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Bash script for SQL search-replace while respecting serialised data in WordPress

Been really into using AI to write my automated scripts recently – this is one of them. Place it in a folder along with an SQL file (or use an…

Yahoo! Mail SMTP server blocking WordPress emails

I’ve been using the excellent Post SMTP plugin on several websites now, and recently configured it using Yahoo! Mail’s SMTP, only to find out it blocks some messages but not…

Disabling emojis to avoid contact form messages going to spam

Just discovered some of our Jetpack contact form messages were going to spam due to WordPress converting emojis to images, and referencing externally hosted images can be a problem for…