Practical WordPress features every developer should know
I recently looked at a client site that was a total mess. Their previous developer had hard-coded breadcrumbs into a header template using logic that…
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Why the WordPress Global Partner Program Matters for You
A few years back, I had a client—a mid-sized hosting company—who decided they wanted to be “everywhere” in the WordPress space. They tasked me with…
A Senior Dev’s WordPress Migration Checklist: Avoiding the Friday Nightmare
I got a call at 9 PM on a Friday from a client whose previous developer had just “finished” a migration. The site was technically…
Fixing Infinite Loops in WordPress Adjacent Post Navigation
A client reached out a few weeks ago with a weird one. They run a high-traffic WooCommerce store, and after a routine update, their “Next…
Why Waiting for WordPress Core Updates is Smart Strategy
I had a client call me last night—panicked. They’d just hit “Update” on their production site the second they saw WordPress 6.9 was live. Five…
How to Build Better AI Features for WordPress Developers
I had a client last year—big WooCommerce store—who wanted an automated way to generate SEO-friendly meta descriptions for their 50,000 products. My first instinct was…
Why Your Admin Menu Search Query is Failing You
I had a client running a massive WooCommerce shop with about 600 separate landing pages for various seasonal campaigns. Their marketing team called me up,…
Why the WordPress 6.9 Update is a Massive Win for Developers
I had a client last year running a massive editorial site—over fifty authors and a dozen editors. Their feedback loop was a total nightmare. Editors…
Why WordPress Coding Standards Are Finally Embracing Short Echo Tags
I was recently auditing a custom theme for a high-traffic WooCommerce store—doing about 5k transactions a day—and the template files were a complete eyesore. Every…
Why AI for WordPress Hosts is the New Database Standard
I once had a client running a massive multisite network—about 60 sites for various niche publications. They wanted to roll out an AI-assisted content editor…