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robots.txt, sitemap, and JSON-LD: three files, three jobs
July 8, 2026

robots.txt, sitemap, and JSON-LD: three files, three jobs

They answer three different questions, and the classic mistake — blocking a page in robots.txt to deindex it — does the exact opposite.

seo
robots-txt
Your WordPress maintenance retainer needs a receipt
July 1, 2026

Your WordPress maintenance retainer needs a receipt

Nothing breaking is the thing you are paid for, and it looks identical to nothing happening. The update screen is the only evidence the work occurred.

wordpress
maintenance
Why your link preview works in Slack and breaks on LinkedIn
June 24, 2026

Why your link preview works in Slack and breaks on LinkedIn

og:image isn't one setting. It's a negotiation with a dozen crawlers that each fetch differently, cache separately, and forgive nothing.

seo
open-graph
WHOIS vs DNS vs MX: three problems, one symptom
June 17, 2026

WHOIS vs DNS vs MX: three problems, one symptom

"My domain is down" is really three separate questions with three separate tools. Knowing which one you are asking is most of the fix.

dns
whois
Encoding is not encryption is not hashing
June 10, 2026

Encoding is not encryption is not hashing

Base64 is not a lock. SHA-256 is the wrong way to store a password. Three operations turn text into other text, and confusing them causes real breaches.

security
hashing
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