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…
Category: Development
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…
WordPress Is Coming. Should You Be Worried?
Got an email from a long-time client this morning. The subject was just “WordPress 6.9?” He’d seen the news about the WordPress 6.9 RC2 being…
WordPress 6.9 Is Fast, But Is Your Theme?
Got a call from a client last week. They were pulling their hair out. They had a solid site on a good server, not overloaded…
How to Write WordPress AI Prompts That Don’t Suck
Got a call from a client. He was frustrated. He’d spent the weekend using one of those new WordPress AI site builders and ended up…
WordPress Email Reliability: How WordPress 6.9 Fixes a Mess
Got a call from a long-time client last week. They run a pretty successful WooCommerce store, and their order confirmation emails were landing in spam….