GoKawiilCSS-Tricks returns to independent ownership after DigitalOcean sale
CSS-Tricks has become an independent site again, four years after DigitalOcean bought it from founder Chris Coyier in 2022. A longtime member of the site's editorial team has now taken personal ownership, making it their full-time job and assembling a small team to run daily operations.
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The new owner says the site will need to rebuild its old advertising model—display ads, sponsored posts, newsletter sponsorships—since it no longer has corporate backing, suggesting leaner finances ahead. Plans like a new beginner HTML/CSS course hint at diversifying revenue beyond ads, though the owner themselves describes the path as uncertain and financially risky.
- CSS-Tricks is independent again after being owned by DigitalOcean since 2022.
- A longtime staffer has purchased the site and made running it their full-time job.
- The new owner plans to revive direct advertising deals and is developing new content like an HTML/CSS course to sustain the business.
Source: css-tricks.com — Geoff Graham, 2026-10-26
Published there as: “CSS-Tricks has a new owner”
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