Shameem Reza is a Happiness Engineer at Automattic and a member of the WordPress.org Plugins Team. Supporting WooCommerce merchants, reviewing plugin submissions on WordPress.org and WooCommerce.com, and writing about WordPress and WooCommerce.https://shameemreza.com/en-ushttps://shameemreza.com/why-your-plugin-name-isnt-accepted-on-wordpress-org/https://shameemreza.com/why-your-plugin-name-isnt-accepted-on-wordpress-org/If WordPress.org asked you to rename your plugin, it almost always comes down to one idea: plugin names need to be distinctive and brandable, not descriptions of what the plugin does. Here's what I picked up from the guidelines and my own submissions, and how to choose a name that clears the naming check on the first try.Thu, 23 Apr 2026 10:00:00 GMTNoteshttps://shameemreza.com/three-wordpress-org-courses-that-go-beyond-wordpress/https://shameemreza.com/three-wordpress-org-courses-that-go-beyond-wordpress/Three Learn.WordPress.org courses on decision-making, writing, and conflict resolution. Most of the guidance applies to any collaborative work, not only WordPress.Wed, 22 Apr 2026 10:00:00 GMTNoteshttps://shameemreza.com/woocommerce-epub-downloads-invalid-link-error/https://shameemreza.com/woocommerce-epub-downloads-invalid-link-error/WooCommerce digital downloads can silently fail for file types like EPUB that aren't in WordPress's default MIME list. Admin can download, customers can't. Here's what actually happens in the code and how to fix it.Fri, 17 Apr 2026 10:00:00 GMTCode Snippetshttps://shameemreza.com/happyaccess-wordpress-temporary-admin-access/https://shameemreza.com/happyaccess-wordpress-temporary-admin-access/HappyAccess is a free WordPress plugin that replaces password sharing with OTP-based temporary admin access. Built for support engineers, agencies, and developers who need secure, auditable, GDPR-compliant access to client sites.Sun, 05 Apr 2026 17:06:16 GMTWordPresshttps://shameemreza.com/woocommerce-order-emails-reply-wrong-person/https://shameemreza.com/woocommerce-order-emails-reply-wrong-person/WooCommerce sets the Reply-To on admin order emails to the customer. Here is how to change it so replies go to your team instead.Thu, 26 Feb 2026 08:08:38 GMTCode Snippetshttps://shameemreza.com/48-laws-of-power-review/https://shameemreza.com/48-laws-of-power-review/I picked up The 48 Laws of Power by Robert Greene expecting a hustle-culture playbook. Instead, I got a 3,000-year history lesson on how power actually works in every workplace, every team, and every conversation. Here's what stuck with me and what I'd skip.Sun, 15 Feb 2026 18:03:18 GMTNoteshttps://shameemreza.com/what-makes-a-woocommerce-plugin-actually-good/https://shameemreza.com/what-makes-a-woocommerce-plugin-actually-good/Good UX is the fastest way to earn trust in WooCommerce.com. After reviewing many WooCommerce plugins, one thing is clear: UX matters more than most people expect. I share real, repeatable UX checks based on what I've seen during reviews that help plugins feel native and trustworthy from the first click.Fri, 16 Jan 2026 21:00:20 GMTNoteshttps://shameemreza.com/fixing-min-max-rules-inside-product-bundles/https://shameemreza.com/fixing-min-max-rules-inside-product-bundles/I ran into a tricky case where Min/Max Quantities pushed its "Group of" rules onto bundled items, breaking the whole bundle flow. There was no UI switch to control it, so I traced both plugins' code, found the right filters, and wrote a snippet that fixes the product page, cart, and Store API in one go. The bundle now works as expected without changing how the standalone products behave.Wed, 03 Dec 2025 21:42:50 GMTCode Snippetshttps://shameemreza.com/stopped-product-add-ons-from-bypassing-sold-individually-in-woocommerce/https://shameemreza.com/stopped-product-add-ons-from-bypassing-sold-individually-in-woocommerce/When Product Add-ons is active, the Sold individually setting stops working because each add-on configuration creates a unique cart item. This code snippet ensures products can only be added once per order, regardless of the add-on options selected.Thu, 11 Sep 2025 10:25:29 GMTCode Snippetshttps://shameemreza.com/phpcs-with-wordpress-coding-standards/https://shameemreza.com/phpcs-with-wordpress-coding-standards/Learn how to install and run PHPCS with WordPress Coding