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Notes on WordPress, WooCommerce and the plugins I build. Practical write-ups from real client work, not theory.

The same product photo shown twice: on its original background, and on a transparency checkerboard after the background is cut out, with the original file kept.

How to remove image backgrounds without leaving WordPress

The slow part of removing backgrounds is not the editing, it is the download and re-upload round trip. Here is how to keep the job inside the Media Library, which output format to use,… September 27, 2026 6 min read Read the article ↗

A timeline of the wait at checkout: the server building the page, theme and plugin assets, the cart fragments request, the shipping lookup, and finally paying.

WooCommerce September 27, 2026 6 min read

Why your WooCommerce checkout is slow, and the fixes that actually work

Checkout cannot be cached like a landing page, runs more JavaScript and waits on other people servers. Here are the six causes… Read article ↗

Three ascending tiers: 25 dollars per hour for small tasks, 750 dollars per project, 2,500 dollars per month for an ongoing retainer.

Working Together September 27, 2026 5 min read

What a custom WordPress theme actually costs, and when you should not buy one

Page count is not what moves the price. Here is what actually does, the ranges I work in, the cases where a… Read article ↗