Hans Martens — Astro theme developer in Veghel, the Netherlands. Building free, open-source Astro themes with Tailwind and clean code. https://hansmartens.dev en-us Fri, 14 Aug 2026 22:19:00 GMT https://hansmartens.dev/blog/client-portal-astro-7/ https://hansmartens.dev/blog/client-portal-astro-7/ A client portal gives each client their own page on a website — their projects and their invoices, opened with an emailed link. Which businesses need one. Mon, 10 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT Hans Martens client-portal members-area astro moneybird web-development https://hansmartens.dev/blog/members-area-astro-7/ https://hansmartens.dev/blog/members-area-astro-7/ A members area reserves part of a website for a group who sign in with an emailed link — no password, no database. What it is, and which websites need one. Sat, 08 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT Hans Martens members-area client-portal astro security web-development https://hansmartens.dev/blog/hi-im-hans-martens/ https://hansmartens.dev/blog/hi-im-hans-martens/ Hans Martens, Astro theme developer in Veghel: building websites since 2010, from WordPress to Astro, the open-source Astro Rocket theme, and computers since 1992. Wed, 22 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Hans Martens about introduction open-source astro-themes astro-developer astro-rocket astro https://hansmartens.dev/blog/what-it-takes-to-build-an-astro-theme/ https://hansmartens.dev/blog/what-it-takes-to-build-an-astro-theme/ What it takes to build an Astro theme, from someone who shipped one: the discipline, the architecture, the documentation, the official directory, and maintaining it in the open. Wed, 22 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Hans Martens astro-themes astro astro-rocket open-source web-development https://hansmartens.dev/blog/why-i-use-claude-code/ https://hansmartens.dev/blog/why-i-use-claude-code/ Why Claude Code — running on Fable 5 — has become the coding partner I reach for on every Astro build. What it is, how I use it, and where it earns its keep. Sat, 30 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT Hans Martens claude-code ai fable-5 workflow astro web-development https://hansmartens.dev/blog/core-web-vitals-explained/ https://hansmartens.dev/blog/core-web-vitals-explained/ Core Web Vitals explained in 2026 — what LCP, INP, and CLS measure, the thresholds Google uses, and how I improve Core Web Vitals on every Astro build. Sat, 23 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT Hans Martens core-web-vitals performance seo astro web-development https://hansmartens.dev/blog/lighthouse-score-explained/ https://hansmartens.dev/blog/lighthouse-score-explained/ A plain-language guide to Google's Lighthouse report: what the four scores measure, how to test any website in thirty seconds, and why the sites I build score 100 across the board. Fri, 15 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT Hans Martens lighthouse performance accessibility seo core-web-vitals astro-rocket https://hansmartens.dev/blog/why-i-build-with-astro/ https://hansmartens.dev/blog/why-i-build-with-astro/ Why Astro is the only web framework I reach for. What it is, how it works, and why everything I build — my website, my themes — is built on it. Tue, 05 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT Hans Martens astro web-development framework performance wordpress