For the past few years, a big part of my life has been the WordPress community in Islamabad. When we started the local WordPress Community, we also created a WhatsApp group for developers and learners so they could ask questions, share problems, and help each other. Very quickly, I started to notice a pattern. The […]
A personal story of how WordCamps began in Pakistan. From the first small meetup in Islamabad to the biggest WordCamp in 2025, this article shares the challenges, milestones, and community spirit that built the foundation for future WordCamp Pakistan events.
What started as a simple plan to wipe my old MacBook turned into a wild adventure involving failed macOS installs, Ubuntu driver chaos, and a surprising Rosetta discovery that brought it all back to life
Story: Today a friend pinged me in a panic: his website was hacked and malware kept showing up even after a restore. I gave him a few quick steps to contain the damage, then realized it’s worth writing steps down properly so I can share with others next time. Here’s the practical, safe sequence I […]
TL;DR: I have been working online since 2009. Years at a desk led to shoulder strain and recurring digestive discomfort. Treadmills and park runs weren’t consistent. Moving from a small city house to a farmhouse with open space built movement into my day—now I average ~8,000 steps without “workouts,” and I feel markedly better. Challenge […]
Recently I came across a 502 Bad Gateway on a WordPress REST endpoint, which I had to fix: Stack: Nginx + PHP-FPM behind CloudFront. At first it looked like the usual “proxy header size too big” issue. Nginx error logs also pointed to it: upstream sent too big header while reading response header from upstream […]