Border radius presets in theme.json for WordPress 6.9
WordPress 6.9 adds border radius presets to theme.json. Define a set of radius options in your theme, and content editors pick from them instead of typing arbitrary pixel values.
Tag: Beta
Why AI integrations in WordPress break after launch
Why AI integrations in WordPress often break after launch, and how a wrapper layer, caching, and proper error handling keep them stable when the underlying APIs change.
How to read WordPress Core’s monthly reports
A practical look at the monthly WordPress Core reports: what releases, component activity, and contributor counts actually signal, and how to turn them into decisions for your own projects.
PHP 8.5 on WordPress 6.9 without breaking your live site
A PHP 8.5 update took down a client’s WooCommerce store. Here is what beta support really means on WordPress 6.9, and how to test the upgrade on staging before it hits your live site.
Registering WordPress AI abilities with categories
Notes on registering custom WordPress AI abilities now that categories are required, with a CRM example and why categorizing keeps integrations manageable.
Managing access with WordPress custom capabilities
How to replace scattered current_user_can checks with real WordPress custom capabilities: register them, assign them to roles, and wrap the checks, with a CRM example.
How WordPress 6.9 fixes query cache bloat
Why heavily updated WordPress sites bloat their object cache, and how 6.9’s consistent cache keys for query groups fix it, with a WooCommerce case and sample code.
What the WordPress AI Abilities API means for 6.9
My honest read on the WordPress AI Abilities API coming in 6.9, and why I tell clients to build on the core API instead of bolting on a beta library that breaks every update.
Fixing Interactivity API conflicts in WordPress 6.9
How WordPress 6.9’s unique IDs stop Interactivity API directives from clashing on the same element, plus the data-wp-ignore deprecation and new TypeScript helper types.
Why incremental development wins in WordPress
A tiny custom post type tweak turned into a two-month project because we chased perfection instead of shipping. Why incremental development, the way WordPress 6.9 itself is built, works better.