Everyone knows you can cache the hell out of a WordPress site. Stick a CDN in front of it, cache the pages, make enough of the site static and you can serve a frankly silly amount of traffic without WordPress having to break much of a sweat. Which is great. We like caching. Cache is...
Welcome to DEV, your monthly WordPress deep dive. Before you clock off and lie in a rectangle of sunlight, let’s see what’s been happening in WordPress. Stick around to the end to see the hamster who’ll absolutely annihilate your fitness goals. In today’s edition: How 1,100+ WordPressers got into the zone in Arizona. Responsive styling!...
What if your WordPress site could help visitors find the content they need, and help you figure out what to write about next? The secret to a successful WordPress blog is creating content that’s highly useful and relevant to your readers. But how do you know what your readers really want to know? (After all,...
Welcome to DEV, your monthly WordPress deep dive. Is it really almost August already? Or are Julying to me?! Well, let’s not waste any more time and get right into it. Stick around to the end to see a toddler who’s well on her way to a comedy career. In today’s edition: The Classic Block...
A couple of months ago I was trying, really hard, to play with this new and exciting AI Agent tool called OpenClaw, but I just couldn’t manage it. My problem was that installing it on my Mac was a nightmare. There were a couple of problems actually. First of all, I don’t do Terminal (which...
At some point, every growing agency hits the same support problem. Client requests start in your inbox. Then they spread to contact forms, DMs, WhatsApp, team inboxes, old threads, and that one ancient spreadsheet nobody wants to talk about. So you start looking at helpdesk software. HelpScout. Zendesk. Freshdesk. Groove. Gorgias. HelpDesk. They all promise...
Welcome to DEV, your monthly WordPress deep dive. The July issue is packed with Core chatter, support workflow wins, EmDash updates, and just enough nonsense to justify another 12 open tabs. Stick around to the end to see Boomer, whose bark is way more adorable (and hilarious) than his bite. In today’s edition: Hub Tickets...