Fixing Infinite Loops in WordPress Adjacent Post Navigation
A client reached out a few weeks ago with a weird one. They run a high-traffic WooCommerce store, and after a routine update, their “Next…
Category: Bug Fixing
Why Your Admin Menu Search Query is Failing You
I had a client running a massive WooCommerce shop with about 600 separate landing pages for various seasonal campaigns. Their marketing team called me up,…
Why WordPress 6.9 Core Updates Matter for Your Site
I recently worked with a client who runs a pretty intense photography marketplace. He’s the type who likes to live on the edge, so he…
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…
Robust API Key Authentication: Stop the Guesswork
I had a client, a few years back, running a fairly complex WordPress setup. They had this custom integration, an external service needing to talk…
Clear Changelogs: Your Reputation Depends On It.
Just last month, I got a call from a client running a fairly beefy WooCommerce setup. Custom payment gateways, bespoke shipping logic—the works. They\’d just…
WordPress CSS Specificity: A WordPress 6.9 Case Study
Got a call from a client last week. An agency we work with. They’d just rolled out the WordPress 6.9 update to one of their…
Stop Using Post Meta for Everything, Seriously.
Had a client come in last week. Their WooCommerce dashboard was taking ages to load—sometimes timing out completely. They have a fairly popular membership site,…
Busting the WordPress Myths That Cost You Real Money
I got a call last week from a potential client. He was frustrated. His agency told him their new, complex e-commerce idea couldn’t be built…
WordPress UTF-8 Encoding: Stop Guessing and Start Validating
Got a call from a client last week. They’d just moved their WooCommerce store from some ancient hosting setup, and things were… weird. Their European…