Remkus de Vries
@remkusdevries.com
From start to scale, I help you build fast, reliable WordPress sites with smart tools, plugins & modern best practices.
🚧 Building Scanfully.com – WordPress Site Health and Performance Monitoring.
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🤗 Started #WCEU
🚧 Building Scanfully.com – WordPress Site Health and Performance Monitoring.
Subscribe to @WithinWP.com 📰 & 🎙
🤗 Started #WCEU
I can just about guarantee that today's @WithinWP.com newsletter is the best newsletter I've created all year! Chock-full of wonderful resources and must-reads!
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Agent Skills, WP-Bench, Broken Media Scanner & The Future of Web
Today I finalized most of my travel until April, and looks like I’ll be having an awesome father-and-son roadtrip season ahead of me with Roan. I’ll be going to CloudFest, PressConf and CheckoutSummit. And I’ll be vlogging all of it as much as I can, including the roadtrip in the US from NYC to Phoenix. […]
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January 23, 2026 at 4:41 PM
I can just about guarantee that today's @WithinWP.com newsletter is the best newsletter I've created all year! Chock-full of wonderful resources and must-reads!
withinwp.com/newsletter/...
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This is a good reminder I'm in a bubble. I see a nice looking WooCommerce theme, I check out the demo and then I see the Lighthouse scores 😭.
Look, it don't have to be a perfect 100 everywhere, but 90 should be your minimal goal everywhere. Certainly for a demo...
Look, it don't have to be a perfect 100 everywhere, but 90 should be your minimal goal everywhere. Certainly for a demo...
January 23, 2026 at 3:18 PM
This is a good reminder I'm in a bubble. I see a nice looking WooCommerce theme, I check out the demo and then I see the Lighthouse scores 😭.
Look, it don't have to be a perfect 100 everywhere, but 90 should be your minimal goal everywhere. Certainly for a demo...
Look, it don't have to be a perfect 100 everywhere, but 90 should be your minimal goal everywhere. Certainly for a demo...
Got an awesome father and son roadtrip season ahead with @roandevries. We'll be traveling to #CloudFest (Germany), #PressConf (from NYC to PHX), and then #CheckoutSummit in Sicily...
And that's just until April. We got #WCEU in Kraków, Poland in June as well.
And that's just until April. We got #WCEU in Kraków, Poland in June as well.
January 23, 2026 at 2:20 PM
Got an awesome father and son roadtrip season ahead with @roandevries. We'll be traveling to #CloudFest (Germany), #PressConf (from NYC to PHX), and then #CheckoutSummit in Sicily...
And that's just until April. We got #WCEU in Kraków, Poland in June as well.
And that's just until April. We got #WCEU in Kraków, Poland in June as well.
Moved 2 clients this week off of Mailchimp to Omnisend and both couldn't be happier. And when I say "moved", I mean taken advantage of Omnisend wonderful migration service for the flows, automations & campaigns.
It's a no brainer, really. Time reevaluate your clients on Mailchimp, like right now.
It's a no brainer, really. Time reevaluate your clients on Mailchimp, like right now.
January 23, 2026 at 12:49 PM
Moved 2 clients this week off of Mailchimp to Omnisend and both couldn't be happier. And when I say "moved", I mean taken advantage of Omnisend wonderful migration service for the flows, automations & campaigns.
It's a no brainer, really. Time reevaluate your clients on Mailchimp, like right now.
It's a no brainer, really. Time reevaluate your clients on Mailchimp, like right now.
Reposted by Remkus de Vries
🎉 "Loop WP", Issue 191 is out now!
This week in my newsletter about WooCommerce and WordPress - The Future of WooCommerce - Key takeaways from Matt Mullenweg on WooCommerce’s future: execution risks, AI, merchants, WordCamps, and long-term direction.
Read the full issue. 👇
This week in my newsletter about WooCommerce and WordPress - The Future of WooCommerce - Key takeaways from Matt Mullenweg on WooCommerce’s future: execution risks, AI, merchants, WordCamps, and long-term direction.
Read the full issue. 👇
Issue #191 Loop WP
The Future of WooCommerce - Key takeaways from Matt Mullenweg on WooCommerce’s future: execution risks, AI, merchants, WordCamps, and long-term direction.
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January 21, 2026 at 12:20 PM
🎉 "Loop WP", Issue 191 is out now!
