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  • Maintenance Mode DIY Options

    The WordPress.org plugin repository is filled with coming soon and maintenance mode plugins. My go-to plugin is the one created by SeedProd. However, I often don’t need all of those…

  • Revamping a WordPress Website with Blocksy and Block Extensions

    I spent a week revamping this website, anchor.host. That involved installing a new WordPress theme, pulling over a bit of custom code from the old theme and remaking a few…

  • Scripting Background Scripts on Kinsta

    One of my favorite SSH commands with Kinsta is screen. I use it quite frequently to handle long running scripts like site migrations and image optimizations. I’ve often wondered if…

  • Over The Air Shell Scripts

    So you just finished writing this super awesome shell script, now the question is “How do I run it?”. There are many ways you can run a shell script. You…

  • Lightning Fast WordPress Themes ⚡

    When building WordPress websites for customers, I feel the best approach is to do a custom designed and developed theme using something like Underscores as a starter theme combined with…

  • Configuring Vanity Nameservers

    I’ve been using a premium DNS provider since 2014 and only recently switched to use vanity nameservers. This will be a walk through showing the steps I took to setup…

  • Announcing Vanity Nameservers

    Announcement

    I’ve finally done it. I’ve setup vanity nameservers for Anchor Hosting. Effective immediately all customers can use these branded nameservers rather then the previous Constellix nameservers. The DNS provider is…

  • Consolidating Mailgun Accounts

    On March 1st 2020, Mailgun will be phasing out their free tier. I’m a happy paying Mailgun customer. How is this going to affect me? Well, over the last several…

  • Custom Development Without Child Theming Or Custom Plugins

    Let’s say you want to use a simple WordPress theme like Blocksy, yet you want to add a bit of custom functionality. What are your options? Well the most logical…

  • WordPress Routing Hacks for Single Page Applications

    If you’ve ever attempted to bundle a Javascript single page application (SPA) inside of WordPress, you’ll likely run into the issue of routing. The problem isn’t that JS frameworks can’t…