Standards locally and in projects. From global setup to Composer scripts, you'll see how to keep your plugins and themes clean, consistent, and review-ready.Sun, 07 Sep 2025 22:06:58 GMTWordPresshttps://shameemreza.com/phpstan-for-wordpress-and-woocommerce/https://shameemreza.com/phpstan-for-wordpress-and-woocommerce/Learn how to set up PHPStan for WordPress and WooCommerce with the right config, stubs, and bootstrap so it actually understands your code.Thu, 04 Sep 2025 14:35:00 GMTWordPresshttps://shameemreza.com/reset-variation-selections-after-adding-to-cart-in-woocommerce/https://shameemreza.com/reset-variation-selections-after-adding-to-cart-in-woocommerce/By default, WooCommerce doesn't reset selected variations after adding a product to the cart. Here's a simple snippet to automatically clear variation options for a smoother shopping experience.Wed, 03 Sep 2025 14:35:10 GMTCode Snippetshttps://shameemreza.com/a-new-home-for-my-writing/https://shameemreza.com/a-new-home-for-my-writing/I bought a new blog domain every time my work shifted. After almost a decade of that pattern, shameemreza.com is where I finally stopped moving.Wed, 27 Aug 2025 21:55:20 GMTNoteshttps://shameemreza.com/change-read-more-to-add-to-cart-for-bookable-products/https://shameemreza.com/change-read-more-to-add-to-cart-for-bookable-products/By default, WooCommerce Bookings shows Read More instead of Add to Cart. Here's a simple code snippet to change that while keeping the booking flow intact.Mon, 18 Aug 2025 08:17:15 GMTCode Snippetshttps://shameemreza.com/show-product-global-id-in-woocommerce-order-details-and-quick-preview/https://shameemreza.com/show-product-global-id-in-woocommerce-order-details-and-quick-preview/WooCommerce doesn't show product GTIN/UPC/ISBN in order details or quick previews by default. Here's a simple snippet to show GTIN/UPC/ISBN alongside SKUs in the admin order page.Wed, 06 Aug 2025 16:32:31 GMTCode Snippetshttps://shameemreza.com/show-company-names-in-woocommerce-order-lists/https://shameemreza.com/show-company-names-in-woocommerce-order-lists/WooCommerce shows the customer's name in the orders list by default. For B2B stores, that isn't what you want to see. Here's the filter that swaps it for the billing company name, with a fallback to the customer name when the field is empty.Mon, 08 Jul 2024 01:38:24 GMTWordPresshttps://shameemreza.com/skip-cart-redirect-checkout-woocommerce/https://shameemreza.com/skip-cart-redirect-checkout-woocommerce/A practical guide to skipping the WooCommerce cart page and redirecting customers straight to checkout, based on real project experience.Fri, 10 May 2024 18:13:00 GMTCode Snippetshttps://shameemreza.com/upload-wordpress-plugin-svn-using-mac/https://shameemreza.com/upload-wordpress-plugin-svn-using-mac/A real-world guide to uploading and updating WordPress plugins on WordPress.org using SVN on macOS, based on lessons learned and real mistakes.Fri, 03 May 2024 16:26:00 GMTWordPresshttps://shameemreza.com/enable-revisions-products-woocommerce/https://shameemreza.com/enable-revisions-products-woocommerce/How to enable product revisions in WooCommerce so you can track changes and restore older product versions when something goes wrong.Mon, 08 Jan 2024 18:43:00 GMTCode Snippetshttps://shameemreza.com/change-name-servers-ovhcloud-pointing-to-wordpress-com/https://shameemreza.com/change-name-servers-ovhcloud-pointing-to-wordpress-com/A step-by-step guide to updating DNS nameservers at OVHcloud to point your domain to WordPress.com, including domain mapping and verification.Mon, 08 May 2023 07:42:43 GMTResourceshttps://shameemreza.com/removing-options-from-the-product-data-panel-in-woocommerce/https://shameemreza.com/removing-options-from-the-product-data-panel-in-woocommerce/The WooCommerce product editor can feel cluttered when you only sell simple products. Here's the filter that hides tabs like Inventory, Shipping, and Linked Products from the Product data box.Wed, 05 Apr 2023 07:35:43 GMTWordPresshttps://shameemreza.com/benefits-of-using-wordpress-as-a-headless-cms/https://shameemreza.com/benefits-of-using-wordpress-as-a-headless-cms/WordPress 7.0 shipped in April 2026 and quietly changed what headless WordPress can do. Here's what actually improved, when to reach for it, and when to skip it.Sun, 12 Feb 2023 06:32:32 