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  • Restore WP Engine Snapshot to Staging

    WP Engine does not have a one click button to restore a production snapshot backup to staging. I foresee that being something they add in the future. For now, here are…

  • Start Treating WordPress Maintenance Work Seriously

    Many people are afraid to run their own WordPress plugin and theme updates. That’s simply because they don’t take WordPress maintenance seriously. You don’t need to be an expert in WordPress…

  • Use a Staging site to Solve Problems

    Most managed WordPress host providers included a one click button to generate a staging copy of your site. Staging sites are awesome. While I don’t recommend using a staging site as…

  • Batch SSL Checker

    With the new Google Chrome release beginning to display non-secured warnings, now is a great time to begin rolling out HTTPS everywhere on all your client’s websites. The following is a bash script I…

  • When To Use WordPress Multisite

    WordPress Multisite is powerful configuration of WordPress which allows you to run multiple websites, sharing a single WordPress installation. I think most developers tend to use WordPress Multisite for use…

  • Combining Multiple SQL Files

    Have you ever attempted to migrate a WordPress website, and the only database backup available looked like this? Separate files for each table can be a pain to import manually.…

  • JS hacks with ManageWP

    ManageWP is an amazing tool for managing all of your WordPress websites from a central dashboard. I use ManageWP to deploy plugin, theme, and security updates for my customers. Their tool is a powerful…

  • Drop the WWW

    When you launch a new WordPress website, you need to decide WWW or no WWW for your site URL. That would be https://anchor.host vs https://www.anchor.host. WordPress is generally pretty smart. Assuming your DNS…

  • Using Trello to Manage Website Launches

    Trello is an amazing organization tool. It can be used to help organize virtually anything. The following is an example of how you can use Trello to manage website launches. Create…

  • Generating Accounts with Gravity Forms and MemberPress

    Gravity Forms and MemberPress are paid plugins which solve very different problems. Both are developer friendly and extendible. The following is some custom code which runs after Gravity Forms creates a subscriber…