Join me tomorrow with special guest Ben Croker for a special livestream to learn about caching strategies with Blitz, and how to use the Blitz diagnostics utility to troubleshoot and optimize your configuration. Ben is the author of popular plugins Sprig, Campaign, Blitz, and more.

➡️ We'll kick off at 11 AM EDT (GMT -4) and you can tune in live here.

Speaking of livestreams, last week's CraftQuest on Call featured a tutorial by Andrew Welch on how to use to the new lazy eager loading feature in Craft 5. I created a standalone video with just the tutorial, if you want to get up-to-speed on a much simpler way to ensure you avoid N+1 issues in your projects.

➡️ Watch Lazy Eager Loading Using eagerly() in Craft 5
 

Need to get familiar with Craft 5 ?

My running list of the most important features in Craft 5 and how to use them is the best place to start. It's the easiest entry point for getting up-to-speed with Craft CMS.

A lot of the configuration steps in Craft 5 have changed, so if you prefer to build a simple site as the way to learn, you can use the Craft CMS Quick-Start Guide, which I completely redid for Craft 5.
 

What's Next?

Currently, I'm working on redoing the Real World Craft CMS course so it is Craft 5 compatible. That will be out in its entirety before the end of the month!

After that, I'll revamp my series of videos on extending Craft CMS and bringing those tutorials in line with any changes in Craft 5. 

Do you have something you'd like to see me cover? Just reply to this email and let me know!

-Ryan