Michael Winchester Design & SEO

01/27/2026

Updated Checkout Origin Guard available now on WordPress! What updated, you ask? I added some new blocking logic that is based on some new failed transaction patterns. It is working better than ever!

Lots of Failed Woocommerce orders? Try Checkout Origin Guard.

One-page WooCommerce checkout hardening; bot blocking, rate/sequence checks, business/email heuristics, and optional AVS-based risk signals.

01/22/2026

My latest plugin release is now available through WordPress: Mesh-Plug for Meshtastic makes sharing your mesh network data(via WordPess)with non-Meshtastic users a breeze.
https://wordpress.org/plugins/mesh-plug/

01/15/2026

My latest project, Link-Builders MQTT: I have been using MQTT more and more often in my projects and after finding MQTT services to be ridiculously pricy, I built my own service.

Rather than charging by the minute like the big boys (AWS, etc) I decided monthly subscriptions are more reasonable for IoT experimenters and small businesses. Developed for the ESP32, SEEED, and Nordic nRF52 crowd that just wants MQTT to work and doesn't want to fiddle with running a specialized server.

Want to learn more about Link-Builders MQTT?
https://the-link-builders.com/

Want to read about why I built this service?
https://michaelwinchester.com/new-project-link-builders-mqtt-service/

12/05/2025

Site-First SEO and Checkout Origin Guard are now WordPress 6.9 compatible.

10/10/2025

Checkout Origin Guard is official! Now available for free download from the WordPress plugin repository.

Block Credit Card Checking Bots, Headless Browsers, and Strange Javascript Requests that point right to checkout or cart.

https://wordpress.org/plugins/checkout-origin-guard/

10/07/2025

Latest: Checkout Origin Guard - Stop risky "no origin" visits, credit card checking bots, and headless browsers from probing your Woocommerce installation.
Log, Block, Sell with confidence.

Now available on WordPress.org
https://wordpress.org/plugins/checkout-origin-guard/

Visit the website
https://wcog.michaelwinchester.com/

09/12/2025

Site-First SEO Launches With New Bot Block Feature and Limited-Time PRO Discount
https://sfseo.michaelwinchester.com/2025/09/12/press-release-site-first-seo-launches-with-new-bot-block-feature-and-limited-time-pro-discount/

08/26/2025

Site-First SEO has officially been approved and added to the WordPress plugin repository!

On-site SEO for WordPress: content audits, internal links, redirects, image alt checks, sitemaps, and a lightweight visits tracker.

08/22/2025

Site-First SEO is on the road to WordPress plugin repository approval! https://sfseo.michaelwinchester.com

08/18/2025

Site-First SEO has officially launched.

What is it? A site-first SEO plugin for WordPress that uses your on-site data to help you refine your content. No API's, no calling home - just your data.

Better Content = Better Ranking, for Ai Discovery, too!

Give the FREE version a try
https://sfseo.michaelwinchester.com

07/24/2025

The ESP32 is pretty amazing. These 2 modules and their sensors are reporting temp and humidity to a custom cloud app I am building.

12/24/2024

WP Engine migrations are a must. One client is saving about $2000 annually on hosting! Unbelievable.