Remote Team Status Meetings: Cut Updates, Keep Connection
Redesign remote team status meetings around decisions, useful updates, and human connection. Test a lighter meeting rhythm that protects focus without leaving colleagues isolated.
WordPress, PHP, and practical AI consulting
Clear technical direction for WordPress, PHP, and AI.
I help founders and product teams solve difficult software problems, modernize codebases, and ship reliable products.
More than 25 years across PHP, WordPress, product engineering, and remote team leadership, including building the original WishList Member and continuing that work at Caseproof.
How to Add PHPStan to a Legacy PHP Codebase
Add PHPStan to a legacy PHP codebase without blocking delivery by choosing a useful starting level, creating a baseline, and reducing it in CI.
Track Remote Development Progress Without Micromanaging
Track remote development progress with accepted outcomes, visible blockers, and useful forecasts. Build a lightweight weekly report that helps managers act without monitoring every developer.
How to Hire a Legacy PHP Developer Who Can Modernize Safely
Hire a legacy PHP developer with a practical interview, bounded exercise, and scoring rubric focused on safe modernization instead of framework trivia.
WordPress 7.2 Takes Shape as Playground Expands AI Tools
WordPress 7.2 has a release team and December target, while Playground expands browser-based AI tools. Here is what the original announcements confirm for developers and site owners.
Matt Mullenweg’s Brief Automattic Ouster Leaves Questions About Leadership and Control
Automattic’s board placed Matt Mullenweg on paid leave before a rapid reversal. Here is the reported timeline, what participants said, and what remains unclear about the leadership dispute.
How to Refactor a Legacy PHP Application With No Tests
Learn how to refactor a legacy PHP application with no tests by building a safety net, finding seams, and changing one observable behavior at a time.
How I Got a 100 PageSpeed Insights Score on Mobile and Desktop
I took mikelopez.com from 67 mobile and 93 desktop to a 100 PageSpeed Insights score on both using static HTML, responsive images, AI-assisted diagnosis, and Cloudflare Pages.
Cursor Pagination vs OFFSET in PHP and MySQL
Compare cursor pagination vs OFFSET in PHP and MySQL, then build a stable, secure PDO implementation that keeps large result sets fast.
PHP 8.6 for WordPress Developers: What to Watch Before Release
PHP 8.6 for WordPress developers is now in beta with safer session defaults, closure optimizations, new syntax, and compatibility changes plugin teams should test before release.