GMTWordPresshttps://shameemreza.com/add-custom-domain-to-github-pages/https://shameemreza.com/add-custom-domain-to-github-pages/Step-by-step guide to pointing your custom domain to GitHub Pages, including DNS setup with A records and CNAME for GoDaddy, Namecheap, and HostGator.Thu, 02 Feb 2023 09:24:08 GMTDevelopmenthttps://shameemreza.com/truthy-and-falsy-values-in-javascript/https://shameemreza.com/truthy-and-falsy-values-in-javascript/In JavaScript, values like 0, empty strings, null, and undefined are falsy, while almost everything else is truthy. Here's how this affects your conditionals.Mon, 23 Jan 2023 09:44:16 GMTDevelopmenthttps://shameemreza.com/strict-vs-loose-equality-in-javascript/https://shameemreza.com/strict-vs-loose-equality-in-javascript/JavaScript has two equality operators: === checks both value and type, while == only checks value with type coercion. Here's when to use each one.Fri, 20 Jan 2023 12:39:30 GMTDevelopmenthttps://shameemreza.com/typescript-vs-javascript-what-are-the-differences/https://shameemreza.com/typescript-vs-javascript-what-are-the-differences/TypeScript adds static typing and compile-time checks on top of JavaScript. I break down the key differences and when each language makes more sense.Thu, 10 Nov 2022 18:56:01 GMTDevelopmenthttps://shameemreza.com/google-pagespeed-vs-lighthouse/https://shameemreza.com/google-pagespeed-vs-lighthouse/PageSpeed Insights and Lighthouse both use the same engine but differ in scope and test conditions. Here's what each measures, why the scores don't match, and when to use which.Tue, 13 Sep 2022 12:21:30 GMTWordPresshttps://shameemreza.com/how-to-improve-largest-contentful-paint-lcp/https://shameemreza.com/how-to-improve-largest-contentful-paint-lcp/LCP measures how fast the largest visible element loads, and it counts for 25% of your PageSpeed score. Here's what actually moves the number on WordPress, with a list of second-order fixes at the end.Thu, 04 Nov 2021 05:09:03 GMTWordPresshttps://shameemreza.com/excluding-files-and-folders-in-all-in-one-wp-migration-plugin/https://shameemreza.com/excluding-files-and-folders-in-all-in-one-wp-migration-plugin/All-in-One WP Migration has four exclude filter hooks, not one. Here's which hook to use for uploads, themes, plugins, or the wp-content root, and why the common snippet you find online silently does nothing.Thu, 26 Aug 2021 19:05:32 GMTWordPresshttps://shameemreza.com/junior-developer-write-the-perfect-cv/https://shameemreza.com/junior-developer-write-the-perfect-cv/Your CV is the first thing a recruiter sees, and it has about thirty seconds to land. Here's how to write a junior developer resume that actually gets you to the interview.Sun, 13 Jun 2021 08:07:29 GMTDevelopmenthttps://shameemreza.com/fix-upload-path-error-in-wordpress/https://shameemreza.com/fix-upload-path-error-in-wordpress/If images stop loading after a WordPress migration, the upload path is almost always the cause. Here's how to set it explicitly in wp-config.php, or fix it with a plugin.Thu, 03 Jun 2021 18:32:02 GMTWordPresshttps://shameemreza.com/how-to-install-and-use-ionicons-in-wordpress/https://shameemreza.com/how-to-install-and-use-ionicons-in-wordpress/Ionicons is a lightweight icon library from the Ionic team. Here's how to enqueue it in WordPress and use the icons in your theme without any plugin.Sun, 20 Oct 2019 06:16:26 GMTWordPresshttps://shameemreza.com/increase-upload-limit-for-all-in-one-wp-migration-plugin/https://shameemreza.com/increase-upload-limit-for-all-in-one-wp-migration-plugin/The 512 MB upload limit in All-in-One WP Migration isn't a server setting. It's a JavaScript check. Here's what actually stops large imports and how to raise the limit for free, without editing constants.php.Wed, 18 Sep 2019 10:04:49 GMTWordPresshttps://shameemreza.com/how-to-delete-database-in-phpmyadmin/https://shameemreza.com/how-to-delete-database-in-phpmyadmin/Step-by-step guide to dropping a database or a single table in phpMyAdmin, whether you're on XAMPP, WAMP, or a remote host.Sat, 03 Aug 2019 11:57:51 GMTDevelopmenthttps://shameemreza.com/stop-wordpress-spam-comment-ninja-style/https://shameemreza.com/stop-wordpress-spam-comment-ninja-style/You don't need six anti-spam plugins to keep spam comments under control. 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