WordPress Abilities API: A Practical Guide (No Hype)
I was on a call with a client last week. They run a complex membership site, a mix of WooCommerce, custom post types, and a…
Tag: APIs
WordPress for Developers: What Actually Matters?
I was troubleshooting a client’s site last week—a big multisite network, maybe 500+ subsites—and the main dashboard was timing out for super admins. A total…
Stop Using Post Meta for Everything, Seriously.
Had a client come in last week. Their WooCommerce dashboard was taking ages to load—sometimes timing out completely. They have a fairly popular membership site,…
How the WordPress Notes Feature Solves Editorial Chaos
I got a call from a client running a huge content operation. Their editorial workflow was a complete disaster. They had writers in Google Docs,…
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…
WordPress UTF-8 Encoding: Stop Guessing and Start Validating
Got a call from a client last week. They’d just moved their WooCommerce store from some ancient hosting setup, and things were… weird. Their European…
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…
Why WordPress Error Handling Drives Developers Crazy
I got a ticket from a client last week. “My team can’t save drafts properly. The button just spins, but nothing happens. No error, nothing.”…
Building a Multilingual WordPress Site That Doesn’t Break
Got a call from a client last week. They run a WooCommerce shop selling high-end audio gear and wanted to expand into the German market….
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…