Fixing the white screen of death

Child themes are still the correct way to override a theme you do not control.

After juggling a dozen WP sites for clients, I have opinions on pretty much everything WordPress.

My rule of thumb: if a plugin has not been updated in a year, it is a liability.

wp-cron only fires on page views, so low-traffic sites should switch to system cron.

Any tips, experiences or strong opinions welcome.

System cron fixed my missed scheduled posts too.

System cron fixed my missed scheduled posts too.

Managed hosting saves me enough time to be worth the markup.

Good point, I had not thought of it that way.

Nice thread, following for the replies.

Headless WP is fun but a lot of moving parts for a blog.

Transient cleanup shaved 200MB off one of my databases.

System cron fixed my missed scheduled posts too.

Headless WP is fun but a lot of moving parts for a blog.

Transient cleanup shaved 200MB off one of my databases.

I cap client sites at 15 plugins, anything above that needs justification.

Could not agree more.

Headless WP is fun but a lot of moving parts for a blog.

I cap client sites at 15 plugins, anything above that needs justification.

Nice thread, following for the replies.

I disagree slightly, but I can see where you are coming from.