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Someone screenshotted my “Coming Soon” page and turned it into a meme about procrastination. It went viral before my actual site launched. Sometimes the internet rewards chaos. I call that free marketing.

I gave ChatGPT access to my blog. It started writing, optimizing, and suggesting I take a break. At one point, it referred to itself as “lead content strategist.” AI is powerful, but remember—it’s your assistant, not your replacement. (Yet.)

My site kept showing the wrong header image. I swore I fixed it, but it changed back every time I refreshed. Turns out I was editing the staging site, not live. Moral of the story: always check the URL before declaring WordPress haunted.

I once built a masterpiece on localhost, then realized I had no idea how to move it online. After days of broken links and SSL errors, I emerged stronger, wiser, and slightly traumatized. Every developer has their origin story. Mine involved crying over a “mixed content” warning.

The name sounded legit. The reviews looked great. I installed it and immediately turned my homepage into a PowerPoint slideshow. Pro tip: if a plugin promises instant miracles, it probably performs slow-motion disasters instead.

SEO is unpredictable. I once wrote a post about debugging site errors and somehow ranked #1 for “WordPress panic attack.” Turns out, enough people have shared my pain. Google rewards authenticity… and maybe emotional trauma.

Nothing says “Friday night plans canceled” like a surprise theme update. One click, and my entire layout exploded like popcorn. I spent the next 48 hours hunting CSS gremlins while my family enjoyed a cookout without me. Update responsibly.

There’s a certain thrill that comes from living on the edge. For me, that was publishing a client site with zero backups. When I updated a plugin and everything vanished, I found religion in the form of “Restore from Backup.” If your backup plan is “hope,” your site’s days are numbered.

Google Fonts is great—until you decide to “get creative.” I mixed six typefaces and ended up with a site that looked like a group project gone wrong. Consistency isn’t boring; it’s professional. Pick two fonts and walk away before you turn your homepage into a scrapbook.

I told myself I’d only test a few plugins. Six hours later, my WordPress dashboard looked like Times Square on New Year’s Eve. Every notification bubble screamed for attention, and my site loaded slower than dial-up in 1998. Lesson learned: just because a plugin exists doesn’t mean it deserves a home on your server.