We're thrilled to announce that HydePHP.com is now accepting guest posts from our amazing community! Whether you're a Laravel enthusiast, a static site generation expert, or someone who has built something cool with HydePHP, we want to hear your story.
Why Write for HydePHP?
- Share your knowledge and experiences with the wider PHP community
- Get recognition with full attribution and links to your profile
- Help others learn and grow while building your personal brand
- Contribute to the open-source community in a meaningful way
What We're Looking For
We welcome a variety of content that adds value to our community, including:
- Tutorials and how-to guides for HydePHP features
- Case studies of projects built with HydePHP
- Best practices and tips for static site generation
- Integration guides with other Laravel tools and services
- Your unique experiences and insights using HydePHP
- Talk about a package/extension you've built for HydePHP
- Anything else you think is relevant to the HydePHP community
How to Submit Your Post
- Fork the HydePHP.com repository or use the GitHub.com website
- Create your post file in the
_posts/guest-posts/
directory - The filename should be the post title in kebab case
- Include the required front matter (example below)
- Submit one post per pull request
Make sure to proofread your post to ensure proper spelling, grammar, and formatting.
Here's the required front matter template:
title: "Your Engaging Post Title"description: "A brief 1-2 sentence description of your post"category: "Guest Posts"author: name: "Your Name" website: "https://yourwebsite.com" # Optionaldate: "YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM"guest_post: truecanonical_guest_post_url: "https://example.com/original-post" # Optional, for republished content
Style Guide
Please use Markdown formatting for your post, and use a clear heading structure. You don't need to add a level one heading, as HydePHP adds that based on the front matter title. Start with level two headings, and try to only use level two and three headings.
When using links, make sure these are not overly promotional, and that they only lead to relevant and useful resources. Paid/sponsored affiliate links are not allowed.
Guidelines and Terms
To ensure a positive experience for everyone, please note:
- All posts must follow our Code of Conduct
- Contributors retain copyright of their content while granting us publication rights
- We reserve the right to:
- Accept or decline submissions
- Schedule posts for optimal publishing dates
- Remove content that violates our guidelines
- Make minor edits for formatting and clarity
For republished content, we're happy to include canonical links to the original post, provided it aligns with our community guidelines.
Legal Considerations
By submitting a guest post, you:
- Retain full copyright ownership of your content
- Grant HydePHP.com non-exclusive rights to publish and maintain your content
- Confirm that the content is your original work or you have necessary rights to publish it
- Agree to our legal terms
AI Usage Guidelines
We welcome the use of AI as a supportive writing tool, as long as human creativity remains at the forefront. Here’s our stance:
Acceptable AI usage:
- Using AI tools for proofreading and editing
- Getting feedback on structure and clarity
- Brainstorming ideas and topics
- Suggesting improvements to your writing
However, we do not accept purely AI-generated content. All posts must be primarily written by humans, with AI serving as a supplementary tool rather than the primary author.
If you use AI tools in your writing process, please disclose this in your pull request, briefly describing how AI assisted your work. This transparency helps us maintain the quality, authenticity, and accuracy of our community content.
Questions?
We're here to help! Reach out to:
- HydePHP creator @CodeWithCaen on X/Twitter
- Create an issue in the GitHub repository
We can't wait to see your contributions and share your knowledge with the HydePHP community!
Ready to submit your first guest post? Head over to our GitHub repository and start writing!
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