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WP Rocket Adds an MCP Server: Now Claude and Codex Can Read Your Site's Performance Data
WordPress & Web Design

WP Rocket Adds an MCP Server: Now Claude and Codex Can Read Your Site's Performance Data

WP Rocket is becoming the first WordPress performance plugin with an MCP server — letting AI assistants like Claude and Codex read Rocket Insights scores and adjust WP Rocket settings, with your approval. Here's what it does and why it matters for agencies.

Marcus Vale · Jul 13, 2026
FluentPlayer's EarlyBird Lifetime Deal: A WordPress Video Player Built to Convert
WordPress & Web Design

FluentPlayer's EarlyBird Lifetime Deal: A WordPress Video Player Built to Convert

The team behind FluentCRM launches FluentPlayer — a next-gen WordPress video player with in-video forms, CTAs and analytics — at a one-time lifetime price. What is in the EarlyBird deal, and who is it for.

Marcus Vale · Jul 8, 2026
F-Secure Total 2026 review: one bundle for antivirus, VPN, and your identity
Privacy & Security

F-Secure Total 2026 review: one bundle for antivirus, VPN, and your identity

F-Secure Total folds antivirus, an unlimited VPN, a password manager, identity monitoring, and scam protection into a single Finnish-made subscription. After a close look at the 2026 release, here is what it does brilliantly, where it falls short, and who should buy it.

Marcus Vale · Jul 7, 2026
Linux Phones Explained: Why Commodore's Callback 8020 Is Different
AI & Devices

Linux Phones Explained: Why Commodore's Callback 8020 Is Different

Commodore's Callback 8020 doesn't run Android or iOS-it runs Sailfish OS, a Linux mobile system. What a Linux phone really is, how it runs Android apps, and the app-gap caveat.

Marcus Vale · Jun 26, 2026
WP Rocket 3.22 Puts a Built-In CDN Inside the Plugin: What RocketCDN Free Gives You
WordPress & Web Design

WP Rocket 3.22 Puts a Built-In CDN Inside the Plugin: What RocketCDN Free Gives You

WP Rocket 3.22 is live and its headline feature is a built-in CDN: RocketCDN now runs inside the plugin, speeding up your top pages from 10 global edge locations with unlimited bandwidth — included with every license.

Marcus Vale · Jun 25, 2026
The Best First Steps After a Massive Password Leak
Privacy & Security

The Best First Steps After a Massive Password Leak

A 24-billion-record leak sounds apocalyptic, but your response is small and calm. A non-technical home-user checklist: check your email, fix reused passwords, turn on 2FA, scan devices.

Marcus Vale · Jun 25, 2026
Vodien Web Hosting Deal: 10% Off New 1- and 2-Year Plans
Buying Guides

Vodien Web Hosting Deal: 10% Off New 1- and 2-Year Plans

Vodien — Singapore's long-running premium web host — is offering 10% off new 1-year and 2-year shared hosting plans. Here's what you get, who it's for, and how to claim it.

Marcus Vale · Jun 25, 2026
How to Build a Low-Distraction Phone Setup Without Buying a $500 Dumbphone
Digital Life

How to Build a Low-Distraction Phone Setup Without Buying a $500 Dumbphone

You don't need a $499 dumbphone to cut distraction. This one-evening checklist uses the notification, app-limit, grayscale and work-profile tools already on your iPhone or Android.

Marcus Vale · Jun 24, 2026
The Return of the Flip Phone: Is Digital Minimalism Finally Going Mainstream?
Digital Life

The Return of the Flip Phone: Is Digital Minimalism Finally Going Mainstream?

Commodore's $499 Callback 8020 flip phone is a signal: a hardware brand betting that people want a phone that does less. We unpack whether digital minimalism is actually going mainstream.

Marcus Vale · Jun 23, 2026
Coosub Review: Is the Shared-Subscription Marketplace Worth It?
Digital Life

Coosub Review: Is the Shared-Subscription Marketplace Worth It?

Coosub pools premium streaming and AI subscriptions into cheap shared seats — Netflix, Spotify, ChatGPT Plus and more. We review the catalogue, pricing, savings and the real safety trade-offs.

Marcus Vale · Jun 20, 2026