My Best Advice for WordPress Product Businesses in 2026 and Beyond
The next era of WordPress products won’t be won by features or AI, but by clear, intuitive experiences that make users feel capable from the first click.
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The Real Power of AI in Support Isn’t Fewer Tickets; It’s Better Answers for More People
AI doesn’t replace human support; it scales access to better answers and makes documentation more effective.
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The CLAP System: How We Turn Feedback into Insight
CLAP isn’t software—it’s how we capture, label, and act on real customer feedback to shape better products. Here’s how to start doing it too.
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How I Moved Customizer CSS to an External File (and Why It Matters)
WordPress adds your Customizer CSS inline. I wanted it in a proper stylesheet—so I built a tiny plugin to do exactly that.
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Build a WordPress Plugin with AI: Why It Takes More Than Cursor
AI (and Cursor) wrote the code—but making TLDRWP a great WordPress plugin took experience, taste, and user insight.
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“Not Intuitive” Is Another Way of Saying Slow “Time to Value”
Users say “not intuitive” when they don’t get value fast. Here’s how to fix your plugin’s first impression—and reduce time to value.
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Shiny New Plugins: Nostalgia, Feedback, and Competition
This round of new, free WordPress plugins gave me some nostalgia! Softaculous!? Also see my summary of the design updates to the forums and plugin directory.
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Can you Really build a WordPress Plugin with AI?
A walkthrough of my experiment building a WordPress plugin completely with AI. It’s made me a believer.
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Glamming Simple Giveaways
Focusing on Discoverability and Adoption, I go step by step to GLAM the readme of Simple Giveaways.
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How I Optimize Plugin README’s for Better Search Results
These are the steps and tactics I do for every free plugin I optimize on the WordPress Plugin Directory.
