Explaining HTML and CSS to My 5-Year Old Niece: A Reality Check
I was sitting at my desk last Tuesday, halfway through a nasty WooCommerce checkout refactor, when my five-year-old niece wandered into the office. I had…
Author: Ahmad Wael
I'm a WordPress and WooCommerce developer with 15+ years of experience building custom e-commerce solutions and plugins. I specialize in PHP development, following WordPress coding standards to deliver clean, maintainable code. Currently, I'm exploring AI and e-commerce by building multi-agent systems and SaaS products that integrate technologies like Google Gemini API with WordPress platforms, approaching every project with a commitment to performance, security, and exceptional user experience.
How To Master Smooth Scroll Animations With CSS
I got a ticket last week for a high-end WooCommerce store where the homepage carousel was absolutely tanking their Core Web Vitals. They were using…
How the WordPress 6.9 Release Cycle Impacts Your Production Site
I once had a client call me at 2 AM on a Tuesday, panicking because their checkout page had turned into a white screen of…
WooCommerce 10.4 Update: Faster Mini-Carts and API Performance Boost
I recently worked with a client who had a massive WooCommerce store—thousands of SKUs and a high-traffic checkout. Every time a customer added something to…
WordPress 6.9 and the Abilities API: A Reality Check
I got a call last week from a long-term client who’s obsessed with the latest tech. He’d seen the headlines about WordPress 6.9 Beta and…
Solving WordPress Admin Performance with View Transitions and Speculative Loading
I had a client last month running a high-traffic WooCommerce store—roughly 50k products—and their admin dashboard was a total nightmare. Every time they clicked “Edit…
How to Manage Multiple Client Sites Without the Workflow Headache
I remember a specific Friday night—about 9 PM—when a long-term client called with a “minor emergency.” They needed a custom layout tweak for a seasonal…
Why AI is the New Database Standard for WordPress
I remember working on a massive product catalog for a client about three years ago. We were dealing with roughly 50,000 SKUs, and the search…
Surviving the Proposed 2026 WordPress Major Release Schedule
I once had a client with a massive, high-volume WooCommerce store—around 40k products—who was absolutely terrified of updates. They’d spent years on a custom theme…
WooCommerce 10.4.3 Update: Fixing Security and HPOS Loops
I got a frantic call from a client running a high-volume shop last week. Their server logs were absolutely ballooning, and their third-party ERP was…