The WordPress `static` Keyword: Stop Using It Wrong
I was called in to fix a custom analytics plugin for a client’s site. It was a mess. The original developer had left, and the…
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PHP String Formatting: Moving Beyond a Concatenated Mess
I got a call from a new client last week. Their WooCommerce site was throwing errors on the order confirmation page, but only sometimes. The…
Your Code is a Mess. Let’s Fix It With Software Design Patterns.
I once took over a WooCommerce project for a client whose last developer had vanished. Classic story. The immediate problem was simple: they needed to…
Building a WordPress API Client The Right Way
I had a client come to me with a tricky requirement: they needed to sync users between two completely separate WordPress sites. One site was…
How the Mediator Pattern Can Untangle Your WordPress Code
Had a client come in with a plugin that was a complete nightmare. It was a critical piece of their inventory management system, but every…
When Good Plugins Go Bad: A Guide to WordPress Hooks
Got a call from a client running a decent-sized WooCommerce shop. They had a custom plugin we built that offered free shipping for VIP members….
Using the Proxy Pattern to Debug Silent DB Errors
Got a call from a client with a big WooCommerce site. They were seeing phantom errors—orders not completing, AJAX calls failing, but nothing in the…
Dependency Inversion: A Practical Guide for WordPress Devs
I got a call from a client with a membership plugin that was becoming a total nightmare. It was originally built to use Stripe for…
The WordPress Loading Process: A Senior Dev’s Guide
I got a call about a membership site that was, for lack of a better term, freaking out. Logged-in users were seeing the public, logged-out…
Stop Trying to ‘Learn’ OOP. Just Build Something.
I had to pull a junior dev aside last week. Good kid, sharp. But he was spinning his wheels on a new feature for a…