Development workflow Intro
A redesign starts with an inventory, not a mockup
You cannot protect a page that is not on your list. Three inventories — pages, templates, top entry screens — settle both the scope and the schedule.
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Development workflow
Git, .gitignore, CI/CD, WP-CLI and staging — treating a WordPress site like code rather than like a live server you edit.
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Development workflow Advanced
A routine: what tools catch and what a person must
Automated checkers handle the mechanically decidable part quickly and reliably. The rest — whether the alt text is right, whether the order makes sense — only a person…
Development workflow Advanced
Finding the files nothing in your site uses
The hard part is not deleting but proving nothing uses a file. Once you know where references hide, a safe order appears.
Development workflow Advanced
Documentation that lives with the code
A design document kept elsewhere diverges from the code within two months. What keeps documentation alive is location, not length — and what belongs in it is the…
Development workflow Advanced
A growth checklist for the next six months
What a site that has started working needs in place so the next stretch does not break it — checked across four areas.
Development workflow Advanced
Spotting the signals of technical debt without being a developer
You can see debt without reading a line of code. The signals appear first in schedules, conversations and screens.
Development workflow Practical
After payment is where it starts: automating handover
For the customer, payment is not the end but the beginning. A few silent minutes afterwards will shake the trust you just earned.
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The one-page handover document
If one person knows where the domain is registered, the business is tied to that person. A single page removes the problem.
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Thirty minutes twice a year to find what you stopped using
Fixed costs cause trouble not when they grow but when they are forgotten. Here is a review that starts from the statement rather than from a list of…
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The night-before launch checklist
Most problems found after launch could have been found in thirty minutes before it. Here is the list, in order.
Development workflow Practical
Freelancer or agency: the real difference is continuity
Neither is better. They carry different risks, and the contractual moves that cover those risks are different too.
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The work that costs more when you do it yourself
A founder's time is not free. Doing it yourself or handing it over is a calculation, not a preference — and the items that belong in the calculation…