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Notes from Running Other People’s Systems
Practical write-ups on the things that break: DNS records, SPF syntax, carrier registration, Zoho scripting, and WordPress upkeep. Written by the people who fix them.
Google Business Profile Access: Who Gets Which RoleHow to give someone access to your Google Business Profile: Owner or Manager, the seven day wait, and removing people when they leave.Read the article
Update PHP in WordPress: Test First, Switch, Roll BackChange your WordPress PHP version safely: find your current version, pick a supported target, test on staging, switch, and roll back fast.Read the article
Zoho Books Pricing 2026: All Six Plans ComparedZoho Books pricing as of October 2026: six plans from Free to Ultimate at $275 a month, what each adds, and how users and add-ons change the bill.Read the article
How to Choose a Domain Name for Your BusinessHow to choose a domain name for a business: the radio test, trademark checks, picking the ending, and registering it under an account you control.Read the article
WordPress Maintenance Checklist: What to Do and How OftenA practical WordPress maintenance checklist: what to check weekly, how to order updates, how to test backups, and when to hand the work off.Read the article
What Is a Digital Adoption Platform? A Plain GuideA digital adoption platform puts walkthroughs and hints on screen inside software your team already uses. What it does and whether you need one.Read the article
Domain Transfer: How Long It Takes and How to Avoid DowntimeHow long does a domain transfer take? Usually hours to seven days. See the lock, code, and five-day rules, and how to move without breaking email.Read the article
Why Is My WordPress Site So Slow? Find the Cause FirstWhy is your WordPress site so slow? Work out whether the server, the images, or a plugin is the cause, then fix it in the order that usually pays off first.Read the article
QuickBooks to Zoho Books: What Moves and What Does NotSee which QuickBooks Online data Zoho Books imports, what stays behind, and the order of work that makes both trial balances agree on cut-over day.Read the article
DMARC Alignment: Why SPF and DKIM Pass but DMARC FailsA DMARC report can show green SPF and DKIM next to a red DMARC result. Here is why that happens, how relaxed and strict alignment differ, and the fix.Read the article
WordPress Email Not Sending: Find the Break in OrderWhy WordPress reports success while email never arrives, and the order to check the sender address, bounces, authentication, and the mail route.Read the article
Zoho CRM SMS: How to Text Leads and Contacts From a RecordHow to text from Zoho CRM: Zoho's own SMS add-on versus an extension that sends through your Twilio account, and what to check when a text never arrives.Read the article
What Is DKIM? Records, Keys, and Setup ExplainedWhat DKIM is, how a DKIM record and key work, why DMARC alignment can fail with third-party senders, and how to publish and test your own keys.Read the article
WordPress MCP: How to Connect an AI Assistant SafelyWordPress MCP explained: the Abilities API, the official MCP adapter, and how to connect Claude or ChatGPT with OAuth and a staging copy first.Read the article
WordPress Security Checklist: What to Fix Once and RecheckWhich WordPress security settings to fix once and which checks to repeat: updates, logins, wp-config.php, backups, scans, and a one-hour quarterly review.Read the article
Why Are My Emails Going to Spam? How to Find the CauseMail lands in spam when authentication fails, sender reputation slips, or complaints pile up. Check them in the order that finds the cause fastest.Read the article
WordPress White Screen of Death: Find the Fatal ErrorA blank WordPress page is a PHP fatal error with the message hidden. Turn on the debug log, read it, and get your site back in the right order.Read the article
DMARC Reports: How to Read the XML and What to ChangeA DMARC report lists every IP sending as your domain and whether it passed. Learn to read the XML fields and decide when to move your policy to enforcement.Read the article
WordPress Missed Schedule: Why WP-Cron Skipped Your PostMissed schedule means WP-Cron never ran the job that publishes your post. Why it happens, how to check the queue, and the cron fix that holds.Read the article
Local SEO Checklist: Profile Rules and Website StepsLocal SEO checklist for small businesses: the Google Business Profile rules that get a listing suspended, then the website steps behind it.Read the article
10DLC Registration for Zoho: What Carriers CheckCarrier filtering looks like messages that send but never arrive. What a 10DLC Brand and Campaign actually verify, and which brand type you qualify for.Read the article
Outsourcing Web Development: Four Models and Where Each BreaksHire, freelance, use a shop, or go white label: the math behind each way agencies buy development, how builds fail, and when to turn work down.Read the article
DNS Record Types: Which Ones Actually Break ThingsThe DNS record types you will actually meet (A, AAAA, CNAME, MX, TXT, NS), what each one does, and the specific way each one fails when a name stops resolving.Read the article
SPF Record Syntax: How the Record Is Built and Why It BreaksSPF record syntax explained: what each mechanism and qualifier means, how a record is read, and where it breaks, including the ten lookup limit.Read the article
WordPress Maintenance Mode: What It Does and Does Not CoverMaintenance mode is a holding page and nothing more. Why sites get stuck in it, how to clear the .maintenance file, and what it does not protect you from.Read the article
Zoho Deluge: What It Is, Where It Runs, and How It Fails QuietlyDeluge is the scripting language built into Zoho. What a Deluge script is, where it runs across your apps, and why it fails without anyone noticing.Read the article