Hostinger Review (A Snapshot)
I made the move to Hostinger in November 2023 to meet the requirements of the business. Did I make the right choice? These are the pros, the cons, and where…
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Why Astra Is My Go-To WordPress Theme (For Now)
I’ve been using the WP Astra theme for over 8 years, so rather than a generic pros/cons list, here’s my open assessment of it – based on that experience -…
How I Actually Manage My WordPress Media Library
Every image on a WordPress site costs something — storage, page weight, load time. Here’s the workflow I actually use to keep the WordPress media library cost as low as…
What using AI Taught Me During the BMCS Rebuild
This article was driven by the AI assistant it’s about — which felt like the right way to share what’s actually changing in my approach to managing sites. Here’s what…
Why Enqueuing Scripts Properly Actually Matters
Loading every script on every page is the easiest mistake to make in WordPress, and one of the quietest to notice you’ve made. Here’s how I approached enqueuing scripts in…
Getting Your WordPress Setup Right, From Day One…
A misread toggle reminded of me why I have a WordPress setup process, refined over a decade of “oh ****, why didn’t I do that at the beginning” — here’s…
WordPress Topics — A Personal Overview
WordPress Topics is an overview of what I’ll be covering in the feature articles, with a brief description of each, and where my own experience marries up. There are aspects…
Hosting Topics — A Personal Overview
Hosting Topics is an overview of what I’ll be covering in the feature articles, with a brief description of each, and where my own experience marries up. It is one…
Code Snippets Topics — A Personal Overview
Code Snippets Topics is an overview of what I’ll be covering in the feature articles, with a brief description of each, and where my own experience marries up. I’m certainly…
WordPress — Introduction
WordPress is the foundation of almost everything I build. Here I share practical insight, honest recommendations, and hard-won lessons from years of designing, developing, and managing WordPress sites.
Hosting — Introduction
Hosting quietly underpins everything your website does — until something goes wrong. Here I share honest, experience-based insight into the hosting providers and tools I’ve used across my projects.
SiteGround: A Beginner’s Dream — Before the Seven-Year Itch
SiteGround never let me down on service in seven years — that part of this review hasn’t changed since I first wrote it. What’s changed is that I eventually moved…
