Looking back
Ten years ago, I stumbled into WordPress with curiosity and very little plan. What followed were hundreds of projects, dozens of late nights, and more plugin experiments than I can count. It shaped my career – but it also taught me lessons I wish I’d learned earlier.
My biggest lessons
- Don’t overload with plugins: Leaner setups save time and headaches later.
- Focus on maintainability: A clean structure matters more than flashy features.
- Think long-term: Shortcuts always come back to haunt you.
- Document everything: Future-me is grateful when past-me left notes.
If I could start again
I’d focus earlier on building my own code library, on choosing quality over speed, and on saying no to the wrong projects. But honestly, every misstep made me the developer I am today. Ten years in, I’m not done – I’m just building on a stronger foundation.
– Marcel