# wordpress
WordPress deep dives, no marketing prose.
Full-site editing, block themes, WP-CLI, Gutenberg blocks, the actual bits of WordPress a working developer uses on a Tuesday afternoon. Written for people already comfortable with PHP, and comfortable saying when a plugin is doing the wrong thing.
# coverage
What the WordPress pillar covers.
Gutenberg and the block editor: writing custom blocks in JSX + PHP, registering block styles, patterns, block variations, and shipping load-bearing patterns via a plugin instead of a theme where the client is going to swap themes in a year.
Full-site editing and block themes: theme.json, template parts, template hierarchy under FSE, the difference between styles.blocks and styles.elements, and why classic-theme habits keep breaking under FSE.
WP-CLI: the commands worth aliasing (wp search-replace, wp cron event list, wp transient delete --all, wp media regenerate), and the ones that surprise you (wp package install for local CLI packages).
Performance and Core Web Vitals on WordPress specifically: what LiteSpeed Cache actually does, when object caching is worth the operational cost, and how much of a page-speed win a good hosting choice buys before plugins are the bottleneck.
# what is landing
Upcoming WordPress posts.
- Elementor vs Gutenberg in 2026: honest comparison for agencies.
- WordPress block theme guide: the actual step-by-step, no fluff.
- WP-CLI cheat sheet: the fifteen commands that pay for themselves.
- Core Web Vitals on WordPress: what actually moves the numbers.
- Writing a custom block: JSX, PHP, and a real production example.
Posts land through waves 1b-1e. Follow the weekly digest if you want them in your inbox the Sunday they publish.
# editorial standards
How the WordPress posts are written.
Every tutorial ships with working code you can paste and run. Not toy examples; real snippets pulled from live production sites and anonymised where needed. Every claim about behaviour (“REST auth writes a nonce to the response header”, “wp cron runs on page loads by default”) gets tested on a fresh install before publish.
If a plugin costs money, the price is quoted in GBP with no decimals. If the plugin has an unlimited-sites tier, it says so. If the plugin’s freemium ceiling actually kicks in at three sites, that is what the review says.
# frequently asked
WordPress FAQs
Why do you still cover WordPress in 2026?
WordPress still powers around 43% of the web, over half of UK small business sites, and is the pragmatic answer for content-first work with a real editorial team. React and Astro do not replace it for the 80% of sites that are marketing plus a blog.
Is FSE (Full Site Editing) ready?
Yes for new builds where you own the theme. Block themes ship theme.json for design tokens, template parts for header and footer, and pattern insertion for reusable layouts. For a client with a legacy classic theme, migration is a project in its own right.
Should new projects use Bricks, Breakdance, Elementor, or Gutenberg?
Gutenberg with a block theme for content-first sites where the client will edit content in the future. Bricks or Breakdance for a designer-led build where the client will not touch the CMS. Elementor only for existing Elementor sites we inherit; not for greenfield.
WP-CLI or the admin UI?
WP-CLI for anything scriptable: bulk imports, search-replace, plugin activation, user creation, cache flushes. The admin UI for content editing and one-off settings changes. Every hosting review post lists whether SSH plus WP-CLI ships on the plan.
Best WP hosting UK 2026?
Kinsta for premium managed WordPress with London latency, WP Engine for Genesis-heavy builds, Cloudways for freelancers running multiple sites on shared infrastructure. See the full WordPress hosting comparison for a five-way breakdown.
Rank Math or Yoast?
Rank Math for new builds: cleaner UI, better schema output, generous free tier. Yoast on sites already invested in Yoast Premium features (redirects, internal linking suggestions). Both do the SEO fundamentals correctly.