My tips for designing restaurant menus, for mobile devices. Somebody’s gotta say it. I’ve been eating like a king for many years and didn’t realize how poorly designed restaurant menus are until now (that every restaurant is doing the QR Continue reading Mobile menu design RANT
Curious to try your hand at the volatile stock market? Learn from my mistakes before you do! Why should you take stock market investing from me? Honestly, you shouldn’t. I know so little (started Jan 2021) and none of my Continue reading Stock & Crypto Investing Advice from a NOOB
I get it. I know why you’re doing it. Somebody told you more words = higher SEO rankings. And ughhh…it’s true. Having more words really does establish you more as the “authority” on search engines. And to some degree by Continue reading Stop word-stuffing your blogs for SEO
Step-by-step guide to overthrowing long-entrenched plugins with unhappy users. It’s time for a WordPress citizens revolt against bad plugins and my [theoretical] guide shows you how to do it. STEP #1 – Select a plugin market. ShareTweetSharePostSharePin It!
Tips to getting help for all WordPress theme or plugin issues. I’ll show you a few handy ways to make your issues heard and hopefully get replies back from the theme/plugin developer. 1. Get the PAID version ShareTweetSharePostSharePin It!
These companies used to be kinda the same…but now they’re not. 3 years ago, they were all similarish stack, performance, and pricing. Some differences in UI, business model, vibe and service level…but still mostly targeting the same customer base. Now Continue reading RunCloud BEATS Cloudways & GridPane – 2022 review
Here we go again with another WP theme threatening to “change the world”… *massive eye roll* Like with crypto, I once again make predictions without knowing anything about the project. ShareTweetSharePostSharePin It!
Because I had basic issues setting it up myself. But follow this guide and you’ll be having fun with WPCD in no time! More tips to come. 🙂 Steps to install WPCD: ShareTweetSharePostSharePin It!
An appreciation plugin for the User Spam Remover plugin. This isn’t a post on stopping user registration spam. It’s about what to do once you already have it. I can show you how in (about) 3 simple steps. 1. Install Continue reading Removing WordPress user registration spam
Why and how to always use a child theme. Long story short, it saves all your theme customizations. So you can update your theme freely without ever losing your theme customizations: Customizer (settings)Style.css (modifications)Functions.php (modifications) ShareTweetSharePostSharePin It!
My completely unscientific guess on to dodge Google’s seasonal algorithm “purge”. It’s the same story I’ve seen every year now. Google makes new algorithm adjustment.Clients cry of lost traffic.Clients do more or less of the same shit.…repeat! ShareTweetSharePostSharePin It!
The oh-so-many laughably true limitations of WordPress. …and my humble ideas on how they might be improved. This post was inspired by Wix’s advertising campaigns taking funny jabs at WordPress (and its common faults). Let’s be clear, I don’t think Continue reading Why WordPress SUCKS (and how it could be better)
Godddamnit. Another supposedly life-changing product. Is Bricks the real deal or not? Lets start off first with….wtf is it? It’s a theme!It’s a pagebuilder!It’s a theme for pagebuilders! ShareTweetSharePostSharePin It!
Some fun hacks Walter (WPAllied) did for an investing site I built. I was building a stock investing site…that was auto-picked up by Zapier’s RSS tool, which pushed to Buffer’s auto-posting schedule, which then pushed to Twitter. My goal was Continue reading RSS output hacks – exclude categories, add spacing
If you ain’t using this, you ain’t a pro! It’s super useful for managing databases and large site migrations. I really enjoy it so much. The more often you’re working with complicated or super large websites, the more likely WP Continue reading Appreciation post for WP Migrate DB
A list of general thoughts about the current top themes out there. This list exists so people can stop messaging me privately. Seriously, there’s like 80 of y’all that keep asking me the same shit stuff. If you want my Continue reading WPJohnny WordPress theme roundup 2021
Advice for you boring-ass copycat bloggers out there. I get it. You want to be successful online but haven’t “figured out the formula” yet. ShareTweetSharePostSharePin It!
I don’t believe in CWV scores at all whatsoever. I think if your site is built well, it’ll rank just fine for SEO without any missed opportunities. But of course, many people don’t believe me. So fine. This guide is Continue reading Core Web Vitals – score optimization tips
How to get your blog off the ground quickly and effortlessly. This guide is for total noob bloggers who can’t seem to write their very first post. It just seems like too many obstacles in the way. So many things Continue reading Writing Tips for First-Time Bloggers
Have you ever wondered about starting a webhosting service? If so, I can share some of the drawbacks of this business. And what pitfalls to watch out for. I’ve ran a successful one for years and also support for other Continue reading 10 TRUTHS about running a webhosting business