Development workflow Practical
What to check before a theme update
Postponing an update is not a plan. Once you know what can break, updating stops being frightening and becomes a procedure with an order.
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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 Practical
The point at which you need a staging site
Editing straight on the live site works only while the site is small. Once those thirty seconds touch revenue and trust, the rules change.
Development workflow Practical
What belongs in a maintenance agreement
If you pay a monthly fee and cannot say what you get for it, the agreement is missing scope and response times. Four clauses make it workable for…
Development workflow Practical
The handover list: what you must receive before it is finished
A site being live is not the same as a site being handed over. Three bundles — files, accounts and documents — decide whether the next person can…
Development workflow Practical
A publishing rhythm you can keep
Slower but unbroken beats a burst of writing followed by two silent months. Rhythm does not come from willpower — it comes from stock and a routine.
Development workflow Practical
Define “done” before the work starts
Without a completion standard, handover becomes an exchange of impressions. Agreed acceptance criteria protect the client and shield the supplier from endless revisions.
Development workflow Practical
Whose name are the domain, the hosting and the repository in?
The single most regretted item in this series. Accounts in someone else's name cause no trouble at all while the relationship is good — and every kind of…
Development workflow Intro
How to read a quote: scope, exclusions and what comes after
The most important part of a quote is not the number — it is scope and exclusions. Without both in writing, every later dispute becomes an argument about…
Development workflow Intro
Write requirements as goals and constraints, not screens
Handing over a folder of reference sites gets you a fast quote and the wrong result. Goals, constraints and acceptance — three headings fit on one page.