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How a Security Audit Can Save Your E-Commerce Store from Disaster
Fact: If you run an e-commerce store, your security is either making you money or losing it . There’s no middle ground 🤷♂️ Every unpatched vulnerability, weak password, or outdated plugin is basically an invitation for…
Read ArticleIntelliPress: The Smart AF AI Assistant for WordPress®
Let’s be real – managing a WordPress® site is a full-time job, and I’m not even talking about page speed optimization , server maintenance, security audits , etc. Writing content? Takes forever. SEO? A god damn maze.…
Read ArticleHello, Plugin Pal: Your AI Powered Plugin Generator for WordPress®
What if I told you there’s a way to build WordPress® plugins that’s not just faster, but fundamentally better? That the tedious, time-consuming process of writing boilerplate code, debugging, and ensuring security could…
Read ArticleIntroducing Broken Image Scanner
Let’s face it: broken image links are like ghosts haunting your website – annoying, scary for your users, and not great for your SEO. That’s why I’m excited to release the Broken Image Scanner , a free WordPress® plugin…
Read ArticleHow to Block Website Tracking Data in WooCommerce®
Let’s be perfectly clear here: WooCommerce’s reliance on tracking.woocommerce.com to gather telemetry data about your site is an overreach that we’re going to rectify today. While data collection isn’t inherently bad,…
Read ArticleIntroducing Block AI Crawlers for WordPress®
I’m excited to announce the release of Block AI Crawlers , a new WordPress plugin designed to give website owners control over how AI crawlers interact with their site. This lightweight, user-friendly plugin makes it…
Read ArticleHonoring Jesse Petersen with the Revival of “Stealth Login Page”
The WordPress® community has always been defined by its people – the contributors, developers, and advocates who have shaped the ecosystem into what it is today. Among these individuals, Jesse Petersen stood out as a…
Read ArticleDecember 2024: A Retrospective
Talk about a December to Remember , amirite? 😂💪💯 In November of 2024 I started releasing free WordPress® and WooCommerce® plugins, and I liked the way it felt. So I decided to do some more of that in December. I called…
Read ArticleReusable Flask Error Handling: A Step-by-Step Guide to Modular HTTP Error Responses
I don’t know about you, but in code and in real life, I hate repeating myself 🤦♂️ And after building the Savage Scanner and Vuln Search apps, I realized quickly that I’ll be creating a lot of the same code for my Flask…
Read ArticleIntroducing SEO for WordPress®
Finding a reliable, lightweight SEO plugin without constant upsells or unnecessary features can feel like searching for a needle in a haystack. Many SEO tools claim to empower your website, yet they often come with…
Read ArticleIntroducing Delete Inactive Users
Managing a WordPress® website can often feel like a juggling act, especially when dealing with thousands of users. Keeping your database lean and mean is not just about performance; it’s also about maintaining clean,…
Read ArticleHow to Stop Your Plugins & Themes from Being Used on WordPress.com Hosting
In recent months, the WordPress® community has faced increasing challenges stemming from nuclear decisions made by Automattic’s CEO, Matthew Charles Mullenweg. During WordCamp US 2024, Mullenweg launched what he…
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