Hi, I’m Remkus de Vries, founder of Truer than North.
If you’ve been around WordPress for a while, there’s a good chance we’ve crossed paths. I’ve been active in the WordPress Community for two decades and have provided consultancy for almost two decades as well, helping agencies and product teams get more out of WordPress across product strategy, modern workflows, performance, security, and maintainability.
I’ve worked with small teams and large enterprises alike, often on complex builds where there’s a lot on the line. Through my agency, Truer than North, I offer independent, practical advice shaped by decades of hands-on experience in this space. No hype, no silver bullets. Just proven ways to make WordPress work better for your business.
I go deep and wide across your WordPress stack, your product, your team, and your place in the ecosystem.
Team enablement. Workshops, playbooks, pair‑work, and reviews that level up internal teams quickly.
Strategy and product. Product discovery, opportunity sizing, roadmap shaping, build vs buy, partner strategy, packaging and pricing decisions, and launch planning.
Platform, architecture, and scale. Hosting choices, environments, CI/CD, observability, error budgets, cache and CDN policy, database and search tuning, and edge strategy.
WooCommerce growth. Catalog and checkout performance, promotions without regressions, payment flows, and merchandising that does not fight the stack.
Content and marketing acceleration. Editorial strategy and production that serves your funnel. Blogs, webinars, podcast and video outlines, and distribution plans that compound.
I also regularly run workshops, give talks, and work with teams one-on-one to help them stay ahead of what’s changing in the WordPress ecosystem.
If you’re looking to future-proof everything you are doing with your WordPress stack, or want a second set of eyes on an important project, I’d love to chat.
What “stack” means here
Your WordPress stack is everything that carries a visitor from request to result. Hosting, theme, plugins, custom code, CDN and edge, search, analytics, and how your product positions itself in that picture if you serve the WordPress market.
I help you choose, simplify, and line these up so they pull in the same direction.
“Working with Remkus is an absolute pleasure. He has a deep and thorough understanding of everything WordPress – from the core to the most cutting-edge developments in the ecosystem. What really stands out is his ability to assess a project and determine exactly how complex a solution needs to be (or not). That clarity, combined with his experience, makes him an invaluable partner. He doesn’t just follow best practices – he helps define them.”
Rosanne van Staalduinen
How we work
Listen, model, decide, ship, transfer. We start with goals and constraints, define two or three clear options with trade‑offs, align stakeholders, and move. Knowledge transfer is built in, so your team gets faster, not more dependent.
You get decisions, not just documents.
If you want a second set of eyes on an important project, or you are ready to future‑proof your WordPress stack, use the form below to share your goals and constraints. I will reply with the exact ways I can help, or connect you with someone who can if I am not the right fit.
“Working with Remkus was amazing. Communication could not have been better. He was thorough, detail-oriented, and results driven. We received a comprehensive report from him that he explained until I truly understood my next steps. Highly recommended.”
Corey Maass