WordPress rescue from a failed agency: a senior developer checklist
Rescuing a WordPress site from a failed agency starts before any code is touched. This is the checklist a senior developer works through to take over an inherited site cleanly.
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Topics cover WordPress, Craft CMS, Laravel, site rescues and practical AI integration. If you run a website, hire developers or look after one for someone else, there is probably something here for you.
Posts are decisions and principles, not tutorials. You will find advice on when a site rescue beats a rebuild, what to ask before signing a maintenance retainer, how to spot a CMS that will hold up for the next five years and how to fold AI features into a site without breaking what already works.
If you are short on time, start with picking a CMS, what a site rescue looks like or what maintenance actually covers.
Rescuing a WordPress site from a failed agency starts before any code is touched. This is the checklist a senior developer works through to take over an inherited site cleanly.
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