Ryan Hellyer

A WordPress implementation of the stale-while-revalidate pattern that serves content instantly while refreshing caches in the background, preventing slowdowns during high traffic periods.

Easily analyse WordPress plugins and themes using LLMs like ChatGPT, Gemini, and Claude. This PHP script lists and displays .php, composer.json, and package.json files for seamless copying and pasting into your LLM of choice, simplifying debugging and improvement tasks.

Discover the journey of perfecting a spicy popcorn recipe that’s not only delicious but also healthier than traditional cinema or microwave options. From initial failures with potassium chloride to a finely-tuned blend of spices, this is popcorn reinvented.

After trying FitBit and Samsung watches, the Whoop Strap disappoints despite its no-screen concept and steep subscription fee. Lacking GPS and a step counter, it fails to offer complete fitness tracking. Explore why it might not be worth the investment.

View and download my presentation slides from WordCamp Netherlands. Available for immediate access at geek.hellyer.kiwi/presentations/.

Discover a straightforward bash script method to conduct a string replacement in your entire SQL database. This technique allows for a direct and efficient approach without the necessity of dumping or reimporting your database.

Convert entire folders of images to webp with specific file size limits using this simple bash script.

Simplify WordPress gallery code with a snippet that converts it to an unordered list. Check it out at on my Simpler WordPress gallery code page.

It seems that every once in a while, I need to disable more Gutenberg rubbish messing with WordPress websites. Here is an updated Gutenberg junk removal script.

WordPress keeps adding more code junk, even when you aren’t using the WordPress block editor. Thankfully this is something which is trivial to fix.