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Timeouts, crashes, security breaches and scaling failures: what broke, why it broke, and what actually fixed it. Plus the AI tooling I’m putting to work in WordPress.

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AI & Automation6 min read

Building a WordPress Plugin with Gemini: Full Walkthrough

A complete, working WordPress plugin that uses Gemini's multimodal vision to generate image alt text on upload, with proper security, caching, graceful degradation, and WordPress.org-review-friendly architecture.

AI & Automation8 min read

Getting Started with the Gemini API in PHP (No SDK Required)

Google's Gemini API has almost no PHP-first documentation, yet PHP powers most of the web. Here's how to call Gemini from plain PHP and from WordPress, with working code, error handling, and cost-control basics.

AI & Automation4 min read

Why Everyone Is Talking About Gemini

If you’ve searched “what is Gemini AI” or “Gemini vs ChatGPT” recently, you’ve probably noticed the conversation has shifted. Gemini isn’t just “Google’s chatbot” anymore: it’s become the connective tissue across Search, Android, Workspace, and now an entire hardware…

AI & Automation4 min read

Can You Trust AI? Understanding Hallucinations

We discussed in the last blogpost, what happens behind the scenes when you ask an AI a question. A word called AI Hallucination appeared. Someone once described a conversation with an AI model to me as feeling like talking…

AI & Automation4 min read

What Happens Behind the Scenes When You Ask an AI a Question?

You type a question into ChatGPT, Gemini, or Claude, hit enter, and a fluent, coherent answer appears in a few seconds. It feels almost like magic, and “how does AI work” is one of the most searched questions about…

WordPress3 min read

How to Reinstall WordPress: 3 Easy Methods

Reinstalling WordPress can help resolve issues caused by corrupted files, malware infections, or broken updates. In this guide, we’ll cover three methods to reinstall wordpress: via WP-Admin, via SSH with WP-CLI, and via SFTP. Before proceeding, always back up…

DevOps5 min read

How to Use auditd on Ubuntu to Monitor File Changes

Monitoring file changes on a Linux system is crucial for maintaining security and tracking any unauthorized modifications. On Ubuntu, auditd is a powerful tool that can help you achieve this. In this guide, we’ll walk you through the steps…

AI & Automation2 min read

A warm welcome from me to WordCamp Bhopal

As we come near to the D-day of WordCamp Bhopal 2023, I with my wonderful team, am thrilled to extend a warm welcome to all of you to join us for this incredible event dedicated to the world of…

Field notes5 min read

How to host WordPress on Azure under 15 minutes

Azure is the most sought-after service as it helps much in Cloud Computing. It has a collection of many services like Virtual Machine and sixty-eight other products that are mainly used in cloud computing. If you are a blogger…