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  • My best tips for a secure WordPress site

    My best tips for a secure WordPress, besides the obvious, are the following: And lastly, educate yourself about web security 24/7. Understanding everything that goes into a secure WordPress site is never enough. Sounds dramatic, but trust me, it is dramatic when your site gets hacked.

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  • Changing Priorities

    One of the motos engrained in me growing up is that you finish what you started. Not meant for silly little things, but anything with consequence. So, writing out the decision I came to two weeks back doesn’t come easy to me. But it’s time. Let me explain. I’d been co-organizer of WordCamp Netherlands 2009…

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  • How Do You Rank FSE Block Themes Currently?

    This is a very interesting question asked by Jamie Marsland. Personally, I’d say it’s slightly above 2, but it needs to be a full 3 as soon as possible. Interesting question because context matters. I’m obviously quite savvy when it comes to WordPress, and I’d say, for me personally, it’s a good 3. Why? Well,…

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  • Adding Discount Code to Lemon Squeezy Product Link

    I recently needed to share a LemonSqueezy product link which already included the discount. You know, so it’s already applied to the checkout. The LemonSqueezy documentation is a bit scarce on this, but I figured out how to do it and wanted to share it with you all. Hope this helps your scenario, but let…

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  • What is the Best WordPress Hosting? Things to Consider

    This blog post is about a question I get a lot as a WordPress Performance Specialist. What is the best WordPress hosting? And this may seem as an easy question to answer, the answer is actually a little bit more than pick this webhosting company. As with all things, context matters. Now, before we jump into…

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  • My WordPress Podcast is live!

    It’s been quite some months in the making, but I can finally say my Within WordPress podcast has been released. And when I say it’s been months, it has, in actually, been years. But you know, time and focus. You need both. So, with that in mind, I’m elated to have it out there, finally.…

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  • I’ll be speaking on an Atarim panel

    Atarim is hosting their free  Agency Web Summit next week. I’ll be speaking on a panel there as well, so you should definitely check it out. Lots of value to be found in the various presentations. Did I mention  it’s totally free ?!

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  • I’m going to Cloudfest 2023

    I’ve been eyeballing this conference for a couple of years now, but since they have a dedicated WordPress track on the Monday, I’ve decided to finally go. See what’s it about. Who will I see there?

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