This week in my newsletter about WooCommerce and WordPress - The Future of WooCommerce - Key takeaways from Matt Mullenweg on WooCommerce’s future: execution risks, AI, merchants, WordCamps, and long-term direction.
Read the full issue. 👇
This week in my newsletter about WooCommerce and WordPress - The Future of WooCommerce - Key takeaways from Matt Mullenweg on WooCommerce’s future: execution risks, AI, merchants, WordCamps, and long-term direction.
Read the full issue. 👇
There's nothing like testing your how smooth your backup and restore plans are than being forced to use them 30 minutes right before you go to bed.
January 20, 2026 at 11:01 AM
There's nothing like testing your how smooth your backup and restore plans are than being forced to use them 30 minutes right before you go to bed.
Your attention is leaking, and it's hurting you immeasurably more than you know: remkusdevries.com/your-attent...
Your Attention Is Leaking
Understand the impact of attention cognitive overload on productivity and mental clarity amidst constant distractions.
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January 7, 2026 at 9:16 PM
Your attention is leaking, and it's hurting you immeasurably more than you know: remkusdevries.com/your-attent...
I underestimated how hard it would be to build my first course.
Delays. Overwhelm. Lessons the hard way.
I wrote it all down, if you’re building a big course (or thinking about it), read this first: remkusdevries.com/lessons-lea...
Delays. Overwhelm. Lessons the hard way.
I wrote it all down, if you’re building a big course (or thinking about it), read this first: remkusdevries.com/lessons-lea...
Lessons Learned, Course Building Edition
Over the years I’ve built plenty of courses in various forms, but they’ve all been quite small. More like tutorials with some screencasts. Building Make WordPress Fast, the first full course I’ve ever launched, and probably the most ambitious solo thing I’ve attempted in a while, has already taught me plenty. If you’ve ever thought […]
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December 27, 2025 at 3:00 PM
I underestimated how hard it would be to build my first course.
Delays. Overwhelm. Lessons the hard way.
I wrote it all down, if you’re building a big course (or thinking about it), read this first: remkusdevries.com/lessons-lea...
Delays. Overwhelm. Lessons the hard way.
I wrote it all down, if you’re building a big course (or thinking about it), read this first: remkusdevries.com/lessons-lea...
Chatty is being direct. I'm a fan.
December 24, 2025 at 9:25 AM
Chatty is being direct. I'm a fan.
In 2025: Has AI sparked MORE creative ideas & inspiration for your work/projects... or LESS?
December 16, 2025 at 12:10 PM
In 2025: Has AI sparked MORE creative ideas & inspiration for your work/projects... or LESS?
Reposted by Remkus de Vries
“What does become a problem is when the argument stops being about the idea and starts being about the person who shared it.”
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December 11, 2025 at 2:14 PM
“What does become a problem is when the argument stops being about the idea and starts being about the person who shared it.”
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I needed to get this off my chest. remkusdevries.com/we-all-lose...
December 11, 2025 at 1:55 PM
I needed to get this off my chest. remkusdevries.com/we-all-lose...
I wanted to have my YOURLS dashboard breath a bit more and implement a dark-mode theme, so I created one.
It's not done yet, but I may end up releasing it once done.
It's not done yet, but I may end up releasing it once done.
December 10, 2025 at 4:06 PM
I wanted to have my YOURLS dashboard breath a bit more and implement a dark-mode theme, so I created one.
It's not done yet, but I may end up releasing it once done.
It's not done yet, but I may end up releasing it once done.
Apple's AI offering to translate my messages with my kids, wife, and parents has to be the poorest implementation fail of AI I've seen so far.
December 9, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Apple's AI offering to translate my messages with my kids, wife, and parents has to be the poorest implementation fail of AI I've seen so far.
Updated the testimonial section on my @WithinWP.com newsletter subscribe page.
Looking for a lot more to add, so if you are a subscriber, I'd love to have you listed here as well: withinwp.com/subscribe/
Looking for a lot more to add, so if you are a subscriber, I'd love to have you listed here as well: withinwp.com/subscribe/
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December 5, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Updated the testimonial section on my @WithinWP.com newsletter subscribe page.
Looking for a lot more to add, so if you are a subscriber, I'd love to have you listed here as well: withinwp.com/subscribe/
Looking for a lot more to add, so if you are a subscriber, I'd love to have you listed here as well: withinwp.com/subscribe/
FSE didn’t make things harder, it made things explicit and visual.
