WordPress


  • The WooCommerce Plugin Playbook: What Successful Stores Install, and When

    Most plugin advice online is opinion‑dressed‑as‑fact: a list of “top 10 must‑have WooCommerce plugins,” usually written by someone selling one of them.  We looked at hundreds of WooCommerce merchants who started a store in the past 12 months, and found a clear four‑phase pattern. At the same four points in their growth, stores reach for…

  • From Default to Delightful: AI-Assisted Data Visualization

    I can never remember the exact syntax for visualization libraries. AI changes this. Now I describe what I want in natural language, iterate in conversation, and let the model handle the boilerplate. Five prompts transformed default charts into a visual story of WordPress’s 20-year evolution.

  • Organizing data.blog content via NLP and LLM

    The redesign of data.blog aimed to enhance content discoverability by making category and tag pages more prominent. We re-imagined the blog taxonomy developed over ten years. Using NLP and LLM techniques, we analyzed categories and tags to consolidate and improve on clarity and relevance.

  • New data.blog is here: Designed for Discovery

    The new data.blog has launched with a refreshed visual design and improved user experience. Key enhancements include a prominent search bar, better-organized categories, and an updated logo. The redesign aims to facilitate navigation and inspire community engagement for both new and existing authors while encouraging content exploration.

  • The New Face of Jetpack Stats

    Jetpack Stats is one of Automattic’s most popular offerings, providing analytics for over 14 million users. Read and find out what we’ve done to modernize Jetpack Stats this year!