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It’s been a really busy few months, and I’m looking forward to some well-deserved downtime. Even though maintenance never truly sleeps, things have been noticeably quieter this year. I’m not dwelling on industry changes or the other challenges of the year—change has always been a part of what I do and the projects I’m involved […]

Content editing in Elementor Elementor excels at layout-building and design flexibility, but when it comes to long-form content or complex structured text, traditional editors quickly hit their limits. That’s where the Gutenberg Editor — specifically the Isolated Block Editor (IBE) — becomes a game-changer. TinyMCE simply doesn’t hold up inside Elementor, and after years of […]

If you’ve ever tried to style text in a WYSIWYG editor and ended up with HTML that looked like a spaghetti disaster, you’ve already met the reason why semantic editors meaning, structure, and sanity. In other words: they keep your content clean, organized, and machine-friendly. This article walks you through the most important semantic and […]

If you’ve ever worked with text editors on the web, you know the routine: dependencies everywhere, fragile integrations, and editors that only behave when the stars align. The Isolated Block Editor (IBE) solves this by taking the core of Gutenberg and making it work anywhere — no WordPress environment required. It gives you the power […]

Let’s be real—WordPress’s default table block is kind of… meh. It gets the job done for super basic tables, but the moment you need sorting, filtering, or something that doesn’t look like it’s stuck in 2010, you’re out of luck. That’s where table plugins come in, and trust me, there’s a whole world of options […]

Let’s be real – HTML tables have been around since the dawn of the web, and they’re not going anywhere. But here’s the thing: slapping together a bunch of <tr> and <td> tags isn’t enough anymore. In 2025, your tables need to be accessible, SEO-friendly, mobile-responsive, and properly structured. Sounds like a lot? Don’t worry, […]

Elementor is awesome. Drag-and-drop magic, instant layouts, endless widgets… but when it comes to tables? Well, things get a little messy. If you’ve ever tried to build a clean, responsive table inside Elementor, you’ve probably discovered pretty quickly: it’s not as easy as it should be. No worries — let’s break down the biggest limitations, […]

Let’s get straight to it: SEO isn’t dead. But if you’re still optimizing like it’s 2020, you’re basically invisible. The game has changed so much that “search engine optimization” barely describes what we’re actually doing anymore. Google’s still processing billions of searches daily, but ChatGPT is handling 2.5 billion prompts, Gemini has 2 billion monthly […]

Ever wanted to control your web app with just a wave of your hand or a swipe of your finger? Well, you’re in luck! Gesture recognition has gone from sci-fi fantasy to everyday reality, and JavaScript devs have some seriously cool tools to play with in 2025. Whether you want to track hand movements through […]

You know that moment when your server suddenly decides it’s had enough and refuses to write any more data? Yeah, that’s usually when you discover your disk is at 100% and has been crying for help for weeks. Fun times. Setting up NTFY with Docker: NTFY Self-Hosted Push Notification Service The Problem: Disk Space Sneaks […]

If you’re looking for alternatives to Dozzle or just want to know what’s out there for centralizing Docker logs with a nice dashboard, you’ve come to the right place. I’ve done the research and tested these solutions, so here’s the breakdown of what actually works, ranked from easiest to most complex. Top Solutions by Setup […]

So, you’ve got containers running on your server, and they’re churning out log files like crazy? Yeah, that’s pretty much every Docker setup ever. If you don’t manage those logs, they’ll eventually eat up all your disk space, and nobody wants that surprise at 2:00. Enter blacklabelops/logrotate – a super handy Docker container that sits […]

mosparo’s rule packages are a powerful way to protect your forms from spam without relying on external services. As an open-source spam protection solution, mosparo puts you in control of your form security through customizable rule sets that analyze submitted content in real-time. One of mosparo’s standout features is its rule package system, which not […]

YOURLS is a free, open-source set of PHP scripts that lets you run your own URL shortening service. Released under the MIT license, it gives you complete control over your links, detailed analytics, and the freedom to customize everything. The latest version, YOURLS 1.10.2, was released in July 2025 and comes with improvements to the […]

Or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Underscore Remember when you could just tell your computer what to do, in plain English, and it would actually do it? No? Well, grab your DeLorean, because we’re going back to the future with _hyperscript (yes, that underscore is part of the name, and yes, […]

So you want better conversion rates from your email campaigns? Great news – I am trying to summarize conversion strategies that don’t require a PhD in marketing, design tricks that actually matter, how to play nice with social media, when to hit send, and the mysterious image-to-text ratio that could be tanking your deliverability. More […]

As Visual Studio Code continues to dominate the code editor landscape in 2025, developers working with remote servers face an important decision: which SFTP extension should they use? The marketplace offers numerous options, but not all extensions are created equal. Some have been abandoned by their maintainers, while others have evolved into robust, actively maintained […]

Hey there! So you wanna build a Chrome extension? Awesome! It’s way easier than you think. Seriously, you can have a basic one running in like 5 minutes. Let me walk you through everything you need to know. Just build a leads data extractor for myself and a client! Not my first Chrome Extension, but […]

Extensions Ever spent hours manually copying business information from Google Maps search results? Yeah, we’ve all been there. Yes there are Chrome extensions out there, but many with limited functionality or extra features behind a payment wall ;) Thats why I decided to build my own … Coffee Here’s the deal: you search for something […]

So you need to backup your MongoDB database over SSH? You’re in the right place! We’ll go through a bunch of different ways to do this, from quick one-liners to fully automated scripts. Pick whatever works best for your situation. Whether you’re managing a single server or dealing with a whole fleet of databases, having […]