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Extracting Compressed Files from the Command Line
Spend enough time on the command line and your bound to memorize a few common commands like zip -r backup.zip wp-content/ and unzip backup.zip.…
Performance Enhancements with Kinsta
I host over 1000 WordPress sites with Kinsta and am a huge fan of their hosting services. Performance related issues with Kinsta are almost…
Common WordPress Maintenance Woes
Keeping WordPress running smoothly requires some routine maintenance. Most of the time that’s easily handled by regularly installing routine updates. However in rare cases…
Using Phpseclib Instead of Disallowed PHP exec
Many web hosts disable a handful of built-in PHP functions like exec for security sake. And for good reason. If your website would ever…
Preserving Customizer Settings
Most themes utilize the WordPress Customizer in order to config and setup the website. Unfortunately, many of these settings are specific to whichever theme…
Self-hosting Jitsi Meet with Digital Ocean
Video conferencing usage is increasing exponentially. Google Hangouts has been my preferred tool however Google’s plans to phase it out in favor of their…
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…
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…
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…
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…