The One-Time Setter Snippet: Change What REST Can’t Reach, Safely
Sooner or later a WordPress value you need to change sits somewhere the REST API won't touch - a theme option, a serialized setting, a template body. The tempting fix is a small endpoint that "just sets an option." That small endpoint is a backdoor. There is a safer pattern that does the job and leaves nothing behind.
The WordPress Go-Live Audit: Seven Gates You Can Actually Check
"Is the site ready to launch?" is usually answered by a feeling. It should be answered by evidence. Turn the launch checklist into a short set of gates a script can verify the same way every time, and "ready" stops being an opinion.
What the WordPress REST API Can and Can’t Reach in a Page-Builder Theme
The REST API is the fastest way to inspect and fix a WordPress site at scale - until you hit a page-builder theme and half your changes vanish into a store the API never mentions. Knowing where that line falls, before you start, is the difference between an afternoon of clean edits and an afternoon of confusion.
Remove Theme Demo Content Before Launch: a WordPress REST API Audit
Premium WordPress themes ship a beautiful demo - and if you import it, that demo content is now your site. Before you go live (and especially before you apply for ad networks), you have to find and strip every leftover demo post, menu, and page-builder block. The fastest, most repeatable way to do it is through the WordPress REST API.
Cap Display Name and Username Length in WordPress — Without Touching the Database
WordPress lets a display name run to 250 characters, and usernames can be unwieldy too. Left unchecked, they overflow author boxes, comment threads, and menus on mobile. You can cap both — cleanly, reversibly, and without editing the database — with a couple of small snippets.