Why WordPress Testing Should Stay Off Your Live Site
I got a call last week from a client running a high-traffic WooCommerce store—we’re talking 15k SKUs and a very custom block-based checkout. They’d seen…
Category: Core Updates
How to Properly Hide WordPress Blocks for Performance
I had a client once—let’s call her Sarah—who ran a high-traffic WooCommerce shop. She was constantly running these flash sales, but she hated deleting her…
Why WordPress Importer URL Migration Changes Everything for Developers
I had a client last month—a high-traffic magazine—moving from a development subdomain that used an emoji in the URL. Yeah, don’t ask why. They were…
How the WordPress CSS Specificity Fix Saves Your Custom Theme
I had a client last week—a large scale e-commerce shop—practically screaming because their carefully crafted H2 styles were being mangled inside the Block Editor. On…
Why Your WordPress Release Plan Needs a Scripted Timeline
I once had a client—a major e-commerce player—who decided to launch their redesigned checkout flow right in the middle of a live TV segment. No…
How WordPress 6.9 Editor Changes Impact Your Custom Blocks
I recently sat down with a client who was pulling his hair out over a custom “Media Portfolio” block we’d inherited from another agency. The…
Managing Technical Debt and WordPress Repository Maintenance
I had a client a while back who was obsessed with being on the “cutting edge.” They’d seen a specific feature plugin in the official…
How Phased Plugin Releases Stop Update Disasters Before They Start
I got a frantic call last Tuesday from a client running a high-volume WooCommerce store. They’d pushed what seemed like a “tiny” patch to their…
Why the WordPress Abilities API is a Big Deal for AI
I had a client last year—big site, tons of custom data. They wanted an AI assistant that didn’t just “answer questions” but could actually check…
WordPress GitHub Repositories: Beyond Just Pushing Code
A few months back, a client came to me with a brilliant, highly innovative block-based plugin. They were keen on seeing it become a foundational…