Hamed Pakdaman

Full-stack engineer, 10+ years building and scaling web apps. Creator of UnfoldCMS, an open-source Laravel CMS built for modern developer workflows.

267 posts

General

Content Scheduling in a CMS: Publish on Autopilot

A developer's guide to CMS content scheduling: why steady cadence beats bursts, how the posted_at + scheduler pattern works, timezone gotchas, editorial calendars, and the 404-before-live pitfall.

Aug 2, 2026 · 12 min read

General

CMS User Roles and Permissions: A Practical Guide

A practical guide to CMS user roles and permissions: role archetypes, module-level vs action-level access, multi-author workflows without approval chains, and onboarding/offboarding checklists.

Aug 2, 2026 · 14 min read

CMS

The Blog Post SEO Checklist: 20 Checks Before You Hit Publish

A practical pre-publish SEO checklist for blog posts: 20 checks grouped by intent, titles, structure, URLs, links, images, schema, and post-publish follow-up, each with a brief why.

Aug 2, 2026 · 13 min read

CMS

Image SEO for Blogs: Alt Text, Formats, and File Names That Rank

A practical, mechanical guide to image SEO for blogs — file names, alt text, formats, compression, lazy loading, and structured data that compound with every post.

Aug 2, 2026 · 11 min read

Web Development

SQLite vs MySQL for a CMS: When the Small Database Wins

An honest developer's comparison of SQLite and MySQL as the database under a CMS. Covers WAL mode, write concurrency, backups, benchmarks, and a decision table by site type.

Aug 2, 2026 · 14 min read

Web Development

How to Host a CMS on a $5 VPS (Full Walkthrough)

A command-by-command walkthrough for hosting a CMS on a $5/month VPS: server hardening, the Nginx + PHP 8.3 stack, SQLite vs MySQL, free SSL, cron, and rclone backups.

Aug 2, 2026 · 13 min read

CMS

CMS Caching Explained: Page, Object, and Browser Caching

A practical guide to CMS caching: how page, object, opcode, browser, and CDN caches work together, what TTLs to use, and the invalidation pitfalls that bite every site.

Aug 2, 2026 · 13 min read

CMS

Topical Authority: Building Content Clusters That Rank

Topical authority is search engines trusting your site because it covers a topic completely. Here's how to map, publish, and measure a content cluster that earns it.

Aug 2, 2026 · 14 min read

CMS

Canonical URLs Explained: Stop Competing With Yourself

A practical guide to canonical URLs: why duplicates happen on real sites, canonical vs 301 redirects, cross-domain canonicals for syndication, and how to audit your setup.

Aug 2, 2026 · 12 min read

Web Development

Shared Hosting vs VPS for Your CMS: An Honest Comparison

Shared hosting and VPS plans now cost the same — what differs is the ops burden. A frank look at noisy neighbors, daemon limits, the 2am-outage problem, and where panels like Ploi fit.

Aug 2, 2026 · 12 min read