December 4, 2025 at 3:13 PM
FSE didn’t make things harder, it made things explicit and visual.
One of these commits is not like the other. That added action is going to save my co-founder with Scanfully.com a whole lotta typing with our upcoming features 😅
Love it when Barry is on 🔥.
Love it when Barry is on 🔥.
December 4, 2025 at 10:39 AM
One of these commits is not like the other. That added action is going to save my co-founder with Scanfully.com a whole lotta typing with our upcoming features 😅
Love it when Barry is on 🔥.
Love it when Barry is on 🔥.
Projects go sideways from unasked questions.
December 4, 2025 at 9:58 AM
Projects go sideways from unasked questions.
In-depth WordPress hosting knowledge prevents 80% of fires.
December 3, 2025 at 3:18 PM
In-depth WordPress hosting knowledge prevents 80% of fires.
Someone asked me to give me a TL;DR of what my Make WordPress Fast course is about as it contains 25 modules.
My best answer was this: "It's about the philosophy of performance. How to build fast for every single layer, and not just fix slow."
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My best answer was this: "It's about the philosophy of performance. How to build fast for every single layer, and not just fix slow."
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Make WordPress Fast Course
Elevate your WordPress skills with the Make WordPress Fast course and discover effective strategies for performance improvement.
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December 3, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Someone asked me to give me a TL;DR of what my Make WordPress Fast course is about as it contains 25 modules.
My best answer was this: "It's about the philosophy of performance. How to build fast for every single layer, and not just fix slow."
--> withinwp.com/courses/mak...
My best answer was this: "It's about the philosophy of performance. How to build fast for every single layer, and not just fix slow."
--> withinwp.com/courses/mak...
We’ve been radio silent for months... and yeah, there was good reason for that.
We ripped Scanfully’s entire database design apart and rebuilt it from scratch for bigger sites and bulletproof security.
Full database rewrite. Zero glamour. All muscle.
scanfully.com/how-and-why...
We ripped Scanfully’s entire database design apart and rebuilt it from scratch for bigger sites and bulletproof security.
Full database rewrite. Zero glamour. All muscle.
scanfully.com/how-and-why...
December 3, 2025 at 10:33 AM
We’ve been radio silent for months... and yeah, there was good reason for that.
We ripped Scanfully’s entire database design apart and rebuilt it from scratch for bigger sites and bulletproof security.
Full database rewrite. Zero glamour. All muscle.
scanfully.com/how-and-why...
We ripped Scanfully’s entire database design apart and rebuilt it from scratch for bigger sites and bulletproof security.
Full database rewrite. Zero glamour. All muscle.
scanfully.com/how-and-why...
Bad decisions hide until they don’t. They are then rebranded as "technical debt".
December 3, 2025 at 10:02 AM
Bad decisions hide until they don’t. They are then rebranded as "technical debt".
Howdy! Your site has been updated automatically to WordPress 6.9.
Howdy! Your site has been updated automatically to WordPress 6.9.
Howdy! Your site has been updated automatically to WordPress 6.9.
Howdy! Your site has been updated automatically to WordPress 6.9.
Howdy! Your site has been updated..
Howdy! Your site has been updated automatically to WordPress 6.9.
Howdy! Your site has been updated automatically to WordPress 6.9.
Howdy! Your site has been updated automatically to WordPress 6.9.
Howdy! Your site has been updated..
December 3, 2025 at 8:35 AM
Howdy! Your site has been updated automatically to WordPress 6.9.
Howdy! Your site has been updated automatically to WordPress 6.9.
Howdy! Your site has been updated automatically to WordPress 6.9.
Howdy! Your site has been updated automatically to WordPress 6.9.
Howdy! Your site has been updated..
Howdy! Your site has been updated automatically to WordPress 6.9.
Howdy! Your site has been updated automatically to WordPress 6.9.
Howdy! Your site has been updated automatically to WordPress 6.9.
Howdy! Your site has been updated..
Too many WordPress sites break because decisions were made without understanding the tradeoffs.
December 2, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Too many WordPress sites break because decisions were made without understanding the tradeoffs.
The secret isn’t (more) tools. It’s understanding why tools behave the way they do.
December 2, 2025 at 9:56 AM
The secret isn’t (more) tools. It’s understanding why tools behave the way they do.