If you’re building custom WooCommerce plugins or working on client projects where WooCommerce is involved, you’ve probably used wc_get_product() at some point — only to see it return false when you expected a product object. This usually happens at the worst possible time — during a tight deadline or while debugging a critical feature. So […]
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When developing plugins or themes that interact with third-party APIs—whether for payments, shipping, or data imports—WordPress developers often face timeout issues. These occur when a remote server takes too long to respond, and WordPress cancels the request before it completes. The good news? WordPress gives you a few flexible ways to control request timeout values
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If you're offering WordPress development services you must have a WordPress staging site for each client site/project you work on. It's just the professional way to handle things. A WordPress staging site is a private copy/clone of a live WordPress site where developers and designers can safely test changes, updates, or new features without affecting
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A WordPress staging site is a private, duplicate/cloned version of your live WordPress website. It’s used for safely testing changes—like theme customizations, plugin updates, and new features—before applying them to your production site. In short, it’s a safe environment to experiment without risking downtime, broken layouts, or plugin conflicts on your live website. Additionally, clients
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Hiring someone to improve your WordPress site is a smart move for your business. Whether it’s a designer to freshen up the look or a developer to add new features, one crucial decision often gets overlooked: where should they do the work? Letting someone tinker directly on your live website is like letting a contractor
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You’re not alone. Some less experienced developers and designers work with debugging disabled or errors hidden from their pages to avoid disturbing the content layout. Worse, some don’t even use debugging tools at all! This approach is like sweeping dirt under the carpet—it’s bound to cause issues that will come back to haunt you (or
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WooCommerce makes it easy to display important messages across your store without the need for third-party plugins. The built-in store notice feature allows you to add customizable text (including HTML) to communicate updates, promotions, or other essential information to your customers. Steps to Add a WooCommerce Store Notice Creative Uses for Store Notices By entering
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We've made some awesome improvements to our platform. Pro servers received their updates already. Major Improvements Here is how to set the default version for new sites. This is how to change the PHP version of an existing site: Click the video to see this 8sec clip
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After the user logs into WordPress, they will see the top admin bar. It has lots of menu opens depending on the currently logged in user's role. One of the things that is really not necessary is the Howdy text shown in the top right corner. the following code can be used to remove the
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Let's say you want to add a Log out link so your users can logically logout. It sounds pretty basic and easy and you will naturally use the wp_logout_url() function to get the logout url if you're adding the logout code conditionally. Of course it makes sense to show it only if the user is
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