I’ve been using Claude Code for a while now, and something kept nagging at me. Every time I started a WordPress plugin project, I was repeating the same instructions. Don’t load scripts in the header – use wp_enqueue_scripts. Sanitise your inputs. Escape your outputs. Use Yoda conditions. Tabs, not spaces. Every session, the same preamble.…

I’ve got something to share and I want to be straightforward about it. I’m starting a sponsored project with A8c until the end of 2026, working specifically with WordPress.com. Through my YouTube channel, I’ll be publishing a series of videos focused on WordPress.com how to use it, how to set up a website with it,…

If you had told me five years ago that I’d be making a living selling pizzas running a pizza business from home, I would have laughed you out of the room. Yet, here we are. What started as a late-night lockdown brainwave with my wife has grown into a business employing six staff. Back then,…

I use AI every day. It’s become part of how I work, and I’m not embarrassed to say I’m reliant on it. But the more I use it, the more I notice something that doesn’t get talked about enough: knowing how to use AI well is a skill in itself, and it’s one that depends…

There is no doubt that AI is changing the world, particularly within the web development community. From rapid app prototyping to the more peripheral world of image generation, the initial launch was incredibly exciting. However, lately, I’ve noticed a significant psychological shift. We seem to have split into two camps: those who are embracing the…

I Made a Cheat Sheet for FSE Block Themes (So You Don’t Have to Reinvent the Wheel) Here’s the thing about developing with Full Site Editing block themes: you’re constantly looking stuff up. What blocks are available in core? What goes in theme.json? Which hook was it that fixes that one annoying thing? I’ve been…