Recently an issue became apparent on a client’s e-commerce website that was pointed out by a customer. The plugin was designed to give a variable discount based on the volume …
Why does my WordPress site stall on the first load of the day?
This is a strange one, and at the time of writing unresolved. I have been working on a WordPress site quite happily and not noticing any unusual slowness. When someone …
Caught out again (by WordPress)
I’m writing this as a reminder to myself as well as a warning to others. I have experienced a few occasions when updating WordPress, components of WordPress or server software …
How much spam? Should automatic comment approval by WordPress be banned?
While working on my previous blog post I noticed I had a large number of comments (over 500) waiting for approval. When I looked a bit closer, the comments were …
Why is my WordPress site suddenly really slow?
A couple of days ago I noticed a site I was working on was being really slow. It wasn’t just the public facing pages, but the WordPress dashboard too. I …
Why I hate WordPress – a cautionary tale
OK I don’t hate WordPress, but I certainly wasn’t a fan the other day. I had just taken on a new project, it was an existing site that had a …
My favourite WordPress plugins
It’s the last day of the month, so here it is: May’s blog post! One day I’ll post something before the last day of the month and surprise you. Following …
My top essential WordPress plugins
I thought it would be useful to write a post that details my top essential WordPress plugins. These are the plugins that I use on pretty much every WordPress site …
The Importance of Backups in WordPress
I’m sure you backup your website, right? Even if the answer is “yes” it’s probably worth spending a bit of time thinking about how you do it, how often you …
Categories vs Tags in WordPress
Categories and tags are used as a way to organise your blog posts in WordPress, but there is often confusion about the difference between them and the purpose they serve. …
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