WordPress 6.9 Release Management: Why the First 24 Hours Matter
A long-term client called me late on the 10th. “Ahmad,” he says, “I see WordPress 6.9 is finally out. My dashboard is begging me to…
Category: Core Updates
Why Gutenberg Typography Management Just Got Much Easier
Last month, I was sitting on a call with a client’s marketing lead who was absolutely fed up. They’d moved to a block theme, which…
Why the 2026 WordPress Release Schedule is a Wake-up Call
Last month, a long-term client of mine—running a high-volume WooCommerce store—hit me with a weird question. They were worried that WordPress was “slowing down” because…
WordPress AI Roadmap: What State of the Word 2025 Means for You
I had a client last month—a high-volume WooCommerce shop—who was convinced they needed a custom “agentic AI” layer. They wanted an AI that could actually…
WooCommerce Stability and PHP Compatibility: Why Version 10.3.6 Matters
I got a frantic call last week from a shop owner running a high-volume apparel store. Their checkout was randomly throwing 500 errors. No pattern,…
Don’t Wait for the January WordPress Maintenance Release
Last week, I got a call from a client running a high-volume WooCommerce store. They’d just updated to the latest version, and suddenly, their custom…
How to Handle WordPress Performance Optimization Without Breaking Your CSS
I had a client last week—big WooCommerce store, about 15k products—complaining that their Largest Contentful Paint (LCP) scores were “in the red” despite using every…
The Technical Side of Growing Your Website’s Audience Right
I had a client come to me last month with a problem that sounded all too familiar. They were spending thousands on a dedicated “growth…
Dealing with the Fallout: Essential WordPress 6.9 Hotfixes
I got a frantic call last week from a client running a high-traffic e-commerce store on a classic theme. They’d just updated to 6.9 because…
Why WordPress 6.9 is a Major Win for Real Developers
A client came to me last month with a project that was honestly a total nightmare. They had this massive custom inventory system—about 60,000 SKUs…