https://robertdevore.comLatest posts from Robert DeVoreThu, 03 Jul 2025 00:00:00 +0000https://robertdevore.com/zero-cool-cli-a-hackers-terminal-from-1995/https://robertdevore.com/zero-cool-cli-a-hackers-terminal-from-1995/Thu, 03 Jul 2025 00:00:00 +0000HACK THE PLANET 🌍💻 I built this CLI tool because I couldn’t get the movie “Hackers” out of my head after rewatching it recently. If you’ve followed my work – especially around terminal tools and developer utilities –…https://robertdevore.com/stattic-v1-0-the-worlds-fastest-python-based-static-site-generator/https://robertdevore.com/stattic-v1-0-the-worlds-fastest-python-based-static-site-generator/Fri, 20 Jun 2025 00:00:00 +0000Over the last few months, I’ve gone all-in on Python. Not just because it's powerful - but because it’s accessible. I've been building tools , writing tutorials , dropping full cipher projects , and even releasing a…https://robertdevore.com/complete-beginners-guide-building-a-python-url-checker-for-google-sheets/https://robertdevore.com/complete-beginners-guide-building-a-python-url-checker-for-google-sheets/Thu, 19 Jun 2025 00:00:00 +0000Don’t worry if you’ve never written Python before! This tutorial will explain every single line of code so you understand exactly what’s happening. Think of this like you’re building with LEGO blocks – we’ll add one…https://robertdevore.com/grateful-to-see-21-of-my-wordpress-plugins-live-on-at-webdevstudios/https://robertdevore.com/grateful-to-see-21-of-my-wordpress-plugins-live-on-at-webdevstudios/Thu, 19 Jun 2025 00:00:00 +0000A little over a week ago, I announced that I was stepping away from the WordPress® community and giving away all of my open source plugins. It wasn’t a light decision, but it was the right one for me. Today, I want to…https://robertdevore.com/i-just-launched-a-python-course-for-php-developers/https://robertdevore.com/i-just-launched-a-python-course-for-php-developers/Wed, 18 Jun 2025 00:00:00 +0000After 20+ years of wrestling with WordPress and PHP, I’ve had enough . If you’ve been writing PHP for years – wrangling WordPress® sites, duct-taping functions together, or shipping WooCommerce hacks – this is for you.…https://robertdevore.com/the-fastest-way-for-php-devs-to-learn-python/https://robertdevore.com/the-fastest-way-for-php-devs-to-learn-python/Wed, 18 Jun 2025 00:00:00 +0000So you’ve been writing PHP for years, maybe shipping WordPress® sites, WooCommerce® stores, or custom plugins. Now you’re stepping into the Python world – maybe because you found Stattic and realized you don’t need a…https://robertdevore.com/wordpress-woocommerce-plugins-i-will-no-longer-maintain/https://robertdevore.com/wordpress-woocommerce-plugins-i-will-no-longer-maintain/Tue, 10 Jun 2025 00:00:00 +0000In an effort to help the code below potentially find new homes, I've compiled all of the free WordPress and WooCommerce plugins I've released. These will all be archived in GitHub eventually, and the Projects page on…https://robertdevore.com/goodbye-wordpress-a-eulogy/https://robertdevore.com/goodbye-wordpress-a-eulogy/Mon, 09 Jun 2025 00:00:00 +0000From “ Thank You WordPress “, to “ WTF is WordPress? “, to this. The day WordPress becomes dead to me. From this day forward, I will not freely write another line of code for the WordPress® platform. No more releasing…https://robertdevore.com/i-built-a-python-stego-cipher-tool-and-you-can-have-it/https://robertdevore.com/i-built-a-python-stego-cipher-tool-and-you-can-have-it/Mon, 09 Jun 2025 00:00:00 +0000Back in 2022, I got the itch (no, not that itch) An itch to build a cipher. A custom cipher that I could call my own. Why? IDK. Probably too much spy shit on TV. 