Tips
So no journalist-style articles: just tips from someone who writes code every day. I collect the problems I meet most often working with professionals and agencies and explain what is wrong, how it gets fixed and when it is worth asking for help. I hope they help.
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# WordPresscommit eff5715 ·
WPML or Polylang? After years of WPML I now use Polylang: lighter, easier for clients to manage and closer to how WordPress natively works. Plus how to migrate.
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# Design and developmentcommit 493831b ·
Why I use Tailwind CSS: design tokens in @theme, CSS that does not grow, components instead of repeated classes, light and dark themes on variables. With the real limits and when I do not recommend it.
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# Websitescommit 4fd1048 ·
Why a developer who loves WordPress is moving to Nuxt, GitHub and Netlify: architecture, security, content, SEO and the cases where WordPress is still the right call.
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# Hosting and infrastructurecommit e36387c ·
From FTP to GitHub and Netlify: atomic, immutable deploys, a preview for every change, instant rollbacks, per-context variables, redirects in code, serverless functions. And when it is not the right fit.
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# Design and developmentcommit c705ca1 ·
404 errors done right: status codes, soft 404s, redirects, monitoring and design. Well-known creative 404 pages, what makes them work, and how I built mine, a video game.
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# Software developmentcommit a5f2eae ·
A brief that produces reliable estimates: goals, functional and non-functional requirements, integrations, environments, code ownership and acceptance criteria. With a template.
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# WordPresscommit 976c189 ·
WordPress maintenance from a developer's view: chained updates, dependencies, technical debt and procedure. What it must include and when to cut dependencies instead.
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# Websitescommit 7631117 ·
Rebuild the site or work on the existing one: how to separate content, design and architecture problems, which signs point to unrecoverable technical debt and how to reduce the risk of a rebuild.
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# WordPresscommit 8b51dc0 ·
Why a WordPress site is really slow: TTFB, autoload, queries, hooks, page builders and third parties. A developer's diagnosis, and when caching is no longer enough.
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# Technical SEOcommit 32011c8 ·
An SEO migration done methodically: URL inventory, a tested 1:1 redirect map, content and technical parity, protected staging, launch and monitoring in logs and Search Console.
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# WordPresscommit 1c339ed ·
Custom or ready-made WordPress themes and plugins? A technical look at dependencies, attack surface, weight and long-term cost, from someone who codes WordPress.
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# Technical SEOcommit 32ccce8 ·
Core Web Vitals beyond the generic tips: CrUX versus lab data, LCP subparts, INP attribution and long tasks, the real causes of CLS and how the work is actually done.
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