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GDPR and WordPress: A Practical Compliance Tour
Personal data hides in more corners of a WordPress site than most owners realize. Here is where to look, what to fix, and which built-in tools already do half the work.
Courses on WordPress: The LMS Plugin Landscape
LMS plugins turn WordPress into a course platform, but lessons, quizzes, and video change what your hosting needs to handle. Here is what to know before you launch.
Hiring WordPress Help: Agencies, Freelancers, and Red Flags
A practical guide to scoping WordPress work, vetting agencies and freelancers, structuring maintenance contracts, and protecting yourself with a proper handover.
Vibe Coding WordPress Workflows With the Kinsta API
Carlo Daniele walks through how WordPress agencies can use GitHub Copilot and the Kinsta API to automate client onboarding by cloning a preconfigured site blueprint.
Freemium, Lifetime Deals, and Subscriptions: Plugin Economics
Every WordPress plugin runs on a business model, and that model predicts whether it will still be updated, secure, and compatible in two years. Here is how to read the signals before you build a site on top of one.
Performance Plugins Compared: Cache, Optimize, or Snake Oil
Not every 'speed plugin' does the same job, and running two that overlap can slow you down more than running none. Here's what each category actually does, and how to build a stack that doesn't fight itself.
How to Vet a WordPress Theme Before You Commit
A theme is a long-term relationship, not a one-click decision. Here is how to check its update history, support quality, lock-in risk, and real-world performance before you build a site on top of it.
WordPress Multisite: One Network or Many Sites?
Multisite can turn a pile of WordPress installs into one tidy network, but it trades flexibility for shared risk. Here is what it actually shares, what it complicates, and how to tell if it fits your situation.