WordPress Is Coming. Should You Be Worried?
Got an email from a long-time client this morning. The subject was just “WordPress 6.9?” He’d seen the news about the WordPress 6.9 RC2 being…
Category: Core Updates
WordPress 6.9 Is Fast, But Is Your Theme?
Got a call from a client last week. They were pulling their hair out. They had a solid site on a good server, not overloaded…
WordPress Email Reliability: How WordPress 6.9 Fixes a Mess
Got a call from a long-time client last week. They run a pretty successful WooCommerce store, and their order confirmation emails were landing in spam….
The New WordPress Abilities API: Stop Doing Things Twice
I had a client with a simple request. We’d built a small utility plugin for them that listed out all the URLs of a specific…
WordPress 6.9: What’s a Big Deal and What’s Noise?
I got a call from a client this morning. He’d just read the latest news about WordPress 6.9 dropping soon and had the usual questions:…
Automating WordPress Updates with Bedrock and Dependabot
I was talking to a client last week who was getting nervous. They manage a handful of WordPress sites built with Bedrock, and the manual…
Why Your WordCamp Talk Got Rejected (And How to Fix It)
A junior dev on my team looked crushed. “They rejected my talk,” he said, staring at his laptop. He’d just gotten the canned ‘thanks but…
WordPress Blueprints: A Real Fix for Dev Environment Headaches
Had to onboard a new junior dev last month for a big WooCommerce project. First task was simple: set up the local environment. He’s a…
How to Add Custom Social Icons in WordPress Correctly
I had a client—a sharp little design agency—who was getting endlessly frustrated. They built their site with a block theme, keeping it super clean. But…
Why the New WooCommerce Update Schedule Matters for BFCM
I remember getting a panicked call from a client a few years back. It was the week before Thanksgiving. Their site was locked up. A…