Rethinking WordCamp Contributor Day: From Quick Badges to Meaningful Impact
After attending five WordCamps back-to-back, patterns emerged that deserve honest conversation. This reflection explores how Contributor Day often feels more li…
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Let Your Members Publish, Collaborate & Earn: The Complete WB Member Blog Guide
Discover how WB Member Blog has evolved from a simple frontend posting plugin into a complete community blog monetization platform. Learn about post credits, ro…
WooCommerce Alternatives: Why Your Store is Really Slow
WooCommerce powers 6.5M+ stores with 33-39% market share, yet store owners blame it for slow sites. The truth? It’s not the plugin—it’s the 47 other…
BuddyPress Is Fading: Why We Must Act Now to Save It
BuddyPress active installations dropped 50% from 200K+ to 100K+. Development is near-silent, core features like media uploads remain missing, and competitors ha…
Wbcom Designs: Two Years of Change and Balance
A candid 2-year reflection from Wbcom Designs on product sales decline, team evolution, customer focus, AI-driven shipping, and the balance of marketing and del…
Modern Workflows: Vite + WordPress, AI Alternatives, & Multi-Language LPs
A 2026 playbook for modern WordPress workflows: Vite-powered builds, multilingual LPs without plugin overload, and AI-first alternatives when speed matters.…
WP Sell Services: Service Marketplace Plugin for WordPress – Now Live
Discover WP Sell Services – a complete WordPress plugin for building Fiverr-style service marketplaces. Features include service listings, vendor profiles…
Member Blog 3.0 and Pro 2.0: A Complete Rewrite for Modern Community Blogging
After months of development, we’re excited to announce the release of Member Blog 3.0 (FREE) and Member Blog Pro 2.0. This isn’t just an … Read more…
BP Business Profile 2.0.0: The Biggest Update Yet – OpenStreetMap, Business Claims, Transfer Ownership & More
BP Business Profile 2.0.0 is the biggest update to our BuddyPress business directory plugin. New features include free OpenStreetMap integration (no API key req…
Introducing WB Polls 4.5.0: Professional WordPress Polls That Work Everywhere
Today we’re releasing something we’ve been working on for months: WB Polls 4.5.0. This isn’t just an update—it’s a complete reimagining of what a … Read …
Image Annotator MCP: Professional Screenshot Annotations for AI Workflows
A professional MCP server that lets Claude annotate screenshots with markers, arrows, callouts, blur effects, and more. Works seamlessly with Playwright MCP for…
Automating WordPress Code Quality with AI: How WPCS MCP Server Was Born
If you have spent enough time building WordPress plugins or themes, you already know that writing functional code is only half the job. The … Read more…