😂 So I scratched the itch. I came up with a system where…https://robertdevore.com/wp-townhall-13-the-debate-kevin-geary-doesnt-want-you-to-see/https://robertdevore.com/wp-townhall-13-the-debate-kevin-geary-doesnt-want-you-to-see/Mon, 09 Jun 2025 00:00:00 +0000A little over a month ago, I joined Kevin Geary on WP Townhall for what was supposed to be an honest debate about WordPress, pricing, and how to actually help clients win. It didn’t go the way he expected. I challenged…https://robertdevore.com/introducing-markdown-comments-for-wordpress/https://robertdevore.com/introducing-markdown-comments-for-wordpress/Thu, 05 Jun 2025 00:00:00 +0000Markdown ALL THE THINGS 🔥 I built this plugin because I couldn’t stand how unnatural it felt to write HTML or plain text in WordPress comments. If you’ve followed my work – especially around Stattic – you know I write…https://robertdevore.com/how-i-use-textexpander-to-reuse-my-best-ai-prompts/https://robertdevore.com/how-i-use-textexpander-to-reuse-my-best-ai-prompts/Thu, 29 May 2025 00:00:00 +0000Most AI tools are bad at memory - I mean, bad-bad . You come up with a strong prompt, you use it, and it works. Then it's gone. Lost in the sidebar, buried in a thread, or locked into one app's context window. And when…https://robertdevore.com/db-version-control-wordpress-plugin/https://robertdevore.com/db-version-control-wordpress-plugin/Wed, 28 May 2025 00:00:00 +0000Finally, a WordPress plugin that treats your content like code. After years of wrestling with database dumps, manual content migrations, and the constant fear of losing site changes, I’m excited to introduce DB Version…https://robertdevore.com/how-to-build-a-content-engine-that-scales-with-you/https://robertdevore.com/how-to-build-a-content-engine-that-scales-with-you/Tue, 27 May 2025 00:00:00 +0000You published your first post. Then your second. By the third, you’re tired. The fourth? Forgotten. And the fifth one? Still sitting in drafts. This is what happens when content depends entirely on willpower. No…https://robertdevore.com/tools-and-workflows-for-formatting-visuals-and-citations/https://robertdevore.com/tools-and-workflows-for-formatting-visuals-and-citations/Mon, 26 May 2025 00:00:00 +0000You wrote the draft and on your first read-through, it hits. But now it’s sitting there like a great idea in sweatpants – unstyled and unfinished. No visuals. No formatting. No sources. Just vibes 🤦‍♂️ This post fixes…https://robertdevore.com/how-to-edit-ai-content-so-it-feels-clean-not-robotic/https://robertdevore.com/how-to-edit-ai-content-so-it-feels-clean-not-robotic/Sun, 25 May 2025 00:00:00 +0000You let AI write your first draft. Smart move. But now you're reading it back … and something’s off. It’s not wrong. It’s just soulless. Technically solid, and emotionally sterile. It says things, but it doesn’t say…https://robertdevore.com/how-to-build-modular-prompts-that-save-you-hours-per-week/https://robertdevore.com/how-to-build-modular-prompts-that-save-you-hours-per-week/Sat, 24 May 2025 00:00:00 +0000If you're typing out a brand-new prompt every time you sit down to write, you're wasting time - and likely getting inconsistent results. This post fixes that. Because the secret to writing faster, better content with AI…https://robertdevore.com/how-to-teach-ai-to-match-your-voice/https://robertdevore.com/how-to-teach-ai-to-match-your-voice/Fri, 23 May 2025 00:00:00 +0000Most people ask AI to "sound more like me" - then get frustrated when it doesn't. But here's the truth: AI can't match your voice if you don't know what your voice actually sounds like. You don't need branding decks or…https://robertdevore.com/how-to-write-prompts-that-get-the-tone-structure-and-intent-right/https://robertdevore.com/how-to-write-prompts-that-get-the-tone-structure-and-intent-right/Thu, 22 May 2025 00:00:00 +0000If you’ve ever typed a prompt into ChatGPT, hit enter, and thought … “Well, that’s not quite it” … you’re not alone. That moment of disappointment usually comes from a mismatch between what you meant and what you asked…https://robertdevore.com/introducing-automattic-css-an-open-source-css-utility-framework/https://robertdevore.com/introducing-automattic-css-an-open-source-css-utility-framework/Thu, 22 May 2025 00:00:00 +0000Today I’m releasing v0.1.0 of automattic.css – a new utility-first CSS framework inspired by the structure and philosophy of Automatic.css, but with a twist: it’s lean, builder-agnostic, and open to the community from…