How a Bad Custom WP_Query Can Wreck Your Site
Got a call the other day from a new client. Their WooCommerce shop, with a pretty hefty catalog, was timing out. Not just slow, but…
Category: Bug Fixing
WordPress unit testing is a safety net for complex code
I got a call from a client running a decent-sized WooCommerce store. They needed a “quick change” to a custom coupon function. Seemed simple enough….
What is Software Complexity and Why Should You Care?
I got a call from a new client. Their WooCommerce store was bleeding money because one of their main payment gateways would randomly fail at…
A better way to build complicated WordPress queries
I got a call from a client with a big WooCommerce store. Their “You Might Also Like” section on product pages was a disaster. It…
Stop writing messy WP_Query arrays. Do this instead.
Got a call from a client running a huge WooCommerce store. They wanted a “related products” feature that was… ambitious. It needed to show products…
Stop hooking your WordPress classes in the constructor
I got a call from a client in a panic. Their custom inventory sync plugin was failing silently on the live site. No errors, no…
Stop scattering WP_Query: use a repository pattern instead
I got a call from a client with a major headache. They run a big events portal, built on a custom plugin we inherited. Over…
Stop chasing bugs with a better WordPress event management system
Had a client come to us with a site that was a total mess. It had years of custom code from different developers, and things…
How Good Debugging Skills Can Make You a Better Developer
Got a call from a client. Total panic. A crucial “20% OFF” coupon for their wholesale customers wasn’t working. Regular customers? Fine. But the high-volume…
When a PHP Loop is the Wrong Tool for the Job
I got a Slack message from a project manager. A client with a high-traffic WooCommerce shop was complaining that a custom dashboard widget we’d inherited…