A single annotated diagram of what actually happens when someone types a URL, the browser renders a page, JavaScript asks the server for data, and the backend returns a response.
A single annotated diagram of how a WordPress site is actually put together - from the CMS shell down through theme, templates, content, and out to navigation and footer.
A compact operating map for the old WordPress dashboard: editing, media, plugins, widgets, roles, and maintenance in one annotated admin surface. These terms used to live as separate encyclopedia entries; here they become one usable hub.
A single annotated diagram of what actually happens when someone types a URL, the browser renders a page, JavaScript asks the server for data, and the backend returns a response.
A single annotated diagram of how a WordPress site is actually put together - from the CMS shell down through theme, templates, content, and out to navigation and footer.
A compact operating map for the old WordPress dashboard: editing, media, plugins, widgets, roles, and maintenance in one annotated admin surface. These terms used to live as separate encyclopedia entries; here they become one usable hub.
When you type an address and hit enter, a tiny package leaves your browser and travels through the address book, the lock, the building, the office, and the archive. This is that journey, drawn out in plain language.
A technical map of the signals WordPress sends beyond the visible page: slugs, metadata, robots rules, analytics, microformats, pingbacks, and feeds. The old encyclopedia terms become one crawler-facing system you can inspect.
Glossary
Every database query you run hands back a recordset - a bundle of rows your code can read, page through, and sometimes write back into. There are five types, each making a different trade between speed, freshness, and how much memory the database has to hold open for you. Picking the right one is the difference between a smooth admin screen and a slow one.
Editorial
A neighbor calls and asks if you can help an old man with his iMac. You say yes. You google him on the way over and find out he's the founder of the town you live in. What follows is a password reset, a hard-drive swap, a signed book, a long lunch - and a quiet realization about what work is really for.