The WitsCode Blog

Field notes on web, AI search & growth.

Practical, opinionated writing from the team, what we ship for clients, what we are testing, and the patterns that actually move the needle.

AI & Vibe Coding

Feb 16, 2026 · 11 min read

RLS Policies Lovable Generated Wrong (And How We Rewrote Them)

Three real Supabase RLS failures we found on Lovable projects, with the corrected SQL and why each one shipped broken in the first place.

For Founders

Feb 15, 2026 · 10 min read

Zapier Still Wins for These 6 Workflows in 2026

Balanced take on where Zapier still beats Make, n8n, and self-hosted stacks. The six workflow shapes where paying Zapier's premium is the correct business decision in 2026.

Shopify & Ecommerce

Feb 14, 2026 · 10 min read

The WooCommerce Plugin Stack We Deploy for a Seven-Figure Store

The exact 14-plugin stack we install on seven-figure WooCommerce stores. Payment, shipping, tax, subscriptions, B2B, analytics, security, performance. Why we picked each and which plugins we actively...

WordPress

Feb 14, 2026 · 9 min read

How to Migrate from Wix to WordPress in 2026

A real, honest step-by-step guide to Wix to WordPress migration in 2026, covering Wix export limits, blog RSS import, redirect mapping, and SEO preservation.

WordPress

Feb 13, 2026 · 10 min read

Cheap WordPress Hosting: Where the Real Costs Hide

Cheap WordPress hosting hides five real costs: renewal cliffs, oversold CPU, paywalled backups, throttled limits and upselling support. See the true floor.

Guides & Insights

Feb 12, 2026 · 7 min read

AI-First Web Development: The Future of Building Websites (2026)

The way people find information on the internet is changing fundamentally. A significant portion of web searches now start with AI tools like ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Claude rather than traditional...

Guides & Insights

Feb 12, 2026 · 17 min read

SaaS Go-To-Market Strategy Template: The Complete GTM Playbook (2026)

Free SaaS GTM Strategy Template: Step-by-step playbook for launching B2B SaaS in 2026. Includes positioning, ICP, messaging, and execution framework.

Shopify & Ecommerce

Feb 12, 2026 · 11 min read

Scaling WooCommerce Past 500 Orders a Day Without Breaking

The infrastructure decisions that actually matter when a WooCommerce store hits volume → object cache, action scheduler, database indexing, order search, REST API throttling. We have taken three...

AI & Vibe Coding

Feb 12, 2026 · 11 min read

The AI-Generated Code Audit Checklist (13 Things We Check)

The thirteen checks we run on every AI-generated codebase before it ships, and why the defaults Lovable, Bolt and v0 produce fail most of them.

For Founders

Feb 11, 2026 · 10 min read

Make Alternatives for AI-First Workflows in 2026

Make has not kept pace with AI-native automation. The four alternatives that have, how each handles AI steps, prompt management, and cost predictability.

Shopify & Ecommerce

Feb 10, 2026 · 11 min read

When WooCommerce Actually Beats Shopify (And When It Doesn't)

Honest 2026 decision guide from a team that has shipped on both. Where WooCommerce wins, where Shopify wins, and the regulated-market, B2B and multi-vendor gaps the SERP keeps missing.

WordPress

Feb 10, 2026 · 10 min read

Best WordPress Hosting for Small Business in 2026 (UK + US Picks)

Best WordPress hosting for small business in 2026, tested on TTFB, LCP, INP, support response and DNS resilience. Kinsta, WP Engine, Rocket.net compared.

AI & Vibe Coding

Feb 9, 2026 · 11 min read

Vibe Coding Security: What the Lovable Breach Taught the Industry

The 2026 Lovable incident was not a single bug. It was a structural failure that every vibe-coded app inherits. Here is the timeline, the cause, and the lessons to apply this week.

WordPress

Feb 8, 2026 · 8 min read

WordPress Uptime Monitoring: The Stack We Run for Every Client

How WitsCode runs WordPress uptime monitoring with UptimeRobot, BetterStack and synthetic checks, plus the alert-fatigue traps and routing rules that matter.

For Founders

Feb 8, 2026 · 9 min read

The MCP Installation Order: Starting Safely, Expanding Deliberately

Don't install all 30 MCPs on day one. The install order we recommend: read-only personal tools first, then company-wide read-only, then write access, then custom. Why each step matters.

Shopify & Ecommerce

Feb 7, 2026 · 12 min read

WooCommerce to Shopify Migration: The Honest Cost Breakdown

Real numbers on agency fees, platform differential, theme rebuild, app reconfiguration and SEO preservation. Plus the hidden Shopify costs that surface in month three and a framework for deciding...

AI & Vibe Coding

Feb 6, 2026 · 10 min read

The Cursor Context Rot Problem and How We Solve It on Client Projects

Long Cursor sessions degrade because the context window fills with stale, contradictory, and hallucinated information. Here is the fresh-shell rule, the project-guide file discipline, and the...

WordPress

Feb 6, 2026 · 8 min read

Should You Auto-Update WordPress Plugins? An Agency's Honest Answer

Should you auto-update WordPress plugins? The honest agency answer: a three-tier policy. Auto for security patches, staged for major releases, never for premium.

WordPress

Feb 5, 2026 · 9 min read

WordPress Plugin Audit: How to Cut Your Plugin Count by 40% Safely

A WordPress plugin audit framework that cuts plugin count 40% safely: usage logs, alternative-finder, replacement mapping, and a staged removal protocol.

For Founders

Feb 4, 2026 · 10 min read

Building a Custom MCP Server for Your Business (Without Being an Engineer)

A non-technical founder's afternoon path to a working custom MCP server: skeleton, auth layer, and team publish step, using Claude Code to scaffold.

Shopify & Ecommerce

Feb 4, 2026 · 10 min read

How to Decommission a Shopify App Without Breaking Anything

Uninstalling a Shopify app removes the access token, not the debris. The veteran guide to theme residue, orphan metafields, webhook ghosts, and GDPR endpoints the store owner inherits.

WordPress

Feb 3, 2026 · 8 min read

How Much Does WordPress Maintenance Actually Cost in 2026?

WordPress maintenance costs £40 to £250 a month in the UK and $50 to $350 in the US. See the real benchmark price bands, in-house cost, and breakeven math.

AI & Vibe Coding

Feb 2, 2026 · 11 min read

Cursor vs Claude Code: The Workflow Difference That Matters

Cursor is editor-centric and interactive. Claude Code is terminal-first and agentic. Here is the task split that decides which to use, plus the hybrid workflow we run on large projects.

Shopify & Ecommerce

Feb 2, 2026 · 10 min read

The Apps Behind Every Slow Shopify Store (Data From 50+ Audits)

Aggregate data from 50+ WitsCode Shopify audits. The 10 apps most commonly installed on stores that failed Core Web Vitals, with measured script weights and the cross-app interaction effects nobody...