Marty Friedel

It’s officially: I’m now a certified Les Mills CEREMONY coach.

Aww shucks...

November is a superb time to visit Brisbane - especially to hear me talk about High Performance Statamic at @laracon.au. Check out more details, and the full schedule, PLUS early bird tickets: laracon.au/talks/high-p... @statamic.com

The next online AU/NZ @statamic.com meetup is happening on 4th June at 2:00pm AEST. Everyone is welcome, from anywhere in the world, not just the AU/NZ region. Full details and downloadable ICS: www.mity.com.au/statamic/au-...

It's happening... filming pre-work for my upcoming LES MILLS CEREMONY training next weekend.

Have you used the Dictionary fieldtype in @statamic.com yet? What about using it in your site's front end forms? It is incredibly powerful and frightfully easy. www.martyfriedel.com/blog/using-t...

A client's @statamic.com site is expanding to new languages. Given its complex structure and number of Collections, I wrote a command that creates localisations across the site, making it ready for the translators to work through. And when they add a new language, we simply run the command again.

Created a new little adding for @statamic.com with a human-authored approach to a llms.txt file for your site. Why? Because agents don't need to read your colourfully worded slabs of human-friendly content, they need curated fact and clear signposts. statamic.com/addons/mity-...

In case you missed it, I'm starting to create some video content about @statamic.com... so thought I'd introduce myself, AND ask you what sort of videos you'd like to see. I've got a shortlist of ideas... but here's your make a suggestion (and say hi back!) youtu.be/i74z-3ZDkf4

This wasp is extra spicy. How do I know? I put sriracha in my scrambled eggs, and this wasp kept coming back for more.

Well this is exciting... registered for LES MILLS CEREMONY Studio training in May.

Last Thursday, Claude Code used my entire daily allocation just thinking - with zero lines of code produced. But I got work done, because, well, I'm a developer. So I developed. AI may be a great co-pilot, but your skills are the safety net. Keep them sharp. www.martyfriedel.com/blog/ai-froz...

I've made a number of purchases from imusic.au, based out of Denmark, but sold in Australian dollars. Their customer service is second-to-none, including when I pick up the phone to speak to someone in Denmark. Friendly, efficient, and incredibly helpful. More businesses need to be like imusic.au.

This is an interesting read. laravel.com/blog/which-a... But I have a question: given the performance of Codex with these tests, why is there such a seemingly one-sided love for Claude in the community? I’ve used many… have my thoughts… but curious about why you chose and love your AI tooling?

PSA for @statamic.com folks - update your sites ASAP! ⚠️ A CRITICAL vuln was discovered that allows full account takeover via password resets! 😱 All the details: cvereports.com/reports/CVE-...

Turns out someone is using my photo and name in a scam email about Statamic. The email address listed is some dodgy gmail email. This is not me... so please don't engage with them. No idea what I can do about it though.

“Star Wars: Outlaws” is a terrible game for a people pleaser.

Maybe I would make a good parent... I just scolded AI for being stupid and told it to "think about what it just did".

My add ons are ready for Statamic 6 - some may be a major version bump, others will work with their existing major version. Check out this post for a compatibility table: www.mity.com.au/blog/statami...

In case you missed it, @statamic.com 6 has been released this week. And I think there are three standout features that will help improve the DX for devs, and the UX for content authors. What do you think? What's your top feature in Statamic 6? www.youtube.com/watch?v=q40Q...

You know it is beyond hot when the water from the cold tap comes out warm.

My happy place. IKEA construction.

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.

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.

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

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’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.

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.

Yep, there’s more wildlife.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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...

Gah I've done it again. Clearly a late night reminder lacking critical words and context. Remember to cut what?

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?

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-...

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.

Love this... although I'd love some chocolate behind each door too.

Make sure you RSVP for our December meet up happening this Thursday evening! phpxadl.com/meetups/3831...

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