From the workbench

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Decisions, mistakes, and practical lessons from apps, business systems, Arabic interfaces, WordPress, and Odoo.

Building a multilingual Astro site without fake translations

A practical Astro localization guide for routes, content collections, reciprocal hreflang, canonicals, RSS, RTL, and translation-aware navigation.

10 Aug 2026 3 min read

A practical WCAG-focused guide for Arabic websites covering RTL, semantics, keyboard access, contrast, forms, typography, and real browser testing.

9 Aug 2026 3 min read

A field method for spotting repeated problems, testing demand, and avoiding expensive assumptions before building.

7 Aug 2026 2 min read

A practical method for selecting Arabic and English UI fonts, pairing scripts, loading only needed assets, and testing real interface content.

6 Aug 2026 3 min read

Practical criteria for choosing jQuery or native JavaScript, with notes on legacy maintenance and upgrading to jQuery 4.

16 Dec 2025 2 min read

Use one direction source and logical layout properties for Arabic and English React Native screens.

16 Dec 2025 2 min read

Choose, bundle, and test Arabic fonts, weights, line height, and text scaling in React Native.

16 Dec 2025 2 min read

Handle FlatList, navigation, drawers, carousels, and third-party components without double mirroring.

16 Dec 2025 2 min read

Handle language switching, Arabic numerals, server errors, storage, and tests without unsafe assumptions.

16 Dec 2025 2 min read

A layered WordPress security plan covering updates, accounts, backups, permissions, rate limiting, XML-RPC, monitoring, and recovery tests.

16 Dec 2025 3 min read

Set up i18next and React Native direction as separate, testable concerns.

16 Dec 2025 2 min read