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Deryck @deryckoe.com · Mar 12

Security plugins in WordPress won’t save a poorly maintained site. Weak passwords, outdated core/themes/plugins, and bad hosting are bigger risks than missing a firewall. Security starts with smart decisions, not just another plugin.

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Deryck @deryckoe.com · Mar 11

Slow queries can kill performance in WordPress. Optimize them with these steps: 🔹 Use WP_Query efficiently -no query_posts. 🔹 Add indexes to large db tables. 🔹 Use transients for caching freq queries. 🔹 Limit post revisions to reduce database bloat

What’s your approach to optimizing queries?

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Deryck @deryckoe.com · Mar 11

I need to load a WordPress page of a full website on a subdomain. I’ll try this method to load the specific WordPress page without redirection.

Anyone tried this before? Thoughts?

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Deryck @deryckoe.com · Mar 11

Single Monitor Status Page for Uptime Monitor Pro is almost ready. Can't wait to release this.

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Deryck @deryckoe.com · Mar 8

Working on some final details for status pages in Uptime Monitor Pro. It's looking good. Don't you think so?

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Deryck @deryckoe.com · Mar 8

Got it. Thanks!

Deryck @deryckoe.com · Mar 7

Really learning more about Reddit. I've never used it much and yes I have posted but I don't go any further. Any golden tips I can use?

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Deryck @deryckoe.com · Mar 7

Working on the status pages for Uptime Monitor Pro. Very soon, our customers' clients will also be able to track the status of their pages. How does it look like so far?

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Deryck @deryckoe.com · Feb 28

I did a Youtube video with internal mic on the MacBook, and no thumbnail. It's not even my native language so I just did it, without thinking. I got 2 subscribers 😱. Perhaps, there is a lesson here. www.youtube.com/watch?v=vq5i...

Upgrading Laravel Installer and Installing Laravel 12 w/ Starter Kits

YouTube video by Deryck Oñate Espinel

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Deryck @deryckoe.com · Feb 27

Developing WordPress plugins isn’t for the faint of heart—especially when migrating or transforming data in the DB. Once you ship, it’s out of your hands, and that’s the nerve-wracking part. You can’t predict every install, and if something breaks, fixing it isn’t always simple.

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Deryck @deryckoe.com · Feb 25

Wow, I’m glad this help you Richard. 🙏

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Deryck @deryckoe.com · Feb 25

I made a quick video showing how my process to update to new Laravel installer was. Also installed Laravel 12 with Starter Kit (React). Nothing too fancy but would be great to get some feedback. Beside the constants "ehhh..." I think the result is acceptable. youtu.be/vq5iq-lBCw8

Upgrading Laravel Installer and Installing Laravel 12 w/ Starter Kits

YouTube video by Deryck Oñate Espinel

youtu.be

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Deryck @deryckoe.com · Feb 25

I'm reading about Cold Emails. As an introvert person, it's not easy to me to do things like that but life is about pushing boundaries and growing in the process. What do you think about Cold Emails?

coldstartblueprint.com/p/why-cold-e...

The Untapped Power of Cold Email - Your Secret Weapon

The cold email secrets I learned from scaling my startup to $6k/mo in under 6 months.

coldstartblueprint.com

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Deryck @deryckoe.com · Feb 22

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Deryck @deryckoe.com · Feb 22

I spent big part of the day working on new features for Uptime Monitor Pro. So many things I want to add but I'm sticking to the roadmap. It's hard to not ged overwhelmed by the sense of urgency my brain try to add to all features. The productivity hack is to stick to the list, respect the order.

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Deryck @deryckoe.com · Feb 20

Thinking about how I can add more value to websites made with WordPress in Uptime Monitor Pro. Yes, I love WordPress (in case you did not noticed before 😂) as many of you do and would like to see that reflected in UMP. Open to ideas. 💡🤔

Deryck @deryckoe.com · Feb 20

Hey Thomas. Congrats! I have a question. Hoping you can answer it. How do you attract traffic to a service like this one when it's new? I'm so curious about it. Thanks 🙏

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Deryck @deryckoe.com · Feb 20

Second issue: Some website were not working with Keyword Detection in the content because the Uptime Monitor were not detected as a Supported Browser. I had to improve the web scrapping procedure. It's working like a charm now.

If you want to see the results, take a look at uptimemonitorpro.com

Uptime Monitor Pro

Get instant notifications when your website goes down. Monitor response times, SSL certificates, and domain expiration all in one powerful dashboard.

uptimemonitorpro.com

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Deryck @deryckoe.com · Feb 20

First issue: CloudFlare blocked requests from the Uptime Monitor. I had to put a Datacenter Proxy in the middle. I was ready to do it anyway because I needed to setup the foundation to have checks from multiple regions. I fixed the issue an now I'm ready for multiple regions.

Deryck @deryckoe.com · Feb 20

Today I had the worst challenge since I started working on Uptime Monitor Pro. Cloudflare is blocking the monitor in some cases, for some websites. I already have a solution and I'm testing it thoroughly. I will give more info as soon as I finish the test. It's looking good. uptimemonitorpro.com

Uptime Monitor Pro

Get instant notifications when your website goes down. Monitor response times, SSL certificates, and domain expiration all in one powerful dashboard.

uptimemonitorpro.com

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Deryck @deryckoe.com · Feb 19

At least the last three blocks I created for WordPress are dynamic blocks using a shortcode to generate the output. That makes it compatible with all page builders automatically. Builder can use the shortcode or I can create a custom component for it. Is there a better approach?

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Deryck @deryckoe.com · Feb 19

The forgot password page now looks like login or register form. Thanks for the feedback. ✅

Deryck @deryckoe.com · Feb 18

Ups. I'll get that fixed. Thanks!

Deryck @deryckoe.com · Feb 18

Once you get used to long posts it gets really hard to post here sometimes. I usually have to write the long and the short version of the same post and not always succeed on that.

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Deryck @deryckoe.com · Feb 18

It’s hard but it’s necessary. It’s one way to improve what we are building and to improve ourselves too. It’s a constant learning process. In the end we want to succeed and we need them for that.

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