WooCommerce is shifting toward a block-first future, and the Developer Advocacy team is heading to Zagreb to discuss the 2026 roadmap. From the Interactivity API to AI-driven features and checkout extensibility, these WooCommerce Platform Updates are changing how we build stores. Stop relying on legacy hooks and embrace the modern stack.
The formal nomination process for the 2026 WordPress Core Team Reps has officially begun. This administrative role is crucial for project coordination, from hosting weekly Dev Chats to monitoring major releases. Learn about the responsibilities, time commitment, and how to nominate before the January 31 deadline.
Stop GPU starvation and optimize your training throughput. Senior developer Ahmad Wael explains how to identify and fix AI/ML data transfer bottlenecks using NVIDIA Nsight Systems, pinned memory, and CUDA stream pipelining. Learn how to stop wasting expensive GPU resources with these pragmatic system-level optimization techniques for PyTorch pipelines.
The WordPress AI Client is moving toward Core 7.0 inclusion with major updates in v0.4.0. Senior dev Ahmad Wael breaks down the transition to provider-agnostic SDKs, PSR-14 event dispatching, and why extracting providers into separate repositories is essential for performance and maintainability as we approach the February Beta 1 milestone.
WordPress has finally introduced WP-Bench, the official AI benchmark for measuring how well models like GPT-4o handle WordPress-specific APIs and coding standards. Using a Docker-based runtime for live code execution, WP-Bench moves beyond theoretical questions to measure practical, working code generation for Core APIs, security, and modern block development.
WordPress 7.0 developer features are officially on the horizon. Senior developer Ahmad Wael breaks down the latest Gutenberg 22.3 updates, including responsive grid improvements, the new dedicated Font Library screen, and the evolution of PHP-only block registration. Learn why these changes matter for your production sites and how to prepare for the future of WP.
Technical debt in AI development is a growing crisis in the WordPress community. While AI can generate code in seconds, it often produces fragile “God functions” that ignore core architectural standards. Ahmad Wael explains why senior engineering guardrails and modular refactoring are essential to keep your site from becoming a house of cards.
Join the January WooCommerce Developer Office Hours on Slack this Jan 21, 2026. This open forum is a rare chance for developers to skip the marketing fluff and discuss holiday sales wins, technical bugs, and 2026 roadmap ideas with the community. Perfect for troubleshooting complex WooCommerce hooks and post-holiday technical debt.
A technical recap of the Web Directions Dev Summit 2025 focusing on the shift toward CSS Scroll-Driven Animations. Senior dev Ahmad Wael critiques the reliance on heavy JS frameworks, demonstrates native CSS scroll logic, and discusses the importance of accessibility and performance in modern front-end architecture.
Stop hardcoding API keys and fragile logic. Learn how AWS Bedrock provides a managed gateway for foundation models like Claude and Llama. Senior WordPress developer Ahmad Wael breaks down Boto3 implementations, the necessity of inference profiles, and how to offload AI compute from your web server for better performance.