How I Hand Off WordPress Sites (And the Client Who Ghosted Me)
The ‘Launch’ of a website is not the end of a project; it is the beginning of a client’s relationship with their primary business asset....
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Headless WordPress: When It’s Overkill for Small Clients
Why sticking to a monolithic, optimized WordPress theme is still the smartest, most profitable choice for 90% of freelance projects.
WooCommerce Speed Optimization Case Study: 5 Seconds to 800ms
Diagnosing slow TTFB, replacing heavy queries with transients, and using Redis to speed up a WooCommerce store for the Algerian market.
Why Custom Gutenberg Blocks Are a Maintenance Trap
Building custom ACF blocks sounds great until you have to maintain them. Why I ditched that approach for Stackable blocks + custom CSS animations.
Delivering Premium “Woodmart-Style” WooCommerce Stores on a Budget
Clients love the premium Woodmart look, but the theme is heavy. How I build custom plugins to replicate high-end effects while keeping costs low.
The Independent Developer’s Stack 2026: Go, Laravel, Vue, and WordPress
The Independent Developer’s Stack 2026: Go, Laravel, Vue, and WordPress I build for a market where the hosting budget is $5 a month, the currency is weak, and every kilobyte matters. That reality shaped my stack more than any tech…
Why I Ditched Page Builders for Blocksy and Custom Code: A Journey to Performance and SEO
Why I Ditched Page Builders for Blocksy and Custom Code: A Journey to Performance and SEO I’ve inherited enough Elementor sites to know the real cost isn’t the license — it’s the rebuild every time a breaking update hits. Custom…
Blocksy Theme Mastery: Why it’s the Gold Standard for AdSense-Ready Technical Blogs
Blocksy Theme Mastery: Why it’s the Gold Standard for AdSense-Ready Technical Blogs I built 8 client sites with Astra before I tried Blocksy. Now I’ve used Blocksy for 4 clients — including this one — and I won’t go back.…
Why I Build Custom WordPress Plugins Instead of Buying Them
For a solo developer, ‘Technical Velocity’ is the only thing that separates you from a 20-person agency. If you are starting every new project...
Fired for Freelancing: What Happens When You Outgrow the Template Shop
In the traditional corporate architecture of the Maghreb tech scene, growth is often viewed with suspicion. For many mid-sized agencies and firms, a devel...
