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Just Released: Stattic v.0.3.0
Another release. Another step forward. Stattic v0.3.0 isn’t a flashy overhaul – it’s a focused upgrade that makes the core tighter, the output cleaner, and the tooling smarter. Here’s what’s new (and why it matters): 📦…
Read ArticleWhat Makes Content Beautifully Useful?
Most AI content isn’t wrong. It’s just lifeless. It ticks boxes, hits the keyword and follows the format. And still gets ignored 😭 That’s the real problem: Content that’s technically fine - but emotionally flat. It…
Read ArticleExtreme Programming for Extreme Leaders
How disciplined developers ship faster, adapt smarter, and lead with code You don’t need permission. You don’t need a bloated roadmap or a management playbook. You need clarity, decisiveness, and the ability to turn…
Read ArticlePlan. Prompt. Publish. A Practical Guide to Creating Beautifully Useful Content with AI
Most people use AI to make bad content faster. This guide flips that on its head. Over the next 9 days, I'm breaking down a complete system for using AI to create content that's actually worth reading - content that…
Read ArticleCelebrating GAAD with IMG A11Y v1.1.0
Today is Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD) , and I’m celebrating the only way I know how: shipping code that actually helps. I pledged time with Equalize Digital to focus my time on the IMG A11Y plugin, and…
Read ArticleWordPress Plugin Security Is a Joke, and You’re the Punchline
Trigger Warning Unfiltered technical opinions. Brutal honesty. WordPress plugins held accountable. OK, so, once again we find ourselves in the land of infinite possibilities – and infinite insecurities – called…
Read ArticleUse AI to create your own WWF Action Figure Blister Packs
The best there is, the best there was, and the best there ever will be 😎 I just released an AI prompt to turn your headshot into it’s own WWF action figure blister pack ! We’re talking full on retro fig glory – the…
Read ArticleSay Goodbye to WordPress
I’ve spent the past two decades working in the WordPress ecosystem – building, fixing, debugging, migrating, and patching sites for clients large and small. Here’s what I’ve learned: Most of those sites never needed…
Read ArticleDon’t Shoot the Messenger: Choose Courage Over Convenience
Over recent days, there’s been a lot of noise around my exchange with Kevin Geary, from the WP Townhall Debate on YouTube , to the public knowledge I gathered about his history of hate and racism and shared on social…
Read ArticleKevin Michael Geary: A Hidden History of Hate, Racism, and Bigotry
⚠ Content Warning: This article contains archived examples of racism, sexism, ableism, and hateful language used by Kevin Michael Geary. Reader discretion is advised. Introduction: Who is Kevin Michael Geary? Kevin…
Read ArticleOpen Source is Anarchism in Action
Most people think of anarchism as chaos – burning dumpsters and smashed windows. But real anarchism is far more dangerous to power than broken glass. It’s about building systems without masters. It’s about horizontal…
Read ArticleDo Less, Deliver More
There's a lie that's been passed around in every business Slack channel, every "educational" YouTube video, every founder AMA: Do more to get ahead. ✅ More features. ✅ More tasks. ✅ More tools. ✅ More outreach. ✅ More…
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