WordCamp Asia 2026 is officially coming to Mumbai, India, from April 9-11. As an expected 3,000+ attendees gather at the Jio World Convention Centre, senior WordPress developer Ahmad Wael explains why this flagship event is the strategic “boardroom” for the open web and why developers should prioritize attending.
The WordPress Abilities API has officially landed in the 6.9 Beta 2 release, marking a major milestone for Core-AI. However, the JavaScript registration component has been pivoted to a standalone NPM package within the Gutenberg repository. Ahmad Wael breaks down these architectural shifts and the upcoming WP AI Client 0.1.0 release. Read on to stay ahead.
WooCommerce 10.5 now disables the Add to Cart button on variable products by default to prevent race conditions. If you’ve dequeued the core variation scripts but kept the default templates, your buttons will remain disabled. Learn how to refactor your custom JavaScript to fix this and ensure a smooth checkout experience.
WordPress 7.0 is officially dropping support for PHP 7.2 and 7.3 in April 2026. This move raises the minimum requirement to PHP 7.4, impacting site performance and security. Senior developer Ahmad Wael breaks down why this technical debt cleanup is necessary and how to prepare your plugins for the shift.
WooCommerce 10.5 introduces a game-changing experimental feature: Product Object Caching. This in-memory cache prevents redundant database loads during a single request, offering up to 13% speed improvements for variable products. Ahmad Wael breaks down how it works, the performance benchmarks, and the critical “gotchas” for developers using direct SQL updates.
WordPress has launched a centralized hub for WordPress Education programs, consolidating Campus Connect, Credits, and Student Clubs. This long-overdue update simplifies the contributor pipeline, providing clear entry points for students and mentors. For senior devs and agencies, this represents a structured path for fostering new talent within the open-source ecosystem.
WordPress 7.0 is dropping support for PHP 7.2 and 7.3, raising the minimum requirement to 7.4.0. With the 6.9.1 maintenance release scheduled for February 2026 and Core Rep nominations open, developers must act now. Learn how to audit your legacy infrastructure and prepare for these critical WordPress Core Updates.
Our Web Almanac 2025 Analysis dives into the data of 17.2 million websites. While CSS features like text-wrap and variable fonts are gaining traction, accessibility and performance are regressing. Mobile page weights have exploded by 200%, and focus styles are being removed at an epidemic rate. Learn how to refactor for a faster web.
The WordPress PHP AI Client SDK v0.1.0 has officially launched, marking a major milestone for Core-AI. This provider-agnostic SDK standardizes how we integrate LLMs into plugins and themes, moving away from fragmented API calls. Senior dev Ahmad Wael breaks down why this technical foundation is critical for future-proofing your WordPress AI projects.
WordPress AI Experiments 0.2.0 has been released, introducing AI-powered excerpt generation and a new “Abilities Explorer” for developers. Ahmad Wael explains why this release is a critical step toward standardizing AI within WordPress Core, moving beyond simple chatbots to a robust framework for registering and testing AI-powered editorial abilities.