Notes from running the fleet
Security research, WordPress internals and the tooling behind Anchor. Written while doing the work, not after.
Hacktoberfest 2018
Hacktoberfest is here. It’s the 5th year running, and the first one I’ve participated in. The challenge is simple, complete five pull requests on…
WP Engine to Kinsta Bulk Migration Tips
Last month I moved 100 WordPress sites from WP Engine to Kinsta. The following are some things I learned and recommendations for doing bulk…
All of the Small Things Kinsta Gets Right
First off I’m a power user. I personally use both Kinsta and WP Engine for hosting my customer’s sites. They are both fantastic companies…
Automatic Git Deploy with Kinsta via SSH
Kinsta is my preferred WordPress host provider. This year I’ve switched all my new customers to Kinsta. Coming from WP Engine, one feature I miss…
A Week with Windows 10 and Linux Subsystem for WordPress Development
It’s been 10 years since I switched to Apple, coming from Windows. Having native access to unix tools via the terminal was what initially…
Speeding up Extracting a Site from Multisite
Last year I wrote about Extracting a Site from Multisite. The real tedious part is manually moving themes, plugins and uploads relating to a…
Concurrent Site Monitor in Bash
Something that’s important for every website is a site monitor, and a great tool for getting started is Jetpack Monitor. It’s free and sends…
Removing Sensitive Data from Git Repos
If you’ve ever worked with git for a WordPress project, you may at some point accidentally added private keys and other sensitive data into…
Writing Personalized Scheduled Emails with WordPress
There are many options for sending out email newsletters. Recently, I was reviewing various options for sending out my CaptainCore updates. At first I was…
Working with WP Engine’s Legacy Staging
WP Engine is one of the main web hosts I use for Anchor Hosting. They recently announced new staging and development environments which will eventually…