Introduction This is a rewrite of the original article that was published in January of 2020. The information in the original still largely holds, but WordPress core has added new image sizes and WebP and AVIF have become common place. I’ve also expanded the article to add more code snippets for power users. WordPress creates…
Mosaic is a new WordPress page builder from Nextend Web — the team behind Smart Slider 3 and several other WordPress plugins. They’re a Budapest-based team with about 14 years of WordPress development experience. I’m excited about Mosaic because I think they have done a good job creating a builder that is both easy to…
We often use ACF to create Custom Post Types and custom fields, but then need a way to display them on the frontend. In this tutorial, I explore how Novamira, Claude Code, and ACF Blocks can work together so an AI agent can generate working ACF blocks that can be used in the Full Site…
Meet “Off Switch”: A Simple Way to Kill WordPress Bloat Off Switch is a free WordPress plugin that gives you a straightforward way to toggle off hidden bloat, improve performance, and harden security without touching code. It exposes a long list of small, often‑forgotten features that quietly consume resources or expand your site’s attack surface,…
A bloated WordPress database can slow down your site and make maintenance harder. Database Cleaner by Meow Apps is a free plugin that helps you safely clean, optimize, and better understand your database using a clear interface. This article walks through installing the plugin and using its main panels to clean and optimize your site….
Oxygen 6 is a modern rewrite of the classic Oxygen builder that targets power users and developers who want lean, performant output and strong dynamic data support. It is built on the Breakdance editor, inherits its responsiveness, adds its own workflow, and offers a lifetime license which is included for existing Oxygen customers. Video Version…
In this article I’m taking a first look at a new free CSS framework for Oxygen 6 from the Oxymade team. Oxymade was one of the add-on developers who created a CSS framework and pre-designed template kits for the original Classic Oxygen. And now that Oxygen 6 is nearing a 1.0 release, people are starting…
WordPress site owners are continuously fighting to keep hackers out of the site admin. Brute force attacks on the wp-login page, remote code execution due to a zero-day plugin vulnerabilities, or hacker toolkits that try to access plugin files by cycling through lists of known vulnerabilities – these types of attempts must be blocked. I’ve…