in Plugins
I’m turning our most popular plugin into a chat plugin
Social Icons Widget peaked at 135K installs and its Pro version made $8,900 in four[…]
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Adding “Hide If Empty” to Advanced Query Loop
Today’s mission: make an Advanced Query Loop block render absolutely nothing when the query comes back empty, instead of […]
Bringing WordPress AI to the Market
Some thoughts on how WordPress is adapting to AI, what’s working, and where we can[…]
Can You Trust an Acquired WordPress Plugin? Understanding Supply-Chain Attacks
A WordPress plugin can change owners without changing its name, slug, reviews or position inside[…]
WordPress Abilities API: A Practical Guide for Plugin Developers
WordPress plugins have never lacked ways to perform work. A plugin can expose a PHP[…]
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Test WordPress emails in Playground with the new Email tool
Did your contact form generate the notification you expected? Was the right welcome message generated[…]
- in Guides, WooCommerce
How to Add Custom Checkout Fields to WooCommerce Block Checkout
The woocommerce_checkout_fields filter does nothing on WooCommerce block checkout. Here is the Additional Checkout Fields[…]
WordPress.org Can Now Automatically Block High-Risk Plugin Updates Before They Ship
AI and Jetpack Scan now review every plugin release during the Protect the Shire cooldown[…]
- in Guides, WooCommerce
Product Management Category Taxonomy: Organize Your WooCommerce Store
Confused by WooCommerce categories, tags and attributes? Learn the product management category taxonomy in simple[…]
Automattic & Matt Mullenweg Fail To Dismiss WP Engine Antitrust Claims
WP Engine is gratified by the judge’s ruling in its antitrust lawsuit. But Automattic also[…]
- in WooCommerce
New Requirement for WooCommerce 11.6: PHP 8.1+
WooCommerce 11.6 will move the minimum PHP requirement to 8.1. WooCommerce 11.3 will start informing[…]
- in WooCommerce
The Experimental WooCommerce Dual API is now a plugin
WooCommerce 11.2 removes the experimental Dual API from core, offering it as a separate plugin[…]
WordPress Is Eating Itself Alive
WordPress powers about 41% of the internet. It took Matt Mullenweg twenty years to build that. It took him […]
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How to Add Product Reviews in WordPress With Blocks
Add product reviews in WordPress with core blocks or GT ACF Blocks. Build a review[…]
The WordPress Update Gap: 88% of WordPress Sites Are Behind the Latest Release
WordPress issued three security releases in less than four weeks during July and August, 2026.[…]
Why I Prefer Small, Purpose-Built WordPress Plugins and How They Change Client Site Maintenance
Learn why small, focused WordPress and WooCommerce plugins can be easier to debug, safer to[…]
- in WooCommerce
Use This Claude and Novamira Tutorial to Build and Manage a WooCommerce Store
Working in WooCommerce means editing individual products across several screens. This post shows how Novamira[…]
How to Use MCP to Build and Fill WordPress Forms
WordPress 6.9 shipped the Abilities API, and the MCP Adapter turns those abilities into real[…]
- in Plugins, WooCommerce
Search & Filter Pro Review for WooCommerce
An in-depth review of Search & Filter Pro for WooCommerce. We test live search, indexing,[…]
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WordPress Revisions and Autosaves: How to Recover Content Without Slowing Your Site
Learn how WordPress revisions and autosaves protect your content, how to restore earlier versions, and[…]
- in WooCommerce
Developer advisory: New Store API filter for validating cart item quantities in 11.2
WooCommerce 11.2 introduces a new filter allowing developers to reject cart item quantity changes in[…]
- in Dev, WordPress.org
WordPress Contributor Toolkit 1.2: One app for your first Core or Gutenberg contribution
TL;DR: WordPress Contributor Toolkit v1.2.0 has been released providing full Core and Gutenberg contribution workflows[…]
