WordPress for Developers: What Actually Matters?
I was troubleshooting a client’s site last week—a big multisite network, maybe 500+ subsites—and the main dashboard was timing out for super admins. A total…
Category: Development
Stop Using Post Meta for Everything, Seriously.
Had a client come in last week. Their WooCommerce dashboard was taking ages to load—sometimes timing out completely. They have a fairly popular membership site,…
How the WordPress Notes Feature Solves Editorial Chaos
I got a call from a client running a huge content operation. Their editorial workflow was a complete disaster. They had writers in Google Docs,…
Busting the WordPress Myths That Cost You Real Money
I got a call last week from a potential client. He was frustrated. His agency told him their new, complex e-commerce idea couldn’t be built…
WordPress UTF-8 Encoding: Stop Guessing and Start Validating
Got a call from a client last week. They’d just moved their WooCommerce store from some ancient hosting setup, and things were… weird. Their European…
Don’t Just Code: Architect Your WooCommerce Custom Fields
A client came to us with a WooCommerce shop selling specialized computer parts. Their old developer had added a ton of WooCommerce custom fields with…
Why WordPress Error Handling Drives Developers Crazy
I got a ticket from a client last week. “My team can’t save drafts properly. The button just spins, but nothing happens. No error, nothing.”…
Building a Multilingual WordPress Site That Doesn’t Break
Got a call from a client last week. They run a WooCommerce shop selling high-end audio gear and wanted to expand into the German market….
How to Limit Editor Blocks Without Wrecking the Site Editor
Got a call last week from a client in a full-blown panic. Their marketing team was complaining that the block editor was stripped bare—they could…
CSS Specificity: The Right Way to Fix WooCommerce Styles
I got a call about a WooCommerce shop where the product buttons were a total mess. The client said their ‘Add to Cart’ button was…