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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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  • I was on: This Week in WordPress #235

    For the very last episode of Nathan’s WP Builds’ This Week in WordPress podcast, I was allowed back on. Always a good sign, right? Check it out! We discussed a lot.

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  • My hack to publish more on my WordPress site

    Just like many of you out there, I found myself publishing less and less over the last couple of years on my WordPress site. Not because I had nothing to share, but because I set the bar too high. Failing before I started, so to say. This is how I fixed it: I added an…

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  • AutoPost to Mastodon from WordPress

    If you’re looking for an easy way to autopost your content from your WordPress site to your Mastodon account, there is a solution. In fact, there are multiple solutions, but I’m going to highlight the one I ended up using: It’s simple enough, but offers a few nice features. My favorites are:

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  • How I use the Block Editor in WordPress

    Since I’ve left page builders behind me, I’m only using WordPress’ Block Editor of late. These are the things I do in terms of settings in every single site to make it work best for me: I know there’s plenty of Keyboard Shortcuts as well, but I’ve not found myself wanting to use them. I’m…

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