Gutenberg Block iframe Compatibility: Your Legacy Blocks *Will* Break
Just had a call from a client last week, totally rattled. Their custom Gutenberg blocks, which have been rock-solid for years, suddenly looked completely off…
Tag: APIs
Clear Changelogs: Your Reputation Depends On It.
Just last month, I got a call from a client running a fairly beefy WooCommerce setup. Custom payment gateways, bespoke shipping logic—the works. They\’d just…
Clean Up Your WooCommerce Inline JS: Ditch wc_enqueue_js()
Just last week, a client called me up, frustrated. Their WooCommerce shop, a decent earner for them, suddenly started throwing deprecation notices all over the…
Mastering Gutenberg Forms: DataViews and DataForm
I had a client a few months back with a custom CRM built right into WordPress. Massive headache. Their team was constantly complaining about the…
WordPress Website Build: Free Isn’t Always Flexible
Had a client last week, small business owner, just launching. She was thrilled—got a “free” website build through a WordPress.com Business plan Black Friday deal….
WordPress: Test Smarter, Not Harder
Just last week, a new client called in a panic. Their high-traffic WooCommerce site, which was, let’s say, “actively managed” by another agency, had just…
WordPress 6.9 Is Coming: Here’s What Actually Matters
The Interactivity API: This is the big one. For years, if you wanted modern, app-like experiences on your site—like a search filter that updates results…
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…
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,…