Louis has been involved in the web dev industry since 2000, and is a co-editor of the HTML/CSS content on SitePoint. He blogs at Impressive Webs and curates Web Tools Weekly, a newsletter for front-end developers primarily focused on tools.
Louis's articles
HTML5 Template: A Basic Boilerplate for Any Project
By Louis Lazaris,
Tired of building HTML5 templates from scratch? Learn the key elements of an HTML5 document, and grab our free, ready-to-use boilerplate.
Results of the Ultimate CSS Survey 2017
By Louis Lazaris,
Louis Lazaris breaks down the results of the Ultimate CSS Survey, shedding light on developer practices in CSS tooling, technologies, and knowledge.
20+ Docs and Guides for Front-end Developers (No. 12)
By Louis Lazaris,
Louis Lazaris has collected together another 20+ learning resources, tools, and other guides to help developers brush up on various front-end features.
The Ultimate CSS Survey 2017
By Louis Lazaris,
SitePoint's 2nd annual CSS Survey to give us a better idea of the knowledge, experience, habits, and practices of CSS developers from around the world.
Structural Pseudo-Classes
By Alexis Goldstein, Estelle Weyl, Louis Lazaris,
In this exclusive excerpt from our book, HTML5 & CSS3 for the Real World, we examine the different types of structural pseudo-classes you can use.
Pseudo-classes – The Basics
By Alexis Goldstein, Estelle Weyl, Louis Lazaris,
In this article, we'll talk about the basics of Pseudo-class, by the author Alexis Goldstein.
Relational and Attribute Selectors in CSS3
By Alexis Goldstein, Louis Lazaris, Estelle Weyl,
In this excerpt from our book, HTML5 & CSS3 for the Real World (2nd Edition), we look at Relational and Attribute Selectors in CSS3
HTML5 Video and Audio: The Markup
By Alexis Goldstein, Estelle Weyl, Louis Lazaris,
In this except from our book, HTML5 & CSS3 for the Real World, 2nd Edition, we take you through adding Video and Audio in HTML5.
HTML5 Forms: Input Types (Part 2)
By Alexis Goldstein, Estelle Weyl, Louis Lazaris,
We delve deeper into various Input Types for HTML5 Forms. This is an excerpt from our book, HTML5 & CSS3 for the Real World, 2nd Edition.
HTML5 Forms: Input Types (Part 1)
By Alexis Goldstein, Estelle Weyl, Louis Lazaris,
Learn about the different input types in HTML5 Forms, in this exclusive excerpt published from our book, HTML5 & CSS3 for the Real World, 2nd Edition.
Learning about HTML5 Form Attributes (Part 2)
By Alexis Goldstein, Estelle Weyl, Louis Lazaris,
The following is an extract from our book, HTML5 & CSS3 for the Real World, 2nd Edition. We teach you about HTML5 Forms Attributes.
HTML5 Form Attributes (Part 1)
By Alexis Goldstein, Estelle Weyl, Louis Lazaris,
The following is an extract from our book, HTML5 & CSS3 for the Real World, 2nd Edition, written by Alexis Goldstein, Louis Lazaris, and Estelle Weyl.
HTML5 Forms: New Controls
By Alexis Goldstein, Louis Lazaris, Estelle Weyl,
There are five new form elements in the HTML5 forms specification: datalist, output, keygen, progress, and meter
Open Your Data Up to Bots Using Microdata
By Alexis Goldstein, Louis Lazaris, Estelle Weyl,
This brief introduction to Microdata barely does the topic justice, but we hope it will provide you with a taste of what’s possible when extending the semantics of your documents with this technology.
Validating HTML5 Documents
By Louis Lazaris,
Let’s expand upon the concepts of validations a little more so that you can better understand how validating pages has changed
More HTML5 Semantics: New Elements and Features
By Louis Lazaris,
In this section, let's touch on lesser-known elements, attributes, and features that have been added to the HTML5 spec
More HTML5 Semantics: Changes to Existing Features
By Louis Lazaris,
While new elements and APIs have been the primary focus of HTML5, this latest iteration of web markup has also brought with it changes to existing elements.
20+ Docs and Guides for Front-end Developers (No. 11)
By Louis Lazaris,
Louis Lazaris is here with installment number 11 of his series on fantastic learning resources, docs and guides for front-end developers
More HTML5 Semantics: Content Types & New Elements
By Louis Lazaris,
In this chapter, we’ll discuss even more new elements, along with changes to content types, available in HTML5
Defining the Sample Site’s Page Structure
By Louis Lazaris,
We’ve covered the basics of page structure and the elements in HTML5 that will assist in this area, it’s time to start building the page
HTML5 Page Structure Basics
By Louis Lazaris,
In this article, we will talk about the basics in HTML5 page structure.
An HTML5 FAQ
By Louis Lazaris,
Read An HTML5 FAQ and learn with SitePoint. Our web development and design tutorials, courses, and books will teach you HTML, CSS, JavaScript, PHP, Python, and more.
Introducing the HTML5 Herald Sample Site
By Louis Lazaris,
The following is an extract from our book, HTML5 & CSS3 for the Real World, 2nd Edition, written by Alexis Goldstein, Louis Lazaris, and Estelle Weyl.
Improve Your Website’s Accessibility With WAI-ARIA
By Louis Lazaris,
In this article, Louis Lazaris will teach you how to improve your website's accessibility with WAI-ARIA. AI-ARIA stands for Web Accessibility Initiative-Accessible Rich Internet Applications.
HTML5 & CSS3 for the Real World
By Louis Lazaris,
HTML5 and CSS3 are the leading technologies that have ushered in a much more exciting world of web page authoring. Because all modern browsers provide excellent levels of support for a number of HTML5 and CSS3 features, creating powerful and simple-to-maintain future-proof web pages is easier than ever before.
Front-end Tools: My Favorite Finds of 2016
By Louis Lazaris,
Here is a look at Louis Lazaris' favorite front-end tools of 2016!
Introducing CSS3
By Louis Lazaris,
In this article, you will learn about CSS3. As you probably know, CSS is a style language that describes how HTML markup is presented to the user.
Introducing HTML5
By Louis Lazaris,
In this article, you will learn about HTML5. The term “HTML5” has also been used to refer to a number of other new technologies and APIs.
20+ Docs and Guides for Front-end Developers (No. 10)
By Louis Lazaris,
Another collection of front-end docs, guides, and other learning resources for various technologies in front-end development.
20+ Docs and Guides for Front-end Developers (No. 9)
By Louis Lazaris,
Louis Lazaris has another installment of our docs and guides series. This post includes learning resources for JavaScript, Angular, CSS, and lots more.