The MonthlyFirehose

March, 2024

Heya everyone!

We skipped April Fools' Day this year and are working hard on shipping Statamic 5 (also why this newsletter was a few days late). In the meantime, here's the new issue of your favorite newsletter, hot off the press! 📰

Lets look back at what happened at both Statamic HQ and in the community in the past couple of weeks. It's actually so much that here's a quick overview for what's below the fold. 🪭

The upcoming launch of Statamic 5 🖐️
Laravel 11 got released 🔥
Statamic won two awards 🏆
Jack and Joshua speaking at conferences 🇺🇸🇩🇰
Flat Camp is getting closer 🇮🇹
The Statamic London meetup 🇬🇧💂🏻‍♂️

Statamic 5 (and Laravel 11) 🔥

Shipping Statamic 5 in the next couple of weeks is our top priority right now. There will be a brief alpha and beta period where you have the chance to give things a try with your projects while we collect your feedback and can fix bugs and tidy things up before tagging the 5.0.0 release.

Besides official support for Laravel 11, Statamic 5 will have a huge focus on performance improvements , stability, and breaking changes will be minimal. Parts of Statamic will see performance improvements by factor ten and more. 🏎️

Amongst other things, v5 will have support for Laravel Reverb. Reverb is a new first party package by Laravel itself and is a self hosted alternative to services like Pusher. It plays really well with our real-time collaboration addon.

There'll be even more new features and improvements. More details in the dedicated newsletter on Statamic 5 when it launches.

Statamic Won Two Awards! 🏆

CMS Critic announced the winners of the 2023 CMS Critic People's Choice Awards and Statamic won two awards, thanks to you! Both the awards for "Best Flat File CMS" (third year in a row) and "Best Static Site Generator" have been awarded to your favorite CMS.

More about this in our blog.

Thank You again for voting for us! 💜

Statamic Coming to a Conference Near You 🎤

Both Jack and Joshua are going to speak at conferences this year!

While Jack will give a talk at Laracon US in Dallas at the end of August, Joshua is heading to Copenhagen to give a talk at Laravel Live Denmark the week before.

Talks will be recorded so you can watch them even if you can't make it in person.

We are planning on doing Statamic meetups around those conferences too. So look forward to more details on that in the coming months!

Experience Flat Camp with Us 🏕️

Flat Camp tickets have been on sale and more than half of the tickets have already been sold.

Here's Jack telling you why you should come to Rome and join us for an unforgettable experience if you need any more convincing:

Need help or assistance with literally anything? Just let us know and reply to this email.

For more details head over to flatcamp.com.

Interested in sponsoring Flat Camp? Just reply to this email and let's chat.

Statamic London Meetup 🇬🇧

About a dozen people met up in London at the end of February to enjoy some comradery and spend a day in London together. Duncan and Joshua from the Statamic team also flew in from Glasgow and Germany to join the other gentlemen.

It was an awesome day that shall be done again sometime! We played minigolf, tasted craft beers, went to a street food market, and ended the day with some spicy Indian food.

Thanks to everyone who came and to Jay for organizing it!

Newest Addons

All in One Accessibility™

Quick Web Accessibility Implementation with All In One Accessibility!

Cache Tracker

Cache Tracker keeps a record of what items (entries, assets, terms etc) are used in the output of each page, and clears the cache (full or half) for those pages when an item is saved.

Statamic Builder

The Statamic Builder speeds up building Statamic sites. It offers a clear method to define blueprints, fieldsets, collections, naviations and taxonomies using PHP classes.

PicPerf for Statamic

Modern image optimization for the modern web.

Backup

A.I.D.A - AI-Driven Alt-text Assistant

A.I.D.A automates the generation of image alt texts using AI, enhancing web accessibility and SEO with minimal effort.

Placeholder Images

Generate blurry image placeholders (LQIP) for smoother lazyloading. Supports ThumbHash, BlurHash, and Average Color placeholders.

Latte Template Engine

Use Latte to render your frontend views

Palette

A command palette to easily jump to areas within Statamic and your site content!

Statamic Content Backup

Statamic Content Backup is a Statamic addon that enables a control panel user to download and restore content backups.

Maintenance Mode

Set your app into Maintenance Mode, choose a Maintenance Page from your pages collection and whitelist pages

Collection Count Widget

Control panel widget showing a count of entries for a given collection

New Partners

1994 Agency

1994 exists to empower brand visionaries. We understand that every business is unique - and they all deserve a bespoke and tailored approach. That's why we solve technical problems in a way that is 100% designed around your individual hopes and needs.

Jonathan Carey Freelancer

With nearly two decades of experience in web development, I am a highly innovative freelance developer and technical consultant based in Norwich, UK. I've carved a niche in delivering high-quality, award-winning responsive websites, web applications, and email campaigns. My passion for excellence and commitment to delivering client-focused solutions make me a distinguished figure in the industry.

Thomas Sausen Freelancer

I have been creating websites for over 15 years as a web developer. Pragmatic and functional, without unnecessary data overload, with a particular eye for design and form, and always using the latest web standards for mobile devices and Desktops. Scalable in scope, function, and content and always tailored to the needs of my clients.