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…
Tag: APIs
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…
How to Limit Editor Blocks Without Wrecking the Site Editor
Got a call last week from a client in a full-blown panic. Their marketing team was complaining that the block editor was stripped bare—they could…