Preparing for WCUS: Your Core AI Contribution Playbook
Just last year, I had a conversation with a client, a smart developer himself, who was buzzing about WordCamp US Contributor Day. He was excited…
Category: Development
Don’t Let AI Break Your WordPress: Design Your Abilities Smart
I had a client come to me, buzzing about integrating AI to manage their WordPress content. The dream was a truly “smart” platform, one where…
Decoding WordPress Core: Beyond the October 2025 Numbers
Just last week, a client—a sharp agency owner, not a dev—came to me. ‘Ahmad,’ he said, ‘these “Month in Core” reports… they’re like reading a…
PHP 8.5 & WordPress 6.9: Don’t Break Your Live Site
Just last week, my phone rang off the hook. A client, mid-afternoon, voice tight with panic. Their hosting provider had pushed a PHP 8.5 update,…
Taming WordPress Custom Capabilities: A Developer’s Guide
I got a call recently from a client whose custom CRM plugin, built on WordPress, was becoming a total nightmare. Every time they wanted to…
Fixing WordPress Cache Bloat: The Solution
I got a call from a client running a massive WooCommerce setup – thousands of products, custom post types for everything under the sun. They…
Smart WordPress Core Blocks Management: Less Bloat, More Speed
I had a client come to me, a fairly complex e-commerce site with a lot of moving parts. Performance was dragging, especially in the backend….
Robust API Key Authentication: Stop the Guesswork
I had a client, a few years back, running a fairly complex WordPress setup. They had this custom integration, an external service needing to talk…
Beyond the Basics: Custom Block Bindings in WordPress
I had a client recently, a real stickler for detail, who needed something tricky with their product listings. They wanted to display dynamic, custom product…
Solving Interactivity API Conflicts in WordPress 6.9
Just last week, a client running a new custom theme came to us. They had a few custom blocks, plus a third-party plugin, all needing…