Structuring multi-block WordPress plugins that scale
What happened when a client’s multi-block plugin got unwieldy: how we reorganized the blocks, automated registration, and split out shared assets so it kept scaling.
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How AI is changing everyday life
AI has left science fiction behind and settled into everyday life. From the moment we wake up to the moment we go to sleep, it…
What’s new for developers in WooCommerce 10.3
A developer’s rundown of WooCommerce 10.3: COGS in core, address autocomplete at checkout, the PayPal Orders v2 upgrade, and the wc_format_decimal change plugin authors need to handle.
How Automattic for Agencies simplifies a WooCommerce workflow
An agency owner drowning in a dozen client sites, manual billing, and mismatched hosting. Custom tooling only made it worse, so here’s how Automattic for Agencies pulled it into one dashboard.
Connecting WooCommerce AI securely with the MCP beta
A client wanted AI to handle product updates and support replies. The WooCommerce MCP beta gives you a secure, standard way to do that, so you skip the fragile custom integrations.
Styling the WordPress 6.9 Accordion block properly
The new Accordion block in WordPress 6.9 works but ships unstyled. Here is how to style it properly: set base styles in theme.json, then add a block stylesheet with wp_enqueue_block_style() for hover and open states instead of piling on custom CSS.
WordPress Credits and the junior contributor pipeline
Agencies struggle to find junior devs who understand open-source contribution. WordPress Credits is a new internship that brings university students into the WordPress project with mentors, real projects, and support from the WordPress Foundation.
The Kim Parsell scholarship for WordCamp US 2025
Getting to WordCamp US is not cheap. The Kim Parsell Memorial Scholarship covers the trip for women who are active WordPress contributors, have not attended before, and can show financial need. Applications for 2025 close July 25.
Old WordPress sites just got a security certificate update
A round of WordPress maintenance releases backported updated root certificates to version 4.7, so older sites can keep making secure API calls to payment gateways, email services, and update servers.