WordPress 6.9 and the Shift Toward Standardized AI Integration
Last month, a long-term client called me in a panic. They’d seen some “sparkle button” AI feature on a competitor’s site and demanded we add…
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WordPress 7.0 Roadmap: What Every Developer Needs to Know
I recently had a client come to me with a massive WooCommerce store—about 50,000 products—complaining that their dashboard felt like it was stuck in 2012….
Why the New WordPress MCP Adapter Changes Everything for AI
Last month, a client came to me with a common headache. They wanted their AI support agent—running on Claude—to be able to check real-time stock…
Navigating the WordPress Plugin Review Process in 2025
I had a client reach out last week, totally fuming. They’d spent months developing a custom internal tool they wanted to share on the official…
Why Your Custom Plugin Fails WordPress Security Standards
I once had a client who spent three months building a custom “Member Directory” plugin. They were convinced it was the next big thing. The…
WordPress Abilities API: The End of Spaghetti Integrations
I remember working on a massive membership site about two years ago. It was one of those projects where the client kept bolting on plugins—WooCommerce…
WordPress AI Integration: Lessons from the New Experiments Plugin
I had a client last month who was obsessed with “AI-driven workflows.” They wanted their WooCommerce store to automatically generate alt text and product descriptions…
Why Your AI Documentation Workflow is Probably Creating Technical Debt
A few months back, a client came to me with a classic mess. They had a massive custom WooCommerce extension—thousands of lines of logic—and zero…
Why the WordPress Abilities API is a Big Deal for AI
I had a client last year—big site, tons of custom data. They wanted an AI assistant that didn’t just “answer questions” but could actually check…
Why Your WordPress AI Integration is Finally Getting Serious
I recently sat down with a client who was tearing their hair out over a “smart” recommendation engine. They’d hired a freelancer who promised the…