Remkus de Vries

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  • Update WordPress Admin Email via WP CLI

    I find myself using the WP CLI option to change the WordPress Admin email address more and more, but I keep forgetting the format, so I’m logging it here just for me. But, feel free to use it as well 😉

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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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  • Stop WordPress plugin update notifications

    When you’ve enabled plugins to be automatically updated by WordPress, you get a confirmation email every single time that happens. This may not what you want, so fortunately, we have a filter available to us: Just add this to your theme’s functions.php or site core functionality plugin. Either will do, emails will stop. Bonus If […]

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  • Going to WordCamp Switzerland

    I’m happy to announce I won’t just be going to WordCamp Switzerland, I will also be speaking! My topic of choice is titled “WooCommerce, but faster!”. It will cover the following: Remkus will cover everything about making WooCommerce faster. The things you have thought of, but also the things you have not thought of. Creating a […]

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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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  • 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 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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