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Protecting Your WordPress Media: Private Files, Signed URLs, and Access Control

The WordPress media library serves us well for public content, but what about premium assets, private documents, or confidential client data? The default setup makes every uploaded file publicly accessible… Read more

Mike Davey

Sep 4, 2025

Delicious Brain Bytes: WordPress 6.9, ACF PRO 6.5, and Unleash the Wapuu

In this issue of Delicious Brain Bytes, we look into WordPress 6.9, round up the latest industry surveys, figure out how to make Postgres much slower, and much more! WordPress… Read more

Mike Davey

Aug 21, 2025

Using Cloud Storage for WordPress User-Generated Content

User-generated content is the proverbial double-edged sword. While it’s a powerful engine for engagement, it’s also a significant technical liability. User uploads are often unpredictable, unoptimized, and can consume server… Read more

Mike Davey

Aug 14, 2025

Preparing Your WordPress Site for High-Traffic: Media Optimization Strategies

Many successful WordPress sites eventually hit an architectural bottleneck. As traffic scales, the web server struggles to handle the dual responsibilities of running the PHP application and serving a library… Read more

Mike Davey

Aug 7, 2025

Moving WordPress to a New Domain: A Step-by-Step Guide Without Breaking Links

Relocating a WordPress website to a new domain is a frequent task for developers, but it often comes with the risk of broken links and lost content. Ensuring a seamless… Read more

Mike Davey

Jul 31, 2025

The Power of Partial Migrations: Syncing Only What You Need

Managing WordPress sites across different environments often requires moving data and files. A partial migration involves selectively transferring only specific components of your WordPress installation. Instead of cloning an entire… Read more

Mike Davey

Jul 24, 2025

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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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