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  • WordPress Performance Debug Tools

    Today I discovered a bug in a WordPress plugin update that had a tremendous negative performance impact: Luckily the solution was an easy one to fix, but I’ve gotten some question about how I found out where the issue was, so I thought I take you along on some performance debugging steps I always take. Staging & […]

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  • What One Thing Would You Change in WordPress in 2023?

    “What One Thing Would You Change in WordPress in 2023”. I answered that question for Jamie Marsland’s YouTube channel along with others. See what we have to say here:

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  • Knowing What Your Sites Performance Means

    Bob, of BobWP fame, shared an extract of some of the things I shared on the DoTheWoo podcast about know what your site’s performance means. Check it out!

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  • What is a WordPress Contribution?

    Checking in on Twitter this morning, I saw twitter thread by Jb Audras hightlighting WordPress Core contribution data over 2022. I wanted to respond on Twitter with my thoughts, but that quickly become a Twitter thread as well, so I figured I’d hack my brain back to my blog and write up my thoughts here. […]

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  • Bulk delete posts in WordPress with WP CLI (+variants)

    Whenever I need to do anything “bulk” in WordPress, I do this with WP CLI. It’s just a smarter, faster, and more performant way of doing things. Bulk deleting posts in WordPress with WP CLI then becomes a super simple exercise. Here’s How That’s it. Let me know if you’re running into any issues. I’d […]

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  • WordPress, Your Hub in a Decentralized World

    Jamie Marsland asked me to share my wish for WordPress in 2023 for an upcoming video of his. And with David Bisset asking a similar thing on Twitter now, I’d thought I’d explain it better. Here’s what I I’d like to see: I’d love to see WordPress become your hub in the digital realm. What […]

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  • HowTo: Create YouTube Channel Subscribe link

    There’s different ways to link to your YouTube channel. Let’s take mine for example. It’s available at: https://www.youtube.com/@remkusdevries. But did you know you can also create a link that will result in a prompt on YouTube to directly subscribe to the channel? So a proper subscribe link. Here’s How:

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  • My son released a Christmas song!

    Roan published a new song, and a Christmas song at that! So, check it out! You know, if that’s your sort of thing.

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