WordPress AI Integration: Lessons from the New Experiments Plugin
I had a client last month who was obsessed with “AI-driven workflows.” They wanted their WooCommerce store to automatically generate alt text and product descriptions…
Category: Development
How WordPress 6.9 Editor Changes Impact Your Custom Blocks
I recently sat down with a client who was pulling his hair out over a custom “Media Portfolio” block we’d inherited from another agency. The…
Why Your AI Documentation Workflow is Probably Creating Technical Debt
A few months back, a client came to me with a classic mess. They had a massive custom WooCommerce extension—thousands of lines of logic—and zero…
Managing Technical Debt and WordPress Repository Maintenance
I had a client a while back who was obsessed with being on the “cutting edge.” They’d seen a specific feature plugin in the official…
How Phased Plugin Releases Stop Update Disasters Before They Start
I got a frantic call last Tuesday from a client running a high-volume WooCommerce store. They’d pushed what seemed like a “tiny” patch to their…
Why Your WordPress AI Integration is Finally Getting Serious
I recently sat down with a client who was tearing their hair out over a “smart” recommendation engine. They’d hired a freelancer who promised the…
WordPress GitHub Repositories: Beyond Just Pushing Code
A few months back, a client came to me with a brilliant, highly innovative block-based plugin. They were keen on seeing it become a foundational…
WooCommerce: Don’t Break Your Store. Really.
Just last week, I got a frantic call from Mark, one of our long-term clients with a thriving WooCommerce shop. Man, his admin dashboard was…
Stop the Collisions: Why WordPress Namespacing Standards Matter
Just last week, I had a client call in a panic. Their custom booking system, a bespoke plugin we’d built for them, suddenly started throwing…
WordPress Plugin Rejections: Your English README Is Key
I had a client come to us recently, completely bewildered. They’d spent months on a fantastic WordPress plugin, solid code, clever features, the works. Submitted…