How to use Web Components, and why youd want to @KevinPowell
How to use Web Components, and why youd want to  @KevinPowell
Uploaded November 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
A big thank you to Michael Warren for creating and then walking me through using this web component!

πŸ§‘β€πŸ’»The web component: github.com/kevin-powell/form-groups-wc

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⌚ Timestamps
00:00 - Introduction
02:36 - What is a web component
04:08 - Bringing in the web component to replace what I had
05:46 - Using the web component
09:45 - Customizing the style of the error message
21:25 - Customizing the error messages
31:37 - Fixing the fieldset
35:33 - A bit more on the error handling

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