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  • GoDaddy, Please Fix Your Shared Access 🙏

    I often help customers with DNS or domain changes like moving nameservers. Asking for a username and password is never a good idea and is treated as a last resort.…

  • Using Caddy for WordPress Local Development on Mac

    I’ve been using a Lemur Pro, Linux laptop, faithfully for the last 2 years and have decided to upgrade to a new MacBook Air M2. Linux, specifically Pop! OS, you’ll…

  • You Don’t Need A Wildcard SSL With Kinsta

    Wildcard SSLs are no longer a required with Kinsta. Long live the standard SSL. Time to celebrate! 🥳 I don’t have anything against wildcard SSLs. What I do have a…

  • Radically Open

    Thoughts

    WordPress is a prime example of how an open-source software project can create a massive ecosystem of thriving businesses that are both large and small. Being open, combined with an…

  • Manually Cleaning a WordPress Website After Infection

    It almost goes without saying that the best advice when running a WordPress site is to have regular backups, run WordPress updates regularly, use good passwords and use a reputable…

  • Unlimited SSLs for WordPress with a Caddy Reverse Proxy

    Have you ever wanted to point an endless amount of domains to a single WordPress website? Maybe you have an idea for a custom application where you want your WordPress…

  • Attacks On WooCommerce Checkouts And How To Defend Yourself

    Over the last year I’ve seen an increase in credit card attacks targeting my customer’s WooCommerce checkouts. These attacks do not appear limited to a certain type of website. I’ve…

  • Kinsta’s GraphQL Endpoint

    Over the past few weeks, I’ve been resisting changes to how SSLs work with Kinsta & Cloudflare. To rant slightly, here is a brief timeline of what’s been happening, including…

  • Fathom Analytics Compatibility

    If you haven’t heard about Fathom Analytics, then you should check them out. They’re a privacy-focused web analytics alternative to Google Analytics. I’ve been using them since 2018. Last July…

  • Email Robot Handing DNS Updates

    I know we’ve all been there. Staring at the endless stream of new emails wondering, “Can I automate this somehow?”. Trust me, I know. That answer is always yes, it…