Why Your ‘Fast’ WordPress Site Still Crashes Under Load
I got a call from a new client last month. They were running a pretty successful WooCommerce shop, but their site would crash every single…
Category: Bug Fixing
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…
WordPress Unit Testing: Your 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: 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…