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Rapls2d ago • 5 min read
AI found 300 WordPress plugin zero-days in 72 hours. I build plugins. Here's what changed for me.
Before I released my own AI chatbot plugin, I ran it through a security review. It came back with 35...
#wordpress#security#webdev#ai
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Vicente G. Reyes5d ago • 6 min read
Rebuilding a Divi Blog with Custom Shortcodes: A Field Report
A redesign of the blog list and post detail pages for Rev6, a fitness and wellness platform running....
#wordpress#php#css#webdev
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Jaafar Abazid3d ago • 16 min read
The 200-byte trap: why WordPress core updates break Arabic URLs
You update WordPress on a quiet afternoon — a routine release, the kind you've installed a hundred.....
#wordpress#php#webdev#seo
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Muni Nitish Kumar YaddalaJun 18, 2026 • 3 min read
Authenticating a Webhook Isn't Validating It: A Payment-Bypass Lesson (CVE-2026-9189)
If your app receives webhooks (Stripe, PayPal, GitHub, a payment IPN, anything), there is a subtle.....
#security#webdev#wordpress#tutorial
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Susumu Takahashi1d ago • 3 min read
Playwright versus WordPress's "admin email confirmation" screen — how automation can clear the 6-month gate
If you drive the WordPress admin via Playwright for long enough, one day a screen you've never seen....
#wordpress#php#tutorial
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Susumu Takahashi5d ago • 3 min read
"not a valid OPENSSH private key file" — building a compat layer for seven SSH private-key formats
If you wire SSH into WordPress maintenance automation, you'll meet this error sooner or...
#wordpress#php#tutorial
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Susumu Takahashi6d ago • 3 min read
Renaming a site without losing its data — separating display name from a stable identifier
A client asks you to rename a site from acme-staging to the production name acme. The moment you...
#wordpress#php#tutorial
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Susumu Takahashi2d ago • 3 min read
When WP admin shows a plugin update but WP-CLI doesn't — making automation see proprietary updaters
You open the "Updates" page in WordPress admin and see that Elementor Pro / ACF Pro / vk-blocks-pro....
#wordpress#php#tutorial
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Jaafar Abazid3d ago • 1 min read
A WordPress update can silently truncate your long Arabic URLs — the bug's in core, in 3 places. I traced it and wrote a fix that survives every update: https://dev.to/jafarabazid/the-200-byte-trap-why-wordpress-core-updates-break-arabic-urls-5d5k
The 200-byte trap: why WordPress core updates break Arabic URLs ...
#opensource#php#webdev#wordpress
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Canopus agencyJun 17, 2026 • 4 min read
Building a Taxi Booking Plugin for WooCommerce — Lessons from the Trenches
When we started building RideCab WP, a WooCommerce-based taxi booking plugin, we underestimated...
#wordpress#php#woocommerce#webdev
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All Natural By DorothyJun 17, 2026 • 2 min read
How I Built an E-Commerce Website for My Handmade Candle Business on WordPress
I run a small handmade candle business in the Netherlands called All Natural By Dorothy. We hand-pou...
#showdev#tutorial#webdev#wordpress
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Matt Hummel2d ago • 5 min read
AI Website Redesign: 5 Lessons From a Solo Developer
I'll be honest with you: my website sat half-finished for a long time. Not because I didn't care...
#ai#webdev#wordpress#productivity
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Yukesh Rajbanshi5d ago • 3 min read
Will AI IDEs Like Cursor and Trae Replace WordPress Developers? After Building Entire Themes and Plugins, I Think the Answer Is Complicated
A year ago, if someone told me I could build a fully custom WordPress theme and custom plugins in...
#ai#career#webdev#wordpress
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Bohdan Prytulyak2d ago • 4 min read
Your Schema Is Valid. Google Still Won't Show Rich Results. Here's Why
A few weeks ago, while working on an article about Schema.org, I decided to review the structured...
#seo#wordpress#webdev#google
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Susumu TakahashiJun 18, 2026 • 3 min read
Beyond "Update All" — selecting plugins across sites while keeping every safety mechanism on
"A vulnerability in Elementor was just disclosed. Several of the sites I maintain run Elementor. I.....
#wordpress#php#tutorial
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Vitalii Kiiko5d ago • 3 min read
Using a locked-down WordPress as the form backend for my static sites
Static sites can't process a form. Instead of reaching for Formspree or Netlify Forms, I locked a Wo...
#webdev#wordpress#jamstack#security
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Susumu Takahashi3d ago • 3 min read
Solving "Permissions are too open" from inside the app — auto-diagnosing and auto-fixing SSH key permissions
Almost every user new to SSH hits this wall: WARNING: UNPROTECTED PRIVATE KEY FILE! Permissions.....
#wordpress#php#tutorial
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Nicola FranchiniJun 17, 2026 • 2 min read
WordPress was the SaaS stack all along — we just had to build the missing piece
For over a decade, I’ve been developing and selling a standalone PHP QR code generator on Envato....
#webdev#wordpress#saas#php
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Canopus agencyJun 17, 2026 • 6 min read
How to Build a WordPress Plugin Licensing System from Scratch (Without Freemius)
If you're shipping a commercial WordPress plugin, sooner or later you'll need a licensing system....
#wordpress#php#tutorial
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Vitalii Kiiko3d ago • 3 min read
Why wp_mail() silently eats your form notifications — and how to fix it for free
WordPress's built-in mail function fails silently on most shared hosts. Here's why, how to confirm w...
#wordpress#webdev#php#email
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Marinnov Nikola2d ago • 3 min read
An AI Built My WordPress Theme. Then I Found the Performance Bugs It Left Behind.
I’m what you’d call a “wannabe developer.” My main focus is SEO, but I like trying new things and...
#ai#wordpress#lcp
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S. Aoun .Raza.N2d ago • 6 min read
How to Add FareHarbor Booking to Your WordPress Site (Complete Guide)
If you've ever tried to add FareHarbor booking to a WordPress site, you've probably noticed...
#wordpress#webdev#tutorial#javascript
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Engin Keskin1d ago • 3 min read
How I Built a Lightweight WordPress Plugin to Combat AdBlockers & Security Threats (WAF)
As web developers and content creators, we face two major, silent battles every single...
#wordpress#security#php#webdev
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Getinfo ToyouJun 17, 2026 • 3 min read
Automating 301 Redirects: How We Built a WordPress Plugin to Scan 404s and Map Clean URLs Using Gemini AI
If you run a WordPress site, you've probably faced the 404 headache. Maybe you migrated your content...
#wordpress#seo#ai#webdev
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