Why Your ‘Fast’ WordPress Site Still Crashes Under Load
I got a call from a new client last month. They were running a pretty successful WooCommerce shop, but their site would crash every single…
Tag: APIs
Using an Interface to Save WordPress Custom Post Types
I had a client come to me with a classic problem. They needed to pull in data from three different external APIs and save them…
Automating WordPress Updates with Bedrock and Dependabot
I was talking to a client last week who was getting nervous. They manage a handful of WordPress sites built with Bedrock, and the manual…
How a Bad Custom WP_Query Can Wreck Your Site
Got a call the other day from a new client. Their WooCommerce shop, with a pretty hefty catalog, was timing out. Not just slow, but…
Stop Writing WooCommerce Queries That Crash Your Site
I got a Slack message from one of our project managers. A client’s WooCommerce shop—a big one, thousands of products—was crawling. Product pages were taking…
WordPress Unit Testing: Your Safety Net for Complex Code
I got a call from a client running a decent-sized WooCommerce store. They needed a “quick change” to a custom coupon function. Seemed simple enough….
A Better Way to Build Complicated WordPress Queries
I got a call from a client with a big WooCommerce store. Their “You Might Also Like” section on product pages was a disaster. It…
Stop Writing Messy WP_Query Arrays. Do This Instead.
Got a call from a client running a huge WooCommerce store. They wanted a “related products” feature that was… ambitious. It needed to show products…
Stop Hooking Your WordPress Classes in the Constructor
I got a call from a client in a panic. Their custom inventory sync plugin was failing silently on the live site. No errors, no…
Stop Scattering WP_Query: Use a Repository Pattern Instead
I got a call from a client with a major headache. They run a big events portal, built on a custom plugin we inherited. Over…