Best free SSL test
Excellent (and free) tool to test your site’s SSL configuration.
Web Dev + WordPress + Security
Blackhole Pro: Trap bad bots in a virtual black hole.
Thought Bucket
233 thoughts
WordPress 6.2!
Plugin updates! All of our free and pro plugins ready for WordPress 6.2.
Daylight spendings
Daylight savings is a complete waste of time and needs to be eliminated.
Snow day
Got a couple of snow days here in mid-March. Fortunately it’s not sticking.
Inbox zero
I handle all email in real time as it comes in, perpetually clear inbox for years now.
Wutsearch update
Added some nice features to Wutsearch search engine launchpad. Now 21 engines!
WordPress top-level domain
.wp TLD plz :)
SEO APIs
Nice collection of free SEO APIs and user-agent lookups for Googlebot, Bingbot, Applebot, YandexBot, and more.
Customer support
90% of online customer support is just explaining how to do basic troubleshooting.
7G Firewall Update
7G Firewall version 1.6 now available!
DIY Monitor File Changes
DIY: Monitor File Changes via Cron working perfectly for over a decade.
Mastodon social
Mastodon social is a trip. Glad I found it.
Cache plugins
As a strict rule, I never use cache plugins on any of my sites. They cause more problems than they solve, imho. Just not worth it.
Posting spree
Currently on a posting spree :)
Order of events
6 must come before 7.
Favorite coding languages
My top three favorite-to-write coding languages: CSS, PHP, JavaScript.
Welcome
Perishable Press is operated by Jeff Starr, a professional web developer and book author with two decades of experience.
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GA Pro: Add Google Analytics to WordPress like a pro.
Thoughts
Launching my new plugin, Head Meta Pro 🚀 Complete meta tags for WordPress.
Migrating sites to a new server, so far so good. Please report any bugs, thank you.
Arc browser looked good but lost me at “account required”. No browsers do that.
Finishing up the pro version of Head Meta Data plugin, launch planned this month.
Finally finished my ultimate block list to stop AI bots :) Blocks over 400+ AI bots!
After 10 years working late at night, my schedule has changed. I am now a “morning person”, starting my day at 6am or earlier.