My WordPress setup checklist (clean, fast, and secure every time)
A fresh WordPress install works - but it’s not clean, not optimised, and definitely not secure.
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How I successfully export media with selected (post) content
If your WordPress posts import fine but media doesn’t, Cloudflare might be blocking it without telling you.
A simple way I check for internet access in VBA
Every now and then, I need to know whether a machine actually has internet access before doing anything else. Usually that’s before calling an API, syncing data, or pulling something external that would otherwise just… hang. There are a few ways to approach this, but I tend to keep it very simple.
Add subtle grid lines behind your website content with CSS
Add a clean developer-style grid behind your layout using pure CSS. Learn how to use body::before with gradients for a responsive, minimal background.
How to exclude latest post from filtered list (just like the Raycast blog)
When building a blog layout in WordPress with Bricks Builder, you might want to show the latest post as a featured post and then list all other posts below it. The challenge is excluding the most recent post from the second query while keeping filters and pagination intact. This guide shows the simplest way to…