I Stopped Using Page Builders. Here’s What Changed.
I used Elementor for two years and built 15 sites with it. Then I stopped completely. Not because it's bad. Because of...
Blog
WordPress tips, project notes, and stuff I figured out the hard way.
No AI fluff. No content farms. Just stuff I actually know.
WordPress Development
Mankai CRM
Your Client Portal Shouldn’t Cost $150 a Month
One of my photographer clients was paying $143/month for Pixieset, HoneyBook, and three other tools. That's $1,716 a year for tools that...
Performance
Core Web Vitals: What Actually Moves the Needle
Every WordPress performance guide says the same things. Install a caching plugin. Optimize images. Use a CDN. But they all miss the...
Mankai CRM
Why I Named My Plugin After a Japanese Word for Full Bloom
Mankai means "full bloom" in Japanese. Here's why I picked a name that doesn't have "Portal" or "Suite" in it, and why...
WordPress Development
How I Structure a Custom WordPress Theme in 2026
My custom WordPress theme structure: no build tools, no ACF, no starter themes. Just PHP, CSS, and JS organized the way that...