How to Build Better AI Features for WordPress Developers
I had a client last year—big WooCommerce store—who wanted an automated way to generate SEO-friendly meta descriptions for their 50,000 products. My first instinct was…
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Why Your Admin Menu Search Query is Failing You
I had a client running a massive WooCommerce shop with about 600 separate landing pages for various seasonal campaigns. Their marketing team called me up,…
Why Managed WordPress Hosting Actually Saves Your Business Money
I recently worked with a client who was ecstatic because their latest product launch was finally gaining traction on Reddit. But that joy lasted about…
Why the WordPress 6.9 Update is a Massive Win for Developers
I had a client last year running a massive editorial site—over fifty authors and a dozen editors. Their feedback loop was a total nightmare. Editors…
Why WordPress Coding Standards Are Finally Embracing Short Echo Tags
I was recently auditing a custom theme for a high-traffic WooCommerce store—doing about 5k transactions a day—and the template files were a complete eyesore. Every…
Why AI for WordPress Hosts is the New Database Standard
I once had a client running a massive multisite network—about 60 sites for various niche publications. They wanted to roll out an AI-assisted content editor…
Why AI is Becoming a WordPress Fundamental Layer
I had a client come to me a few months back with a classic performance headache. Their WooCommerce store was lagging, but it wasn’t the…
WordPress 6.9 and the Shift Toward Standardized AI Integration
Last month, a long-term client called me in a panic. They’d seen some “sparkle button” AI feature on a competitor’s site and demanded we add…
WordPress 7.0 Roadmap: What Every Developer Needs to Know
I recently had a client come to me with a massive WooCommerce store—about 50,000 products—complaining that their dashboard felt like it was stuck in 2012….
Gutenberg 22.2: Stop Fighting With CSS for Button Hover States
I had a client last year—let’s call him Dave—who was obsessed with his site’s design system. Every single button had to have a specific hover,…