Keeping the WordPress login intact between Cypress.IO tests was a challenge. There are plenty of Cypress.IO articles about login management and just as many about “anti-pattern” which lean toward the…Continue readingCypress.IO WordPress Login Management
WordPress REST performance sucks. There, I said it. Not because I dislike WordPress — in fact I think it is the best open source web application we have seen…Continue readingWhy WordPress REST Performance Sucks
I’ve written articles on Jetpack Autoupdate before — you’ll find some of them in the Jetpack blog. For many neglected sites autoupdate of plugins is a good idea. Plugins…Continue readingWhy Jetpack Autoupdate Is A Bad Idea
An unusually short article, for me, on basic WordPress plugin loader tricks. Basic setup Name the “loader” php file the same as the plugin directory. Text Domain must match the…Continue readingWordPress Plugin Loader Tricks
Selenium IDE was a great way to handle automated web app testing like the Store Locator Plus plugins for WordPress. Selenium IDE is a simple script recorder and playback…Continue readingAutomated Web App Testing With phpStorm
I have multiple sites using Jetpack services at various levels from the Free through the Premium service. Some sites are playing nicely with the Jetpack services at WordPress.com but…Continue readingThe Inner Workings of Jetpack
When using a private update service for premium WordPress plugins, some version tests get left behind leaving users with a half-updated plugin stack. When operating a freemium model, like…Continue readingWordPress wp_update_plugins Deep Dive
I recently found that I needed to Profile WordPress Cron to figure out the best way to improve the processing time on background file imports. In an effort to better…Continue readingProfile WordPress Cron Jobs With VVV
