Posts from February 2026
10 posts
The Subscriptions Behind Every Client Project
The paid services that make client work sustainable, and why free alternatives don't cut it.
Claude Opus 4.6: What Actually Matters for Developers
A practical breakdown of Claude Opus 4.6 for developers: coding improvements, 1M token context window, adaptive thinking, and what early adopters are reporting.
Meilisearch for WordPress: A Developer's Honest Take
Meilisearch as a WordPress search backend compared to ElasticSearch, Algolia, Relevanssi, and SearchWP. What works, what doesn't, and when it makes sense.
WordPress.com Now Has a Claude Connector
WordPress.com shipped an official Claude connector built on MCP and OAuth 2.1. What it does, why the hosted vs. self-hosted distinction matters, and what it signals for the broader WordPress ecosystem.
Building a High-Performance Directory with Headless WordPress and Hugo
How to combine WordPress as a headless CMS with Hugo for static frontend generation, featuring magic link authentication, Cloudflare image uploads, and Meilisearch.
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