How WordPress 6.9 Editor Changes Impact Your Custom Blocks
I recently sat down with a client who was pulling his hair out over a custom “Media Portfolio” block we’d inherited from another agency. The…
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Why Your AI Documentation Workflow is Probably Creating Technical Debt
A few months back, a client came to me with a classic mess. They had a massive custom WooCommerce extension—thousands of lines of logic—and zero…
Managing Technical Debt and WordPress Repository Maintenance
I had a client a while back who was obsessed with being on the “cutting edge.” They’d seen a specific feature plugin in the official…
How Phased Plugin Releases Stop Update Disasters Before They Start
I got a frantic call last Tuesday from a client running a high-volume WooCommerce store. They’d pushed what seemed like a “tiny” patch to their…
Why the WordPress Abilities API is a Big Deal for AI
I had a client last year—big site, tons of custom data. They wanted an AI assistant that didn’t just “answer questions” but could actually check…
Why Your WordPress AI Integration is Finally Getting Serious
I recently sat down with a client who was tearing their hair out over a “smart” recommendation engine. They’d hired a freelancer who promised the…
WordPress GitHub Repositories: Beyond Just Pushing Code
A few months back, a client came to me with a brilliant, highly innovative block-based plugin. They were keen on seeing it become a foundational…
WooCommerce: Don’t Break Your Store. Really.
Just last week, I got a frantic call from Mark, one of our long-term clients with a thriving WooCommerce shop. Man, his admin dashboard was…
Stop the Collisions: Why WordPress Namespacing Standards Matter
Just last week, I had a client call in a panic. Their custom booking system, a bespoke plugin we’d built for them, suddenly started throwing…
WordPress Plugin Rejections: Your English README Is Key
I had a client come to us recently, completely bewildered. They’d spent months on a fantastic WordPress plugin, solid code, clever features, the works. Submitted…