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How I Wrote a Python Script to Parse Google Timeline Data Instead of Just Installing a Mileage App

How I reverse-engineered Google Maps Timeline JSON data with a Python script to extract months of business mileage instead of installing a tracking app.

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Trello Planner Doesn't Mark You as Busy in Google Calendar. Here's How to Fix It.

Trello Planner creates Focus Time events that don't mark you as busy in Google Calendar. A free Google Apps Script fixes it in five minutes.

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The Subscriptions Behind Every Client Project

The paid services that make client work sustainable, and why free alternatives don't cut it.

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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.

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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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AI Won't Replace Developers. But It Might Break the Pipeline That Creates Them.

The real concern isn't AI taking developer jobs. It's what happens when the entry-level work that teaches fundamentals gets automated away.

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There's a WordPress Plugin for That (But Should You Use It?)

How to evaluate WordPress plugins when the wrong choice costs months of work.

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The WordPress Plugins I Actually Use

Eight plugins that solve real problems in client work, from email reliability to search performance.

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Finding Broken Links in WordPress: A WP-CLI Approach

A database-first approach to link checking that skips the crawler overhead and firewall conflicts.

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Never Update "Years of Experience" Again: Dynamic Shortcodes in WordPress

How to replace hardcoded year references with shortcodes that calculate automatically, so your content stays current without manual updates.

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Optimizing Since 1995

Performance optimization lessons from three decades of web development, starting with dial-up modems and static HTML.

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