Blog
Welcome to my blog about my WordPress experience and collaborating with the global community.
What size should I upload my images to WordPress?
The best size for uploading images to WordPress will depend on your theme’s design and image purpose. If your page or post only has one image and you want it to look great when sharing the URL on social networks, you could try 1200 x 630 pixels for a first good size.
Tips for migrating a website successfully without suffering DNS propagation delays
Have you heard what they say about how you can’t trust the DNS records to propagate on time whenever needed? That is what happened to me. The change felt like AGES, so I’ll share some lessons so you don’t suffer like I did.
The WordPress developer lock-in effect
It is easy to get stuck with a developer or how a website is developed. Too much customization or poor choices can generate unnecessary technical dependency.
My tips for working remotely in a Coffee Shop
Working in a Coffee Shop can be tricky, so I’d like to share my tips for doing it more effectively outside your office.
How important is it to choose the right domain for my website?
It is not as important as it used to be, but here are some valid considerations to choose the right domain.
Importance of content delivery networks for WordPress
WordPress is fast and secure by default if well maintained, but delivering the content it generates using a CDN is quicker and more secure.
Don’t personalize your website too much… for now
Your website should look different to others to stand out from the crowd, but personalizing it too much can lead to several problems in the future.
If you are new to e-commerce, choose WooCommerce
When you start selling online, you usually haven’t defined all the details of your products or services. Start safe and spend your money on WordPress.
What I learned by organizing the first Bogotá Photo Walk event
The idea was to invite people interested in photography, from newbies to pros, to meet casually in a beautiful big park to contribute to the WordPress Photo Directory.
WordPress in multiple languages natively
The ability to launch a WordPress website in multiple languages without the hassle of using a plugin or paying extra bucks for SEO features is getting closer. Similarly to what is happening to website builders, existing multilingual plugins must adapt to Core to survive, extend, and improve it, offering functions not supported by default. Since…
How to get more people in your in-person WordPress Meetup events
These are five considerations that have worked for me to grow the number of people attending the WordPress events I organize.
My experience in WordCamp San José Costa Rica 2023
The amount of work and experience by the team made me realize why this is the biggest WordCamp event in LATAM.
Auto update to minor WordPress versions, at least
With so many changes coming so fast with the WordPress editor, it can be expensive to maintain websites. Nothing too serious may happen for small or informative websites, but it is tempting to freeze new changes. Disabling automatic updates may give you more control, but at the same time, it puts the project at risk.…
WordPress backward compatibility
Compatibility is one of the benefits of keeping your WordPress system, plugins, and themes up to date.
Tips for managing a WordPress multisite
It is possible to create a network of sites associated with the same WordPress installation natively. Managing this network can quickly become chaotic. I have three tips for you.
How to make a website without knowing how to code
WordPress is at a stage where it is possible to build simple but complete websites by configuring options with clicks.
How to contribute to WordPress Core: a not so technical case
The most applauded contributions to open-source projects like WordPress tend to be those that involve code. However, there are many other ways to start collaborating.
The experience of building websites with WordPress and Gutenberg
Gutenberg is now much more than an experiment; it is a strong bet on the future of web democracy.
I don’t know what to write about on my blog
Has it happened to you that you have the conviction to write on your blog but you don’t know what? Below I share a series of recommendations to avoid writer’s block.
Is Divi a good option for making websites with WordPress?
Divi is a visual builder chosen by many web designers for its ease of use, but today, it has a lot of solid competition in the WordPress builder market. Is it worth building websites with Divi?
How to quote a website developed with WordPress
Charge per hour? By project? What do I include in the costs? This guide will help you consider the best way to charge for a WordPress website.
Why did I stop blogging?
There was a time when blogging was trendy, and there were things called blogrolls where you recommended your friends in the sidebar. Everyone read each other and commented… it was so cool. RSS was the way to subscribe. As a fashion, blogs stopped being popular, and people began replacing them with microblogging on platforms like…
Basic characteristics of an online magazine
Some characteristics of digital publications. What makes a site on the Internet recognized as a magazine? How different are digital magazines from print ones? Things that should not be missing from a digital magazine.
Tips for using your email
An excellent way to use your email inbox is to keep it as tidy as possible to review your pending tasks. Here are some extra tips to manage your inbox.
Why back up a website
Making a website backup is essential to experiment with our information safely, update the system, move the site to another server, and check that our backup works.
How to modify websites without having to close them using the cache
It is common for websites to be redesigned and spend some time offline while new files are uploaded or design or structure modifications are made. Usually, there is no need.
WordPress Evolution
Since switching to WordPress, I have been surprised by how many plugins people work on. Open Source is a delight for those who want and don’t want to code.