WordPress, dev workflows & AI building
Practical tutorials, honest comparisons, agency playbooks, and product updates. From the team building InstaWP.
PHP-Only Blocks in WordPress 7.0: Build a Gutenberg Block Without JavaScript
Before WordPress 7.0, building even a simple Gutenberg block meant installing Node.js and npm, configuring @wordpress/scripts or Webpack, writing React for the editor, and running a…
WordPress 7.0 AI Features: Tried and Tested for You
WordPress has always been great at publishing. But the workflow around it; writing titles, filling in excerpts, generating alt text, summarizing long posts; that’s where time…
How to Secure a WordPress Site Using AI Agents: The Modern Developer’s Playbook
WordPress security has a content problem. Search for “how to secure a WordPress site” and you will find the same ten articles recycling the same ten…
How to Fix WordPress Bugs Using AI (Real Dev Workflow)
Fixing a WordPress bug used to mean digging through error logs, disabling plugins one by one, and posting on Stack Overflow hoping for a miracle. AI…
How to Streamline WordPress Maintenance for Multiple Clients Without Burning Out
There is a way to manage multiple WordPress clients that looks manageable on paper. A tidy spreadsheet, a few sites, a familiar stack. Then the portfolio…
Directorist vs HivePress: Which WordPress Directory Plugin is Right for You?
If you’re searching for the best WordPress directory plugin, the Directorist vs HivePress debate is one you’ll run into quickly. Both are strong contenders, helping you…
Product Update v3.21.0: Security, Performance, and Smarter Infrastructure
v3.21.0 is one of our most security-focused releases to date. From distributed attack detection and webshell scanning to nginx rate limiting and page builder performance improvements,…
AI Can Build a Website in 60 Seconds. Your Client Can’t Change the Phone Number.
Here’s why that’s WordPress’s biggest opportunity — not its death sentence. AI can build a beautiful website in sixty seconds. Fully responsive. Modern typography. Clean layout.…
“Bye Bye WordPress” Is the Wrong Takeaway
A post titled “Bye bye WordPress” blew up on r/ClaudeCode this week. 367 upvotes. The developer converted two client sites to Astro and React, hosted them…
Headless WordPress Frontend – Build and Deploy Guide (2026)
Building a headless WordPress frontend is the best way to get modern performance without abandoning the CMS your content team already knows. WordPress as a headless…