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WordPress DevelopmentWordPress Performance Audit: A Cape Town WalkthroughThe actual checklist we work through on a WordPress audit, walked end to end against a real Cape Town site. PHP, MySQL, Redis, Cloudflare, and what the slow log actually says.22 May 202614 minWordPress DevelopmentWP-CLI: The WordPress Power Tool You're Probably Not UsingEverything I use WP-CLI for, from one-command updates and database operations to automated maintenance scripts. A practical guide for WordPress developers and site managers.3 April 202615 minWordPress DevelopmentWordPress Image Optimization with EWWW and WP-CLIHow we handle WordPress image optimization with EWWW Image Optimizer, and why every bulk scan runs through WP-CLI instead of the dashboard.1 April 202613 minWordPress DevelopmentRedis Object Cache for WordPress: When It Actually HelpsEvery guide says install Redis. Here is when WordPress object caching actually helps, when it hurts performance, and how to configure and monitor it properly.29 March 202612 minWordPress DevelopmentHow to Clean Your wp_options Table (The Right Way)The wp_options table is the most common source of WordPress bloat. Here's the exact SQL process I use across client sites to audit, clean, and optimize it.28 March 202614 minWordPress DevelopmentPHP-FPM Tuning for WordPress: Stop Guessing, Start MeasuringMost WordPress sites run default PHP-FPM settings. Here's the actual math behind pm.max_children, pm.start_servers, and the monitoring to get them right.28 March 202611 minWordPress DevelopmentWordPress on Docker: A Production-Ready StackCaddy, PHP-FPM, MariaDB, and Redis in containers. Here's the Docker Compose stack we run on every client site, documented from container to deployment.26 March 202616 minWordPress DevelopmentHow to Find and Fix Slow MySQL Queries in WordPressQuery Monitor tells you a query is slow. It doesn't tell you why. Here's how to fix slow MySQL queries using the slow query log, EXPLAIN, and targeted indexes.24 March 202614 minWordPress Developmentwp_postmeta is Destroying Your WooCommerce Store's SpeedWooCommerce stores everything in wp_postmeta. Every product, every variation, every attribute. Here's why that kills performance and how to fix it.21 March 202612 minWordPress DevelopmentWP Rocket + Cloudflare: The Correct ConfigurationMost WordPress sites running WP Rocket and Cloudflare together have at least one misconfiguration. Here are the exact settings we use across client sites.19 March 202613 minWordPress DevelopmentAction Scheduler Table Bloat: How to Find and Clean ItWooCommerce's Action Scheduler silently accumulates hundreds of thousands of completed tasks. Here's how to find the bloat, clean it safely, and keep it from coming back.17 March 202611 minWordPress DevelopmentWordPress Slow After 2 Years? Here's What's Actually WrongYour WordPress site was fast when you launched it. Now it drags. Here are the 5 most common causes of WordPress performance degradation and the SQL to diagnose each one.14 March 202612 min

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