Inside WPRiders - The WordPress community for everyone.

TL;DR Browser-based IDEs are on track to become the default in 2026—because they eliminate environment setup, standardize tooling via devcontainer.json, and let teams ship faster with fewer “works on my machine” failures. You know that moment when a new developer joins your team and spends their first week just getting their development environment set up? […]

The 2025 Secret Santa just happened at WPRiders. It has officially become one of those traditions we look forward to every year, especially because we’re a remote team spread across countries, time zones, and delivery networks that sometimes behave like they’re running on dial-up. This year, we kept it simple and fun: people signed up […]

TL;DR People keep asking, “Will AI take developers’ jobs?” The data says no. AI helps juniors with routine tasks but slows seniors, creates maintainability issues, and can’t replace human context, creativity, or architectural thinking. But it WILL change your role—upskilling isn’t optional anymore. Picture this: You’re a seasoned developer who just spent three hours “pair […]

Another year, another adventure! After the whirlwind of remote work, video calls, and the occasional “Can you hear me now?” moments that defined our year, the WPRiders team was ready for 2025 Team Building. But this time, we had a radical idea: what if we just… relaxed? After last year’s adrenaline-packed adventure in Colibița (ATVs! […]

You know that moment when you fire up Docker Desktop and suddenly your MacBook transforms into a space heater? Fans spinning at maximum RPM, battery draining faster than you can say “docker-compose up,” and your lap getting uncomfortably warm during those important client calls. Here’s the thing—it doesn’t have to be this way. OrbStack changes […]

TL;DR We tested VS Code + Copilot Enterprise against JetBrains AI (PhpStorm) on five fronts: setup, speed, code quality, WordPress awareness, and teamwork. Copilot in VS Code feels snappy – low friction, quick hints, great for small fixes and day-to-day flow. JetBrains AI goes deeper – strong cross-file context, refactors, inspections, and solid WordPress/PHP tooling […]