I shipped a component that felt perfect, but a screen reader user couldn’t trigger it. I’d violated the first rule of ARIA by being too clever. Learn why semantic HTML beats custom roles every time and how to avoid the common mistakes that break accessibility in modern WordPress development.
Our Web Almanac 2025 Analysis dives into the data of 17.2 million websites. While CSS features like text-wrap and variable fonts are gaining traction, accessibility and performance are regressing. Mobile page weights have exploded by 200%, and focus styles are being removed at an epidemic rate. Learn how to refactor for a faster web.
The WordPress PHP AI Client SDK v0.1.0 has officially launched, marking a major milestone for Core-AI. This provider-agnostic SDK standardizes how we integrate LLMs into plugins and themes, moving away from fragmented API calls. Senior dev Ahmad Wael breaks down why this technical foundation is critical for future-proofing your WordPress AI projects.
Healthcare leads in the use of knowledge graphs because it treats data as an ontology, not just a record. Driven by empirical science, strict regulations, and open W3C standards, their semantic infrastructure is decades ahead. Learn how shared vocabularies and layered structures prevent the ‘Schema-less Rot’ common in modern web development.
WordPress AI Experiments 0.2.0 has been released, introducing AI-powered excerpt generation and a new “Abilities Explorer” for developers. Ahmad Wael explains why this release is a critical step toward standardizing AI within WordPress Core, moving beyond simple chatbots to a robust framework for registering and testing AI-powered editorial abilities.
In the fast-moving world of CSS, keeping up with updates is a major challenge. Ahmad Wael explains why the new DailyDev Squad for CSS-Tricks is a strategic tool for developers. Learn how to move from messy RSS firehoses to curated, high-signal content feeds that streamline your frontend development workflow and discovery process.
The WordPress 6.9.1 release is officially scheduled for February 3, 2026. This bug-fix-only maintenance release aims to resolve regressions and stability issues introduced in the 6.9 cycle. With a series of bug scrubs planned throughout late January, site owners and developers should prepare for this essential update to restore core site stability.
Code refactoring in Cursor is a game-changer for senior developers managing technical debt. Learn a pragmatic 4-step framework—from planning with agentic conversations to executing with Claude 3.5 Sonnet—to transform messy legacy WordPress code into clean, class-based architectures without breaking your production environment. Stop shipping spaghetti and start orchestrating your code.
I’ve spent 14 years refining my workflow, and the shift to AI agents has completely changed the game. In this article, I break down my efficient coding setup using Claude Code, Warp, and Git Worktrees. Forget heavy IDEs; the terminal is where real speed happens when managing complex WordPress and WooCommerce projects.
WordPress Core AI has hit its six-month milestone, moving foundational building blocks like the Abilities API and WP Client AI SDK into a stable state. With several features slated for WordPress 6.9 and a clear roadmap for 7.0, developers must now align with these new core standards for AI integration and agentic functionality.