https://devmonowar.github.io/blog/ Guides and case studies on WordPress plugin development by Monowar Hossain — sliders, testimonials, Elementor widgets and media cleanup. en Copyright 2026 Monowar Hossain Sun, 23 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://devmonowar.github.io/assets/img/og-image.jpg https://devmonowar.github.io/blog/ https://devmonowar.github.io/blog/how-to-find-unused-images-in-wordpress/ https://devmonowar.github.io/blog/how-to-find-unused-images-in-wordpress/ Fri, 21 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Guide WordPress never tells you where an image is used, and "unattached" is not the same as unused. Where a reference hides, how to search every one of those places, and how to delete without breaking a page. https://devmonowar.github.io/blog/wordpress-plugin-review-what-they-flagged/ https://devmonowar.github.io/blog/wordpress-plugin-review-what-they-flagged/ Fri, 21 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Case study Two rounds, three and a half weeks: the name, one script tag, a three-letter prefix, then sanitizing, escaping and unsafe SQL. The code before and after each fix, and the mistake I made twice. https://devmonowar.github.io/blog/why-wordpress-sliders-are-slow/ https://devmonowar.github.io/blog/why-wordpress-sliders-are-slow/ Thu, 20 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Guide Most of the weight is not the images. It is jQuery you never chose, assets loading on pages with no slider, and a layout that jumps. How to measure your own in five minutes. https://devmonowar.github.io/blog/general-slider-fast-accessible-wordpress-slider/ https://devmonowar.github.io/blog/general-slider-fast-accessible-wordpress-slider/ Tue, 11 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Guide Most slider plugins load jQuery and half a megabyte of unused CSS on every page, or lock the good presets behind a Pro upgrade. Here is how to set up one that does neither. https://devmonowar.github.io/blog/advanced-testimonial-wordpress-testimonials-guide/ https://devmonowar.github.io/blog/advanced-testimonial-wordpress-testimonials-guide/ Tue, 11 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Guide Layouts, card styles, a front-end submission form, and Schema.org markup so Google can show star ratings next to your result — without a page-builder addon pack. https://devmonowar.github.io/blog/free-widgets-for-elementor-guide/ https://devmonowar.github.io/blog/free-widgets-for-elementor-guide/ Tue, 11 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Guide Pricing table, flip box, countdown timer, team cards. What each widget does, how to install it, and why you do not need a giant addon pack to get them. https://devmonowar.github.io/blog/shared-demo-library-for-wordpress-plugins/ https://devmonowar.github.io/blog/shared-demo-library-for-wordpress-plugins/ Tue, 11 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Case study Bundling demo content inside a plugin means a new release for every new demo. Here is the shared static library I built instead, and what I would do differently.