THE JOURNAL
Notes on building, shipping & securing the web.
FEATURED · AI
How we shipped a support agent that resolves 62% of tickets
The architecture, evals and guardrails behind a production AI agent — and the three mistakes we made first.
Daniel Reyes
Sep 18, 2026 · 5 min read
WordPress · 5 min
Block themes are finally ready for serious client work
Why we now start every WordPress project with a block theme, and where we still reach for PHP.
Maya Okafor · Aug 22, 2026
WordPress · 5 min
Keeping WordPress content accessible after handover
Accessible themes are only the start. How we set up blocks, editor guidance and checks so content stays accessible as editors publish.
Nadia Haddad · Jun 09, 2026
WordPress · 5 min
Migrating WordPress to new hosting with zero downtime
The rehearsal, sync and cutover plan we use to move busy WordPress sites between hosts without lost orders, broken forms or SEO damage.
Leo Tanaka · Mar 31, 2026
WordPress · 5 min
Speeding up a slow WordPress site without a rebuild
A step-by-step approach to diagnosing and fixing WordPress performance, from hosting and caching to plugins, images and Core Web Vitals.
Ravi Iyer · Jan 20, 2026
WordPress · 5 min
Multisite or separate installs: choosing for multi-brand WordPress
How we decide between WordPress Multisite and independent installs for organizations running many sites, with the trade-offs in governance, plugins and hosting.
Maya Okafor · Oct 29, 2025
WordPress · 5 min
A Git-based deployment workflow for WordPress teams
Version control, Composer, staging and automated deploys for WordPress, so changes stop being made live over FTP and start being reviewed.
Leo Tanaka · Aug 26, 2025
WordPress · 5 min
Scaling WooCommerce past 50,000 products
Database, search, caching and import strategies that keep a large WooCommerce catalog fast for shoppers and manageable for the team.
Maya Okafor · Jun 18, 2025
WordPress · 5 min
Headless WordPress: when it pays off and when it does not
An honest look at the costs, benefits and hidden complexity of decoupling WordPress from its front end, with the questions we ask before recommending it.
Maya Okafor · Apr 23, 2025
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