AdSense ads.txt in WordPress: How to Check Yours Is Correct (I Tested Mine)
AdSense ads.txt in WordPress: the seven checks I ran on my own file, what Google status labels mean, and how to fix problems.
Technology
Product launches, security incidents, and platform changes explained in plain English, with what to do next.
WordPress Autoloaded Options: What My Database Loads on Every Page (A 110 KB Audit)
WordPress autoloaded options audited on my own site: 342 options, 110 KB, what owns them and the leftover data I found.
Orphan Pages in WordPress: How I Found and Fixed 4 on My Own Site
Orphan pages in WordPress explained with my real Rank Math link data: how I found four, fixed them with eleven links, and the steps to follow.
Rank Math Instant Indexing: Does It Work for Google? What My IndexNow Log Shows
Rank Math Instant Indexing tested on my own site: 100 of 100 submissions accepted, but does it work for Google? Here is what my log shows.
URL Is Unknown to Google: What It Means and What I Found on My Own Site
URL is unknown to Google explained with the real Rank Math Index Status numbers from my own site and six steps to get new pages discovered.
WordPress Security Headers: What My Own Site Sends and What Is Missing
WordPress security headers explained with the real headers my site sends: what is set, what is partial and how to check yours.
WordPress Comment Spam: What 23 Spam Comments on One Post Taught Me
WordPress comment spam arrived 37 minutes after I published. Here is what 23 spam comments looked like and the seven fixes I recommend.
llms.txt in WordPress: What My Rank Math File Contains and Whether It Matters
llms.txt in WordPress explained using my real Rank Math file: what it contains, what the evidence says, and whether to bother.
How to Minify CSS and JavaScript in WordPress: What My Own Audit Showed
How to minify CSS and JavaScript in WordPress, with real file sizes from my own homepage and what the warning is actually worth.
How to Fix 404 Errors in WordPress: What My Own Log Showed About Old Tag Pages
How to fix 404 errors in WordPress, based on my own 404 log: old tag pages, bot probes, and when to use a 301 or a 410.