Properly handling counter increments in a database might seem simple, yet it’s a crucial operation that demands attention to atomicity and efficiency. In this post, I’ll explore how SQL’s `SET column = column + 1` makes counter updates reliable, concurrency-safe, and scalable, ensuring data integrity even under heavy traffic.
Traditional starter themes often felt limiting in my workflow. In this post, I share my journey toward a modern WordPress theme structure — modular, scalable, and aligned with today’s development practices. From components vs template-parts to adopting a src/ folder, this is the foundation that eventually led me to create my own modern starter theme framework.
A slider should be considered a reusable component within a template, as it serves a distinct function and can be utilized…
