Clear changelogs and why vague ones cost you
A vague “Bug fixes” changelog leaves your team guessing after an update. Clear changelogs with dated, categorized entries cut support headaches and protect your reputation.
Category: Development
Replacing wc_enqueue_js() for inline WooCommerce scripts
WooCommerce 10.4 deprecates wc_enqueue_js(), which always forced a jQuery dependency. Register and enqueue your script, then add inline JS with wp_add_inline_script() so jQuery only loads when needed.
Building Gutenberg forms with DataViews in WordPress 6.9
WordPress 6.9 overhauls how you build custom admin forms in Gutenberg. A look at the Field API, DataViews, and DataForm: more field types, rule-based validation, and reusable UI controls that cut the custom code.
WordPress website build: when free is not flexible
A client got a free five-page site through a WordPress.com Business plan deal. It works for a simple presence, but the moment you need custom PHP, API integrations, or deeper WooCommerce, you hit the limits of a managed build.
Test your site properly before WordPress 6.9
A client deployed WordPress 6.9 RC1 straight to a live WooCommerce store and it broke. The fix is not a rollback, it is a real testing plan: a dedicated environment and conditional code keyed to the WordPress version.
WordPress 6.9 makes accessibility part of the platform
A client’s custom site was failing accessibility checks and getting patched with inline styles and stray aria-hidden. WordPress 6.9 moves much of this into core, from screen reader notifications to live regions, so you build it in by design.
What changes when WordPress 6.9 reaches release candidate
A look at what the WordPress 6.9 release candidate phase changes for developers, from the string freeze to which tickets still qualify and the double sign-off needed to backport a fix.
WordPress 6.9 Is Coming: Here’s What Actually Matters
The Interactivity API: This is the big one. For years, if you wanted modern, app-like experiences on your site—like a search filter that updates results…
How the WordPress 6.9 Abilities API replaces custom endpoints
Why I stopped building one-off REST endpoints for a client AI integration and used the WordPress 6.9 Abilities API instead, with the code to register a single ability.
The AI tools I actually use for web development
After watching a junior dev burn hours on Gutenberg boilerplate, I finally tried the AI tools for web development everyone talks about. The two that stuck were Copilot and Cursor.