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What AI Can’t Copy
There’s an excellent Substack post by Kevin Kelly called “Better Than Free” that’s been rattling around my head for a minute. His argument is simple: in a world where perfect copies are free and instant, the things people will still …
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Best WordPress Plugins for Most Websites
There are thousands of WordPress plugins. Many “best WordPress plugins” lists throw the kitchen sink at you. But after designing and building WordPress sites for over 15 years, I’ve found that most websites only need a handful of carefully chosen …
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How to Align Images with Text Wrapping in WordPress (Without Breaking Your Layout)
f you’ve ever struggled to align an image with text wrapping in WordPress and make it look exactly right on both desktop and mobile, you’re not alone. One of the most common frustrations when working with images in the WordPress …
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Why Are My Emails Going to Spam? (Plain-English Guide to Fixing Your SPF, DKIM & DMARC)
If you’re sending emails from your website and they’re ending up in people’s spam folders, you’re not alone. Emails going to spam is a common problem for small businesses, nonprofits, and anyone sending emails through custom domains like hello@yourdomain.com.…
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Hate GA4? Me too. This is the best Google Analytics alternative for WordPress
To say that interacting with Google Analytics 4 (GA4) has been a challenging and maddening experience these last few years is putting things mildly. Tricky setup, convoluted reporting, declining accuracy. It’s become less and less useful for regular site owners …
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Big win for WordPress community: court grants WP Engine injunction against Automattic
It’s very encouraging to see the courts upholding common sense in favor of the broader WordPress community. Recently, Judge Araceli Martínez-Olguín of the Northern California District Court granted WP Engine’s motion for a preliminary injunction against Automattic and Matt Mullenweg. …