Stop Guessing: Adding Automated Unit Tests to Your Plugin
I once had a client—a high-traffic membership site—call me at 2:00 AM because their renewals were failing. They had just pushed a “minor” update to…
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WordPress 6.9 Release Management: Why the First 24 Hours Matter
A long-term client called me late on the 10th. “Ahmad,” he says, “I see WordPress 6.9 is finally out. My dashboard is begging me to…
Why Gutenberg Typography Management Just Got Much Easier
Last month, I was sitting on a call with a client’s marketing lead who was absolutely fed up. They’d moved to a block theme, which…
Why the 2026 WordPress Release Schedule is a Wake-up Call
Last month, a long-term client of mine—running a high-volume WooCommerce store—hit me with a weird question. They were worried that WordPress was “slowing down” because…
WordPress AI Roadmap: What State of the Word 2025 Means for You
I had a client last month—a high-volume WooCommerce shop—who was convinced they needed a custom “agentic AI” layer. They wanted an AI that could actually…
WooCommerce Stability and PHP Compatibility: Why Version 10.3.6 Matters
I got a frantic call last week from a shop owner running a high-volume apparel store. Their checkout was randomly throwing 500 errors. No pattern,…
A Developer’s Guide to the WordPress AI Website Workflow
I had a client reach out last month who was absolutely thrilled. He’d used an AI builder to spin up a site for his law…
Don’t Wait for the January WordPress Maintenance Release
Last week, I got a call from a client running a high-volume WooCommerce store. They’d just updated to the latest version, and suddenly, their custom…
How to Handle WordPress Performance Optimization Without Breaking Your CSS
I had a client last week—big WooCommerce store, about 15k products—complaining that their Largest Contentful Paint (LCP) scores were “in the red” despite using every…
The Technical Side of Growing Your Website’s Audience Right
I had a client come to me last month with a problem that sounded all too familiar. They were spending thousands on a dedicated “growth…