Jessie Heald 16 posts
I'm a full stack React and Node developer, based in Birmingham, UK. I'm a results and impact driven developer with over 15 years of experience and a love for FOSS. I write scalable, maintainable web apps, with a focus on clean and agile code to support product growth and stability.I'm a full stack React and Node developer, based in Birmingham, UK. I'm a results and impact driven developer with over 15 years of experience and a love for FOSS. I write scalable, maintainable web apps, with a focus on clean and agile code to support product growth and stability.
2026
The static web renaissance: why SSGs are the future
Are you tired of being shackled to your overkill WordPress setup for a basic blog? Fed up of keeping up with security patches and security woes? No fear! Statically generated sites may be just what you need...
Adding custom rendering to HTML elements in 11ty/Build Awesome
Ever wanted to change how HTML renders in 11ty? Perhaps inject a span or two into a link? Well have I got the post for you...
11tyCMS Beta 2: New logo, major bug fixes, improved UX/UI and more!
Welcome back! It's been yet another busy month for 11tyCMS's development. This update focuses on improving the UI/UX to meet our exceptional UX goals. We'v
11tyCMS: Public beta releases and source! Windows & Linux support, minor refactors and CSS improvements!
Happy new year! It's been over 6 months since we started this journey, and now we're ready to embark on public beta testing! Outside of that, this update i
2025
11tyCMS: Major accessibility improvements, CSS and editor tweaks, a new welcome wizard and better site support
Finally, our 11th post! Appropriately enough, its a special one. This update has been developing on the last one's legacy: getting 11tyCMS ready for early
My portfolio
Prototyped in Penpot, bought to life with 11ty! My portfolio is WCAG AA compliant, scores 100 on Google PageSpeed insights and weighs under 90kb.
11tyCMS: Major refactoring, state management overhaul, routing, site history selection and site dashboard implementation
It's been a busy week for 11tyCMS. SO much has changed under the hood. My goal has been to refactor the code base to make things as easy as possible to wor
11tyCMS: THE Eleventy Meetup appearance, metadata improvements, more post and collection goodness
## THE Eleventy Meetup! (potential for a Silex collab? 👀 ) So in late September, we appeared on THE Eleventy Meetup. It was fantastic talking with Sia *a
11tyCMS: New home(s), build & publishing, with a side of collection indexing & bug fixes
It's been a while, and we finally have a new home: 11tycms.com ! It still needs some work, but I'm liking how this is coming together thus far. Things have
11tyCMS: Metadata Editor, 11ty Build Integration & Design Refinements
Well here we are again with another 11tyCMS update! Things are coming along very nicely since the last update. Let's take a look at what's happened: ## 📋
11tyCMS: Improved File Management and Posts List
Sooo... It's been a while. I've been busy coding for my job and didn't really feel up to coding for 11tyCMS. _However_: I'm on holiday right now and I have
11tyCMS: Electron Prototype
So... Seems as though the fediverse is really really keen on seeing 11tyCMS become a thing! So I've spent the last couple days figuring out how I'd get eve