Dominik and Steffen are long-term friends, the founders of the WordPress agency Bleech – and total nerds when it comes to websites. Always having the user in mind they critically question the status quo in web development. By trying out the latest technologies they improve common approaches or develop new ones. Listen to them when they discuss current developments in web technologies and learn more about their tools, techniques and their philosophy.
Are you on a mission to bridge the gap between your social media content and WordPress site? Let's explore the best ways to connect your site to social networks! Highlights00:00 Intro00:32 Embedding social media posts00:55 Auto-publishing to social media01:26 Making content look great on social media01:45 Social media profile links02:02 Share and like buttons02:15 Clarifying…
Have you ever battled with the idea that Google Translate could be the low-cost, low-effort solution to your translation woes? Then AI tools will make you think twice again! Highlights00:00 Intro01:24 Translating With Google Translate02:34 Bridging the Quality Gap03:38 Teaching AI your Tone of Voice05:49 Mastering Multilingual WordPress Websites More from BleechBlog Posts (WordPress Development)Flynt…
Ever wondered about the best way to create a multilingual WordPress website? The answer is not as straightforward as it may seem. But fear not, we're here to dissect it for you and tackle the complexities involved, from using external plugins to the promise of a simpler future with the Gutenberg project. Highlights00:00 Intro01:04 Field…
Ever wondered if auto-updates in WordPress are a blessing or a curse? Join us as we explore the pros and cons of different update strategies and share our own experiences. We'll explain why it's essential to keep your WordPress site updated for security reasons and what could go wrong if you don't, but also discuss…
In a fast-paced business environment, it's no longer acceptable to wait months for a website relaunch. That's why it's time to say goodbye to the traditional waterfall approach and to go for an agile relaunch! In this episode, we dive deep into how an iterative approach enables faster, better results and more flexibility, to take…
Are you ready to level up your website relaunch game? We've got you covered with advice on search engine optimization, content migration, and promoting your strongest content while ditching the old, low-performing stuff. We also tackle the nitty-gritty of optimizing URL structures and redirects for a seamless transition. You'll learn how a short URL base…
In today's episode Steffen and Dominik discuss the challenges of content migration when relaunching websites. Migrating structured content is relatively easier, while unstructured content poses more challenges. Strategies such as archiving, database views, scraping tools, and manual copying are possible approaches to content migration, with emphasis on optimizing and redesigning content during the process. Highlights00:00…
Join Steffen and Dominik as they dive deep into the world of WordPress content synchronization. Discover the best strategies and techniques to seamlessly migrate and synchronize your WordPress database and uploads across various environments, including local, development, staging, and production. Highlights00:00 Intro01:13 Synch #1: to fix bugs01:52 Synch #2: to launch websites02:20 Synch #3: to…
In todays episode Steffen and Dominik explore different ways to integrate WordPress into existing websites, particularly for blogs, magazines, and landing pages. You'll learn about methods like integrator templates, reverse proxies and others. Highlights00:00 Intro01:08 Method 1 – Integrator template 6:48 Method 2 – Reverse Proxy09:46 Challenges with Reverse Proxies14:05 Method 3 – Rebuilding16:46 Method 4…
In this episode Steffen and Dominik are discussing headless and static WordPress, explaining the motivations behind using a static site generator over a traditional PHP server. While they acknowledge the hype around headless systems, they emphasizes that the need for static sites is often more important and that there are tools available, both WordPress-specific and…
In today’s episode Steffen and Dominik are discussing content delivery networks (CDNs), with a focus on Cloudflare. CDNs are used to distribute static content to users more quickly and efficiently. However managing content on a CDN can be complicated, especially when it comes to caching and ensuring that content is consistent across different servers. In…
In this episode Steffen and Dominik discuss different options for WordPress hosting, including dedicated WordPress hosting, managed PHP hosting, VPS or root server hosting. What are the pros and cons of each option? Learn what they recommend for those with high traffic WordPress websites or single instances. Highlights of the episode:00:00 Intro00:39 Hosting Options Overview03:16…
In this episode Steffen and Dominik discuss different options for WordPress hosting, including dedicated WordPress hosting, managed PHP hosting, VPS or root server hosting. What are the pros and cons of each option? Learn what they recommend for those with high traffic WordPress websites or single instances. Highlights00:00 Intro00:39 Hosting Options Overview03:16 Dedicated WordPress Hosting11:26…
Today Steffen and Dominik dive deep into the page speed factor of the Largest Contentful Paint (LCP). You'll learn how to optimize your website to achieve a fast LCP and which strategies work for flexible components. But with all the details, don't forget the basics of page speed optimization… Highlights00:00 Intro00:10 What is LCP?02:56 Typical…
Is WordPress secure? We get asked this question over and over again. The answer: WordPress websites are just as secure or insecure as any other website. Because most of the time, mistakes in the absolute basics are the reason for a website being hacked. In this podcast episode, Steffen and Dominik discuss what the weak…
