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Building Custom WP-CLI Commands for Massive Data Migrations

Does this sound familiar? You need to update a custom field for 50,000 products or refactor user metadata across a massive membership site. You write a clean PHP script, drop… Read more

Mike Davey

May 4, 2026

Delicious Brain Bytes: WordPress 7.0’s Beta Pivot, DE{CODE} 2026, and the 81 Flavors of Copilot

In this issue of Delicious Brain Bytes, we look ahead to the era of the “Intelligent Web” with the opening of DE{CODE} 2026 registration, examine the technical hurdles pushing WordPress… Read more

Mike Davey

Apr 27, 2026

Beyond `wp_enqueue`: Surgical Asset Management for High-Performance Sites

A lot of WordPress® plugins follow the path of least resistance. They enqueue their CSS and JavaScript globally to ensure their features “just work” on every page. While this approach… Read more

Mike Davey

Apr 6, 2026

The Developer’s Guide to wp_usermeta: Scaling Membership Sites

In the lifecycle of a membership site, there is a predictable point where the “My Account” page begins to lag and administrative user searches start to time out. Developers can… Read more

Mike Davey

Mar 24, 2026

Scaling the REST API: Defensive Architecture for Custom Endpoints

The WordPress® REST API is the primary bridge to modern frontend frameworks. However, default endpoints are generic by design. Custom endpoints require precise logic to avoid over-fetching data and exhausting… Read more

Mike Davey

Mar 16, 2026

Delicious Brain Bytes: Code Redefined, “Clippy” for WordPress, and Customizing Publication Checklists

In this issue of Delicious Brain Bytes, we explore the human side of innovation in the Crafted with Code showcase, test-drive a nostalgic Clippy-style assistant in the WordPress® dashboard, and… Read more

Mike Davey

Mar 9, 2026

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A semi-regular podcast that talks about all things development, coding, and WordPress. From Delicious Brains, the folks behind WP Migrate DB Pro,  WP Offload Media, and SpinupWP.

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