Forget the Hype: AI Tools I Actually Use for Web Development
Had a project a few weeks back. A client needed a proof-of-concept for a new feature set, which meant spinning up a bunch of custom…
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Busting the WordPress Myths That Cost You Real Money
I got a call last week from a potential client. He was frustrated. His agency told him their new, complex e-commerce idea couldn’t be built…
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…
AI in WooCommerce Isn’t Magic, It’s an API
I had a client call last week, super excited. He’d been reading about AI and wanted to know if we could build an assistant for…
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…
The New WordPress Abilities API: Stop Doing Things Twice
I had a client with a simple request. We’d built a small utility plugin for them that listed out all the URLs of a specific…
If You Build It, They Won’t Come: A Hard Lesson in Developer Marketing
Got a call last week from a sharp developer. Seriously smart guy. He’d built this incredibly detailed WooCommerce extension for managing subscription data exports. The…
Custom WordPress Blocks With AI: A Senior Dev’s Honest Take
I got a ticket from a client the other day. Good client, on a monthly retainer. They wanted a copyright notice in their footer that…
Stop Writing WordPress Code That Breaks on Tuesday
I got a call last week about a WooCommerce site where the custom shipping calculator had gone sideways. The client explained that a previous developer…
Connecting Fitness Trackers to WooCommerce: A Developer’s Story
Had a client in the health space come to me with a fascinating idea. They sell personalized meal plans via WooCommerce and wanted to integrate…