Stop Writing Messy WP-CLI Commands: A Better Way
I took over a project once where the deployment checklist was a mile long. Clear this cache, sync that data, run this report. All manual….
Category: Development
How Serverless Fixes a Core WordPress Security Flaw
I had a client come to me, completely at their wit’s end. Their site had been hacked for the third time in a month. They’d…
Technical Documentation: How to Avoid a Nightmare Project
A client came to us with their WooCommerce shop last week. The request seemed simple enough: add a tiered discount for VIP customers. But when…
Ditch the PDF: Build a Real WordPress Portfolio Website
A few months back, a designer I know—super talented guy, great eye—was complaining about losing a big gig. He’d sent the prospect a link to…
How to Use Bedrock with Pantheon Without Losing Your Mind
A client came to us a few weeks back completely frustrated. They were on Pantheon, which is a solid host, but their dev workflow was…
That ‘Fun’ Side Project That’s Now a Total Nightmare?
Had a client come to me in a panic a while back. He’d built a small inventory management plugin for his WooCommerce store. A classic…
What’s the Real AWS Lambda Hosting Cost? It’s Complicated.
I got a call from a new client a while back. They had a small, but important, WordPress blog that another dev had put on…
GrumPHP: A Pragmatic Local Continuous Integration Workflow
Had a new dev join the team a while back. Sharp guy, good attitude. But his first few commits were… inconsistent. Braces all over the…
The Right Way to Handle WordPress Password Hashing
I got a call from a client with a membership site that’s been around since the dawn of time. They wanted to upgrade their security,…
Your WooCommerce Admin is Slow? Here’s the Likely Culprit.
I got a call about a high-traffic WooCommerce shop—maybe 30,000 products—and their admin dashboard was timing out. Total mess. The site owner couldn’t even get…