Notes from running the fleet
Security research, WordPress internals and the tooling behind Anchor. Written while doing the work, not after.
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…
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.…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
My Setup for Running WordPress Maintenance and Hosting Service
I thought it would be fun to do a quick run through of the equipment, products and services I use to run my WordPress…
Using WordPress to Document & Manage Business Processes
The following is a little something I wrote over the course of a weekend using ACF with two custom post types. My goal was…