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  • WordPress Password Reset Hacks

    Today while going through my normal process I was about to reset one of my customer’s WordPress password and send over some billing instructions. As a WordPress administrator, updating someone…

  • Importing WordPress SFTP Credentials into Rclone

    Rclone is an amazing command line app for syncing files virtually anywhere. With recent added support for SFTP it's become a core part of my daily backup script. You can…

  • Identifying Bottleneck Plugins

    This past month I had a number of customers report that their website was running slow. This seemed to affect every web request, with some requests taking well over 4…

  • WP Engine’s SSH is Happening

    Over the last few months I’ve had privilege to be part of WP Engine’s SSH alpha/beta. SSH access is a big deal for WP Engine and for the entire managed…

  • Replacing Dropbox with B2 Cloud Storage for WordPress Backups

    Managed WordPress web hosts typically do nightly backups. That’s a great start however if something is important you should have multiple backups. My secondary backup method is a daily script…

  • Cleanup with WP-CLI and Regex

    Recently one of my customer’s WordPress sites was filled with random hidden span tags containing a single word: “Save.” The source is a mystery, however I suspect it came from…

  • Disabling Emails on WordPress Staging Sites

    Using a staging site is great for troubleshooting, however you don’t typically want your staging site sending out email notifications. Luckily there is an easy solution to this problem by…

  • Keeping Paid Themes & Plugins Updated

    WordPress makes is fairly straightforward to update your themes and plugins. Tools like ManageWP make it easy to update everything for all of your WordPress sites. That said, keeping your…

  • WooCommerce Keyless Activation System for Extensions

    The main WooCommerce plugin is free but WooCommerce is more than just a single plugin it’s an entire ecosystem unto itself. Recently WooCommerce changed how they handle their paid extensions.…

  • WP Engine and Email Notifications

    Having your website send emails successfully is more difficult than it should be. Earlier this year WP Engine moved all of my dedicated servers over to Google’s infrastructure. Google’s has…