Is WordPress Free? The Brutal Truth About Website Costs
I once had a lead—let’s call him Mike—who was genuinely offended by a project estimate I sent over. He spent twenty minutes on Zoom explaining…
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.
Navigating the 2026 WordPress Major Release Schedule Proposal
I once worked with a client who managed a high-traffic multisite network. They were convinced that because WordPress only had two major releases in 2025,…
Solving the Messy AI Connection with WordPress MCP Adapter v0.3.0
A few months back, a client came to me with a problem that’s becoming a bit of a pattern. They wanted their AI assistant—specifically a…
Fixing the ‘It Works on My Machine’ Agency Nightmare
A few months back, we brought on a new dev for a quick sprint on a legacy WooCommerce site. Simple task: optimize the checkout flow…
Why You Should Not Ignore the WooCommerce 10.4.2 Update
I had a client once with a massive catalog who thought “cleanup” meant nuking discontinued products directly from the database. Not just trashing them—permanently deleting…
AI Website Building Reality: Why Your Prototype Isn’t Ready
A client came to me last month absolutely beaming. He’d “built” a full business site in twenty minutes using one of those trendy AI prototyping…
Stop Wasting Time on Staging Sites: WordPress Playground in 2025
I once spent three hours setting up a staging environment just to show a client why a specific plugin was breaking their checkout. By the…
How WordPress Real-Time Collaboration Will Change Your Workflow
I once worked with a massive newsroom client where the editorial team was constantly at each other’s throats. They had fifteen editors trying to polish…
Optimizing WooCommerce REST API Performance with Lazy Loading
I had a client last month running a massive store—thousands of SKUs and a high-frequency inventory sync from their warehouse. They kept complaining that their…
Stop Building on Rented Land: Why You Need an Owned Content Strategy
Last month, a client came to me in a total panic. They had built a massive following on a popular social platform—somewhere north of 50k…