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

A client asked me to build a credit application form in WordPress. They wanted to collect social security numbers, employment…
The WordPress Plugins I Actually Use

Since I started specializing in WordPress development in 2012, I’ve installed, tried and tested hundreds of plugins. Most get uninstalled…
When Claude Code Crashes: Using Claude.ai as a Fallback for Codebase Analysis

Claude Code is my go-to for working inside codebases. It reads files, runs commands, and executes changes in context. But…
Building a Personal Workflow in 10 Minutes with Claude

This morning I dropped the dogs off at daycare around 7am. On the drive, I used Android Auto to dump…
Finding Broken Links in WordPress: A WP-CLI Approach

Broken links are inevitable. Content gets removed, domains expire, URLs change. The question is whether you find them before your…
AI-Assisted Content Migration: From Discovery to Deployment

84EM.COM ↗ had “13 years of experience” and “30 years of programming” hardcoded across 60+ pages. Every January, I’d need…
Never Update “Years of Experience” Again: Dynamic Shortcodes in WordPress

Every year, I have the same task on 84em.com — find years of experiences references and update them. e.g., “13…
Backfilling Git Release History: Adding Tags and a Changelog to an Existing Repo

You inherited a project. Or maybe you built it yourself back when “just push to main” felt like enough process.…
Optimizing Since 1995

My first real optimization project didn’t involve caching plugins, CDNs, or Core Web Vitals. It involved deleting an entire CMS.…
Automating Client Documentation with AI: A Practical Workflow

Nobody loves writing documentation. It’s one of those tasks that always gets pushed to the end of a project, squeezed…
4 Magic Words for AI: Play the Devil’s Advocate

Most people use AI to confirm what they already think. That’s backwards. When I’m reviewing code, drafting a proposal, or…
From MVP to Production: Iterating with Claude Code

In my previous post, I built an MVP for managing UptimeRobot monitors in 7 minutes using Claude Code’s Plan Mode.…