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Case Studies
October 9, 2025
WordPress Plugin Frontend Refactoring - 5 Case Studies
A self-proposed, solo-executed refactor of a WordPress Gutenberg plugin used by 60,000+ sites - five linked case studies covering the technical execution, the decision, the trade-offs, and the risk.
October 5, 2025
What a Self-Proposed Engineering Initiative Looks Like
I noticed a legacy system blocking my feature work and fixed it without being asked - a case study in product-minded engineering judgment.
October 1, 2025
JavaScript Linting & Formatting Setup for a WordPress Gutenberg Plugin
Adding ESLint and a formatter to a Gutenberg block plugin codebase - the groundwork that made the CSS refactor safer, and the paired initiative behind it.
September 27, 2025
CSS Architecture Refactoring in a WordPress Gutenberg Plugin
How I split a 6,262-line monolithic stylesheet into 19 component files - solo, self-proposed, in a WordPress plugin with 60,000+ active sites.
September 23, 2025
Bundle Size After a CSS Split: Measuring What Actually Changed
I expected splitting one stylesheet into 19 files to cost bundle size. The first measurement said it grew - until I isolated unrelated image assets and re-measured: a 20-30% reduction.
September 19, 2025