructive criticism. ## Plugins - [Elevate your Craft experience.](https://johnhenry.ie/plugins.md): Premium, focused plugins designed to solve real-world challenges for content editors and store managers. ## Tsundoku - [Tsundoku](https://johnhenry.ie/tsundoku.md): Tsundoku (Japanese: 積ん読) refers to the phenomenon of acquiring reading materials but letting them pile up in one's home without reading them.