Christian Oliff
British front-end web developer based in Japan; writes about HTML, CSS, web performance and browser tooling at christianoliff.com.
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Their wordsThis would be very useful for creating a more accessible experience for users who may have difficulty with transparency effects.
↗Safari Wishlist (2025) | Christian Oliffchristianoliff.com 1st of 3 in this piece
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A 'Low Data Mode' setting being available to web developers via a JavaScript API would be great.
Their wordsIt'd be great if this setting was available to web developers via a JavaScript API.
↗Safari Wishlist (2025) | Christian Oliffchristianoliff.com 2nd of 3 in this piece
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A feature-rich native 'view source' option for debugging sites with iPadOS would be beneficial.
Their wordsThere are a few simple 'view source' third-party apps in the App Store for this, but it'd be really nice to see a more feature-rich native option for debugging sites with iPadOS.
↗Safari Wishlist (2025) | Christian Oliffchristianoliff.com 3rd of 3 in this piece
- 4 years earlier
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Their wordsOverall though, I'd still recommend Carbon Ads for web developer-focused sites. You have more control over where they are positioned, they are less intrusive, look nicer and are more likely to be of interest to your users interest.
↗Carbon Ads or Google AdSense - Which is best?christianoliff.com
- 4 months earlier
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Their wordsIt's an interesting concept - and if it takes off could provide a viable income method for sites.
↗Monetizing your Content with Coilchristianoliff.com 1st of 2 in this piece
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Their wordsSetting up Coil to collect micropayments is quick and easy, but until Coil becomes more popular and gets more paying subscribers to their service it's unlikely you'll generate much income - though of course it will depend on how popular your site is.
↗Monetizing your Content with Coilchristianoliff.com 2nd of 2 in this piece
- 2 months earlier
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Self-hosting fonts and their CSS on the same domain as content can improve font-loading performance.
Their wordsIf your own site is hosted on a CDN (as it should be!) you can improve font-loading performance by self hosting fonts and the respective CSS on the same domain as your content.
↗Self hosting Google Fonts for improved performancechristianoliff.com 1st of 2 in this piece
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Their wordsSummary: self-hosting Google Fonts is fast and easy to setup, improves font-loading performance and can potentially improve your site's GDPR compliance too!
↗Self hosting Google Fonts for improved performancechristianoliff.com 2nd of 2 in this piece
- 3 years earlier
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Their wordsMotion effects on websites can cause problems for users with vestibular disorders.