It’s no secret that the WordPress search function is rubbish. Aesthetically speaking, it’s relatively easy to fix; however, its functionality is another matter entirely, as it offers no configuration options whatsoever – and to make matters worse, its performance is abysmal. When a WordPress site accumulates thousands of posts, the built-in search function ... Read more
Just a quick note to let you know that today we have added a custom dark mode with a theme selector to the right of the top menu. The automatic implementation(prefers-color-scheme) has been replaced by a management based on the [data-theme="dark"] selector that allowed the dark theme to be displayed when the user ... Read more
Between late 2025 and early 2026 I converted three functions I used regularly into plugins, which I ended up uploading to the WordPress repository in case they might be useful to someone. Last week I reviewed all three to check their security and compatibility with WordPress 7.0, which was released on 20 May. ... Read more
Advanced database Cleaner is possibly the best plugin for database optimisation for those users who do not dare or do not yet know how to do it manually for cleaning and optimisation and it is one of those few that I have no qualms in reviewing its paid version, as I did in ... Read more
Some WordPress site administrators are obsessed with PageSpeed Insights or GTmetrix. My advice, and that of many others who know much more about it, is that you shouldn't give those metrics more importance than they have. If the perceived loading speed is good, it is not necessary to put everything "in green". In ... Read more
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