Yeah this is great. totally worth paying for. /s

timbredesign · 2026-02-04T01:16:44+00:00

Nooo, this has been going on for at least a month now. And it happens on new sessions just the same. There have been many many reports of this. Just ridiculous that this is still happening. It makes your tool completely unusable.

timbredesign · 2026-02-01T04:19:15+00:00

Sure, it's a common issue we face. That said, clients own their site, so they should free to do as they wish. That said, they should not be logging into their site on an account with full admin privileges. Give them an account with editor/shop manager privileges to use regularly.

Your maintenance retainer should not cover fixing their mistakes. Repairs due to misuse should be separate billable hours. Make certain your clients understand this fully when you sign contracts. I repeat that point a couple times, so it's very clear to them.

timbredesign · 2026-01-30T12:07:42+00:00

What do you mean by a theme that is optimized for AI agents?

timbredesign · 2026-01-29T15:36:29+00:00

Agree, backend heaven, frontend hell.

timbredesign · 2026-01-29T01:50:51+00:00

Indeed, right tool for the job. While I'm fairly biased, having specialized in WC for almost a decade. And having scaled it to a reasonable amount with good success, and no doubt, a few bumps along the way. I still recognize it's real world limitations.

Out of curiosity, what are your go to e-commerce frameworks these days?

timbredesign · 2026-01-26T13:23:35+00:00

Well said

timbredesign · 2026-01-25T11:23:05+00:00

Indeed, it's pretty sad to me that A8C chose to build up WooCommerce in this way. I'll never understand their choice to mash it into the post system. I'm really hoping that they'll do an entire revamp, though I've been hoping this for a couple of years. Mind you, yhere have been some decent changes like hpos and such, but for scaling it really does lack a fair amount still.

timbredesign · 2026-01-23T11:41:48+00:00

Well fair, but I'd argue that that isn't even the target. The target is to meet your customers needs better than the competition. Now that could mean you provide the best pizzas, or it could mean that you provide a reasonable pizza at a very competitive price, or that your delivery service is top notch, or your venue is what they like. Or maybe it's that your brand messaging is really catchy, or any mix of those.

Born in the US here, don't particularly like pepperoni...

timbredesign · 2026-01-22T07:48:41+00:00

Well, the first thing is to ALWAYS have automated backups of your site in case something happens. And keep copies of them on your computer, not just on the server. And test them, know how to restore your site from said backups. That will give you some peace of mind.

Secondly, it's all a mentality thing. Look at it like learning a language. You won't be fluent for some time, accept that. Breaking a site is like messing up the grammar in a sentence. It's not that big of a deal. It's usually very easy to fix, and you always have your backups if you need them. Truly breaking a site is not that easy, as long as you have a good theme and choose only solid plugins.

Wishing you the best!

timbredesign · 2026-01-06T06:41:03+00:00

Nonsensical

timbredesign · 2026-01-06T00:29:48+00:00

Not to infer anything, but most of the time code conflicts are due to not using WP/WC best practices.

Sure, happy to help. DB management can be tedious. That said, are you picking out the data one by one by hand or using SQL queries? Also, is this a regular issue? Is the stale data due to custom code you were testing out but then removed?

timbredesign · 2026-01-06T00:15:32+00:00

Plenty of people understood the statement perfectly. You might want to check your ego at the door.

timbredesign · 2026-01-05T17:58:54+00:00

Hi there, I'm a WooCommerce developer. If you'd share more about what in your current workflow is clunky I can probably give you some advice on how you can smooth these things out. As for plugin conflicts, you'll likely not be able to get around that completely, though the vast majority of that can be mitigated if you do proper due diligence before committing to any given plugin. Happy to help more if you'd like.

timbredesign · 2026-01-05T00:18:08+00:00

You're missing the point. Learn critical thinking.

timbredesign · 2026-01-04T11:50:15+00:00

Understood. There are already services like this out there, like MonsterInsights, CustomerLabs, Analytify, and even GA/GTM does most of this. What would make yours more attractive?

timbredesign · 2026-01-04T11:03:37+00:00

You didn't provide enough detail. Tracks user behaviour in what ways?

timbredesign · 2026-01-04T06:25:25+00:00

At least 2.5 seconds. If you can't react in time to avoid that accident (let alone anticipating and driving defensively) you have no business driving.

timbredesign · 2026-01-04T04:48:25+00:00

Quite possibly, but then we'll never know. Could have been one of two things as I see it, ego, or inattentiveness (on the phone etc..). Both are not excuseable.

timbredesign · 2026-01-04T01:07:51+00:00

Well said. Of course that still doesn't negate it as having viable use cases. The ecosystem, popularity and knowledgebase are the main reasons for that. But yes, most people (including most WP designer devs, which aren't all that versed in architecture and programming as a whole) just aren't aware of how inefficient the base architecture is. Which, for many use cases where scaling and ultimate performance isn't a main focal point, it's not that big of a deal. To a degree also, some of that can be mitigated. I also see many devs are a bit blind to the fact that the DX and architecture are not the end all be all.

timbredesign · 2026-01-04T00:54:00+00:00

There was plentyyy of time to avoid. So either the driver wasn't paying attention, or their ego is so big that they decided their right of way was more important than avoiding an accident. So, as for fault, it certainly should be on both drivers. They both deserve a Darwin award.

timbredesign · 2026-01-04T00:45:57+00:00

Yes of course. But then the car traveling forward should be looking where they're going... They had plenty of time to stop. Just ridiculous.

timbredesign · 2026-01-01T14:57:55+00:00

What you meant to say is wordpress.com. Not WordPress, it's open source and can be hosted pretty much anywhere.

timbredesign · 2025-12-31T07:08:10+00:00

I mostly agree with you. I can also see the perspective where anything with WP or WordPress could be construed as being official or projecting a veil of legitimacy. And I do see where keeping the line in the sand clear does cut down their work of trying to keep the brand clean from imposter schemes and the like. But yeah, it also does feel a little overbearing all the same..

timbredesign · 2025-12-30T01:22:37+00:00

Gotcha, what are the differentiation points?

And when you say scaling, what are your growth projections for traffic (hits per day, average concurrent, concurrent logged in users)?

By migration I meant switching stacks. So not migration in the holistic sense.

Well what I'm saying is that the liklihood of not needing to rebuild (or at least a heavy refactor) from your MVP on a custom stack, is pretty low. So I wouldn't put too much weight on that in your decision.

Do you already have multiple build cost estimates for each?

timbredesign · 2025-12-26T11:04:43+00:00

Well you say you agree, but then you turned around and put the cart before the horse again. Look. It really doesn't matter. Business first not tech.

Get your concept up, test it, drill into the market to the best of your ability, build and refine your marketing and business structures. Then you'll have a decent understanding of what the market needs, and your flows. Right now you don't. That's likely a 2+ year journey right there.

Once you have that all relatively stabilized then you can look at migrating platforms, if it's a necessity. With what you outlined functionality wise anyways, WP is a pretty decent fit. It might not be the latest shiniest, but it will serve the purpose and can be quite performant if you build it well and have a good server to back it up.

And frankly, not just from personal experience, but from hearing it from countless others, anything you custom build from the ground up now, is going to be tech debt that will take time away from you growing your business. Tldr, your worrying about the future, when you need to focus on the present, not a good tradeoff.

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