I work primarily with WordPress and WooCommerce, focusing on payment gateway integration, REST API development, plugin architecture, and the practical decisions that come up when building and maintaining production WordPress sites. This page gives some background on how I work, what I focus on, and what the content on this site is meant to do. The About page covers the site itself in more detail.
Working Focus
Most of my technical work involves WooCommerce payment gateway development. That means writing the code that connects a WooCommerce checkout to a payment provider's API, handling the request and response cycle, processing callbacks and webhooks, and testing the integration across sandbox and production environments. The WooCommerce section of this site reflects that focus with detailed notes on each phase of the payment gateway development process.
Beyond payment gateways, I work with the WordPress REST API, custom plugin development, and the general infrastructure of WordPress sites that need to do more than what off the shelf themes and plugins provide. I have a particular interest in ClassicPress as an alternative for projects where the classic WordPress editing experience is a better fit than the block editor. The ClassicPress section covers that perspective.
How I Work
I prefer working methodically. When building a payment gateway or integrating an external API, I start with the sandbox or test environment, verify every step of the integration before moving to production, and document the patterns and issues I encounter along the way. The content on this site is a direct result of that documentation habit. When I solve a problem or work through a technical decision, I write it up in a way that would be useful to another developer facing the same situation.
I test thoroughly. Payment processing does not tolerate guesswork. A missed edge case in a callback handler or an incorrect status mapping can result in lost transactions, duplicate charges, or orders stuck in a pending state. The testing and debugging notes throughout this site reflect the level of verification I apply to production payment integrations. The sandbox testing guide covers the testing approach in detail.
Editorial Approach
The content on this site is written for developers who are doing the same kind of work. It assumes familiarity with WordPress development, PHP, and the general concepts of web development. I do not write beginner tutorials or introductory overviews. The value here is in the specifics: the exact code patterns that work in production, the common failure modes that documentation does not mention, the configuration decisions that save time when you know them in advance.
I try to be honest about tradeoffs. Every technical decision involves choosing between alternatives that each have advantages and disadvantages. When I recommend an approach, I also explain what the downsides are and when a different approach might be better. When I evaluate a plugin or tool, I describe what it does well and where it falls short rather than giving a simple recommendation or rating.
I do not publish sponsored content. The plugin evaluations on this site reflect my actual experience using those tools on real projects. There are no affiliate links, no paid placements, and no promotional arrangements. This is a developer writing notes for other developers.
What You Will Find Here
The Resources page has a complete index of everything on this site. The major content areas are WooCommerce payment gateway development, ClassicPress evaluation, plugin reviews, REST API integration, and developer workflow notes. Each page is meant to be a self contained reference that you can read once and come back to when you need it.
If you have questions or want to get in touch, the Contact page has the details. If you find the content useful and want to support the work, the support page explains how.