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Notes from inside real projects.

The archive continues, every post written from a live project, not a content calendar.

A developer removing a single brass key from a crowded keyring in front of a laptop showing a WordPress admin screen
14 min read

September 18, 2026

How to Secure a WordPress Site Before It Gets Hacked

How to secure a WordPress site in the order breaches happen: 91% of 2025’s 11,334 vulnerabilities were in plugins, 6 in core. A developer’s 7-step audit.

Security & Maintenance
A car speedometer close-up, representing WordPress website speed and Core Web Vitals performance
9 min read

August 31, 2026

How to Speed Up a WordPress Website (2026)

How do you speed up a WordPress website? Better hosting, caching and WebP images fix most slow sites, yet only about 33% pass Core Web Vitals. A developer’s guide.

Security & Maintenance
A laptop showing the WordPress dashboard, representing the monthly cost of ongoing WordPress maintenance
12 min read

August 31, 2026

WordPress Maintenance Cost 2026: Monthly Plans and Prices

WordPress maintenance cost in 2026: care plans run $95 to $395 a month, DIY is $0 to $50 in tools plus hosting. Includes a free-tools monthly checklist.

Security & Maintenance
Two people building a website at a desk, one typing on a laptop while the other holds wireframe layouts
9 min read

August 31, 2026

How Long Does It Take to Build a WordPress Website?

How long does it take to build a WordPress website? Simple sites take days, small-business sites 4 to 6 weeks, custom builds 12+ weeks. A developer’s real timeline.

How I Work
WordPress vs Webflow comparison: HTML markup on a screen
14 min read

August 1, 2026

WordPress vs Webflow (2026): Costs, SEO and Which Is Better

WordPress vs Webflow in 2026: Webflow Premium is $25/mo, stores from $29, WordPress hosting from $2.99. Real costs, SEO, lock-in and small business fit.

Comparisons
A laptop showing the WordPress dashboard beside a notebook with website wireframe sketches and a phone, representing choosing between WordPress and Wix
10 min read

July 31, 2026

WordPress vs Wix: Which Should You Actually Build On?

WordPress vs Wix in 2026: WordPress runs 41.2% of all sites, Wix just 4.3%. A developer who builds both on real costs, SEO, and the lock-in nobody mentions.

Comparisons
A hand-drawn website wireframe sketch on a notepad beside a phone, representing planning a website build when choosing between WordPress and Squarespace
9 min read

July 30, 2026

WordPress vs Squarespace: A Developer’s Honest Take

WordPress vs Squarespace from a developer who builds both: real costs, the transaction fees Squarespace hides on lower plans, and an honest pick for 2026.

Comparisons
Two laptops facing each other, one hand offering a hundred-dollar bill and the other a shopping bag, illustrating an online store sale in a WooCommerce versus Shopify comparison
11 min read

July 25, 2026

WooCommerce vs Shopify in 2026: Real Costs, Fees and Verdict

Shopify vs WooCommerce in 2026: Shopify from $29/mo plus 2.9% + 30¢ a sale, WooCommerce free but you pay hosting. A store developer’s honest verdict.

Comparisons
Developer working at an iMac with code on screen, illustrating what a developer's time buys
14 min read

July 17, 2026

WordPress Developer Hourly Rate & Salary: 2026 Data

Upwork’s $20 median, $60 to $75 freelance medians, and the BLS $92,650 web developer salary as $44.54 an hour. Real 2026 rates, with the math shown.

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