The WordPress Options API: A Guide to Not Wrecking Your Site
I got a call about a site that was crawling. Especially in the wp-admin dashboard. The client was convinced they needed a bigger server, but…
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Using PHP Interfaces to Clean Up Your WordPress Hooks
I inherited a WooCommerce project that was a total mess. We’re talking years of different developers, overlapping features, and a dozen custom plugins. The client’s…
Why Your Simple WordPress Plugin Edit Broke Everything
A client hit us up a few weeks back. The request was simple: “Can you add a new size option to our meme shortcode plugin?”…
WordPress Security is More Than Just Running a Scan
I got an emergency call a few weeks back. A new client’s site was redirecting to some shady online pharma store. They’d been fighting it…
The WordPress Loading Process: A Senior Dev’s Guide
I got a call about a membership site that was, for lack of a better term, freaking out. Logged-in users were seeing the public, logged-out…
Stop Writing Messy WP_Query Arrays. Do This Instead.
Got a call from a client running a huge WooCommerce store. They wanted a “related products” feature that was… ambitious. It needed to show products…
My No-BS MacBook Setup for WordPress Development
A new junior dev joined my team last week, and I had to get them set up. I figured I’d just send them my list…
Why Your WordPress Fixes Keep Breaking Other Things
I had a client come to me with a custom-built plugin that was causing major headaches. On the surface, the request was simple: “Can you…
Stop Nesting ‘if’ Statements: A Saner Way to Code
I got a call from a client running a pretty complex WooCommerce store. Their shipping logic was a mess. They had all these rules for…
Why Your WordPress Query is a Mess (And How to Fix It)
I got a call from a client running a decent-sized WooCommerce shop. They were in a panic. Their main shop page, which should have been…