This Week: Templates, Tools, and the Math
WordPress development, SaaS economics, mathematics, and content strategy.
This past week was one of those weeks where I couldn’t stop creating. Four articles. One tool. Some design and development works. Zero sleep (okay, some sleep).
I want to share what I’ve been working on because, honestly, I’m excited about these pieces. They span WordPress development, SaaS economics, mathematics, and content strategy. That’s the range I operate in. Always has been.
Let me walk you through each one.
126 Tangible Loops & Logic Templates I Actually Use
Here’s the big one.
I’ve been building WordPress sites for over 16 years. Hundreds of them. And somewhere along the way, I discovered a plugin called Tangible Loops & Logic that completely changed how I approach layouts and dynamic content.
No PHP wrestling. No page builder bloat. Just clean, readable templates that pull content automatically.
So I documented everything. All 126 templates I’ve built and refined over the years. Hero sections. Blog layouts. Testimonial grids. Pricing tables. FAQ accordions. Complete footers. Schema markup. Author bio boxes. The works.
The syntax is almost embarrassingly simple. Want to loop through your latest six posts? It looks like this:
<Loop type=post count=6>
<h2><Field title /></h2>
<p><Field excerpt /></p>
</Loop>That’s it. No WP_Query. No while have_posts(). No theme file edits.
I use Tangible for my entire homepage. My service pages. My calculators and tools. Even the deal compilation pages. Once you understand the pattern, you can build almost anything.
The article includes complete code for every template. Hero sections with multiple variations. Blog grids. Masonry layouts. Magazine-style layouts. Each one with the CSS baked in, using BEM naming conventions so nothing conflicts.
If you build WordPress sites, this might be the most useful resource I’ve ever published.
📖 Read it: 126 Cool Tangible Loops & Logic Templates I Use in My Projects
The SaaS Blogs That Actually Help You Grow
I’ve been reading SaaS content for years. Most of it is garbage. Recycled advice from people who’ve never shipped a product. Corporate content farms churning out keyword-stuffed articles.
But some publications consistently deliver insights that move the needle. So I put together a curated list.
SaaStr for raw honesty about the hard parts of building. Lenny’s Newsletter for research-backed product strategy. First Round Review for deeply tactical founder advice. Tomasz Tunguz for data-driven benchmarks. ChartMogul for understanding subscription metrics properly.
The piece isn’t just a list though. I explain why each publication matters and who should read it. I share which articles changed how I approach problems. I even included a section on how to actually use these blogs without drowning in content.
Here’s my approach: Pick three blogs that match your current challenge. Subscribe to their newsletters. Ignore the rest. Information overload kills execution.
When you read something useful, implement it within 48 hours. Even a small test beats passive consumption.
📖 Read it: Best SaaS Blogs to Follow in 2026 for Real Growth
Interesting Math Articles and Research Papers
This one’s personal.
I studied mathematics. I still love it. And over the years, I’ve collected dozens of papers and articles that made me see the subject differently.
Timothy Gowers on the two cultures of mathematics. Terence Tao on what makes good math. Paul Lockhart’s Mathematician’s Lament (which critiques traditional math education better than anything I’ve read). Alan Turing’s foundational paper on computable numbers. Freeman Dyson’s “Birds and Frogs” essay.
The list spans career advice, philosophical perspectives, famous proofs, and practical problem-solving approaches. Each entry includes a brief description and direct link.
If you’re a student, a teacher, or just someone who finds mathematics beautiful, this collection will keep you reading for weeks.
📖 Read it: Interesting Math Articles and Must Read Research Papers for Students
CAC Payback: The Metric Most Founders Ignore
Most founders obsess over the wrong metrics. They track MRR. They celebrate new logos. They watch revenue climb. Meanwhile, they’re quietly bleeding cash on customer acquisition that won’t pay off for years.
Revenue is vanity. CAC payback is sanity.
I wrote a comprehensive piece breaking down this metric. What it is. Why gross margin matters (hint: using revenue instead of gross margin makes your payback look artificially short). What “good” looks like for different business models. How payback and churn interact.
I also built an interactive calculator right into the article. Plug in your CAC, ARPA, and gross margin. Get your payback period with benchmarks and explanations.
The key insight: Your customer lifetime should be at least 3x your payback period. If payback is 12 months but average customer life is 14 months, you’re making roughly 2 months of profit per customer. Paper thin.
Most founders focus on lowering CAC through optimization. But pricing changes are the fastest lever. A 20% price increase improves payback by 20% instantly. No campaign testing required.
📖 Read it: CAC Payback: The SaaS Metric That Tells You If You Can Actually Afford to Grow
New Tool: HTML to GenerateBlocks Converter
I built something useful this week.
GenerateBlocks is one of my favorite WordPress plugins. But converting HTML to GenerateBlocks format? Tedious. Manual. Error-prone.
So I created a converter. Paste any HTML. Get GenerateBlocks V2 output. Copy it into WordPress’s code editor. Done.
The tool handles element blocks, text blocks, media blocks, and even shapes. It preserves inline styles, converts classes, and maintains proper nesting. It supports both V1 and V2 output formats.
The workflow is simple. You paste HTML. Click convert. Copy the output. Switch to code editor in WordPress. Paste. Switch back to visual editor. Your blocks are ready.
I’ve been using this constantly for converting layouts from design tools. It saves hours of manual block creation.
🔧 Use it: HTML to GenerateBlocks Converter
Why I Create Free Tools
A quick aside.
People sometimes ask why I build free tools when I could monetize them. Calculators. Converters. Code snippets.
The honest answer: These tools solve problems I actually have. And sharing them brings people to my site who might need my services later. It’s not altruism. It’s strategy that happens to help people.
Also, building tools is fun. It scratches an itch that writing articles doesn’t. Different part of the brain.
What I’m Working On Next
The Tangible templates article is part of a larger project. I’m documenting my entire WordPress development workflow. The tools I use. The patterns I follow. The systems that let me ship sites faster without sacrificing quality.
I’m also working on more calculators for SaaS founders. MRR forecasting. Churn analysis. Pricing optimization. Each one will include the calculator plus a detailed explanation of the underlying concepts.
If there’s a specific tool or topic you want me to cover, reply to this email. I read every response.
Thanks for being here.
I’ll be back next Friday with more practical stuff. WordPress development techniques. SaaS economics. Tools that save time. The occasional math tangent.
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Talk soon,
Gaurav