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Food blogger handles site fixes with Claude after losing their developer

A food blogger with 50,000 monthly sessions uses Claude to work through CSS and technical WordPress issues after their developer left.

TOOL USED

Claude, WordPress, Astra

SPOTTED ON

u/travelswithtea · Jul 23, 2026

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Admin & Inbox hacks

TL;DR

What did u/travelswithtea use Claude for?

A food blogger with 50,000 monthly sessions uses Claude to work through CSS and technical WordPress issues after their developer left. They say Claude "has been able to help me with css and a variety of technical issues" and wonder if they still need a developer.

What they did

Their blog runs on WordPress with the Astra theme. Since losing their developer, they ask Claude to walk them through CSS changes and other technical issues on the site.

How it went

They say Claude "has been able to help me with css and a variety of technical issues" and wonder if they still need a developer.

Worth knowing

  • They worry about AI mistakes. A commenter advises using a staging site so mistakes are caught before going live, and keeping away from anything that touches user data or logins.
  • Price check: Claude: free plan; Pro: US$20/month, or US$17/month on a yearly plan (US$200/year) (checked Nov 1, 2026).

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Try it yourself

Paste this into a chatbot, then add your own details underneath.

My WordPress site uses the Astra theme. Here is the problem I see and the CSS from that section: [paste]. Explain what's causing it, give me the smallest change to fix it, and tell me how to undo it if something breaks.

More people who did this

  • u/The_Answer_Man (Reddit, Jul 24, 2026): An old PHP/MySQL developer whose team uses set workspace guidance with Claude; says they installed a free SSL certificate on their own with its help.

Original post

See u/travelswithtea's original post on Reddit → (Jul 23, 2026)

Sources

  1. u/travelswithtea on Reddit, Jul 23, 2026 — the original post
  2. Claude pricing — checked Nov 1, 2026

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