Faisal Alvi

Building high-performing @WordPress & @WooCommerce solutions | Open-source contributor | 12+ yrs shaping enterprise-grade digital experiences | Core Contributor

[Faisal Alvi @_the_faisal]

🎺 Just got credited in WordPress 7.0 "Armstrong"

My 13th WordPress core release as a contributor!

Proud to be part of the 900+ contributors who made this happen.

https://t.co/pmkeb4MD0A

#WordPress #OpenSource

[Faisal Alvi @_the_faisal]

You are saying my fabby just lived a day? 😭

[Anthropic @AnthropicAI]

The US government, citing national security authorities, has issued an export control directive to suspend all access to Fable 5 and Mythos 5 by any foreign national, whether inside or outside the United States, including foreign national Anthropic employees.

The net effect of this order is that we must abruptly disable Fable 5 and Mythos 5 for all our customers to ensure compliance.

Access to all other Claude models is not affected.

We apologize for this disruption to our customers. We believe this is a misunderstanding and are working to restore access as soon as possible.

Read our full statement: https://t.co/bwn0sximKZ

[Faisal Alvi @_the_faisal]

Funny how the EM dash — has become the internet’s unofficial “AI detector.” 😄

Writers have used it for decades. AI learned it from human writing. And now humans are avoiding it!

We’ve officially reached the era where punctuation itself looks suspicious.

[Faisal Alvi @_the_faisal]

AI was supposed to save time.

Instead, most of us just increased output.

Faster emails.
More ideas.
More meetings.

Efficiency doesn’t reduce work.
It makes doing more feel cheap.

[Faisal Alvi @_the_faisal]

The WooCommerce stores break because of the Death by 1000 plugins!

Instead of asking "Is there a plugin for this?"
We should ask "Do we actually NEED this?"

Your plugin library isn't a trophy collection
Every plugin is a trade-off b/w convenience and performance

Choose wisely.

[Faisal Alvi @_the_faisal]

AI is not smart. It's obedient

Ask a dumb question, get a confident-sounding dumb answer

It built your login page
It just didn't tell you anyone can bypass it in 30s

It can't think, only responds

You're not replacing judgment with AI
Youre just building the wrong thing faster

[Faisal Alvi @_the_faisal]

Why do 70% of WooCommerce carts get abandoned?

Most store owners blame:
Complicated checkout

But the real reasons:
> Forced account creation
> Mobile checkout friction
> Slow load times

The abandoned cart isn't a problem to solve. It's a signal to learn from
Are you listening?

[Faisal Alvi @_the_faisal]

Everyone complains about email overload.

But how many actually pay for email management tools? ~2%

Why? Because free solutions (filters, unsubscribe) are "good enough."

Solve problems people actively budget for, not just complain about.

[Faisal Alvi @_the_faisal]

Not everything urgent is important.

Reacting to everything kills focus.
Choosing what not to act on creates it.

Better work starts with better prioritization.

[Faisal Alvi @_the_faisal]

Good engineering is mostly invisible.

Things work.
Nothing breaks.
Users don’t complain.

That usually means the hard thinking happened early.
Before the code.

[Faisal Alvi @_the_faisal]

Here’s a clean, natural X version that fits the tone and stays under the limit:

True talent isn’t about being fast.

It’s about knowing when to slow down.
Reading twice.
Asking “why” while others rush.

It doesn’t look impressive at first.
But over time, it shows.

[Matt Mullenweg @photomatt]

I think this might be the first time we have Open Source at the majority of the top 5,000 sites, which is a big win.

[Faisal Alvi @_the_faisal]

@pwcc Thanks a lot, Peter! Time flies in open source 😁

[Faisal Alvi @_the_faisal]

Honored to be listed once again (lost count now 😅) as a contributor to WordPress 6.9 “Gene”. Open source always feels special because it’s about people moving the web forward together.

https://t.co/cSxOHtgKM4

#WordPress #OpenSource

[WordPress @WordPress]

Get all the details here: https://t.co/qbFjuFkC2y

[Faisal Alvi @_the_faisal]

The best engineers don’t just write clean code.
They think about what might break later.

Good engineering isn’t about fixing bugs; it’s about preventing them.

[Brie Wolfson @zebriez]

I spent the last 60 days working at Cursor. It's been one of the most thrilling phases of my professional life.

There's a lot of mystique around the company. Over the last two months, some things matched my expectations; many did not.

I wrote an essay for @joincolossus about things that have surprised me about the company and its culture so far.

https://t.co/jfU79gDxbq

[WordPress @WordPress]

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[Syed Balkhi @syedbalkhi]

Introducing WPChat - New Chat plugin for WordPress 🥳

Many small business owners simply can't afford the per agent pricing that most live chat platforms charge.

After talking with a lot of business owners, my team @smashballoon is proud to announce a different kind of Chat plugin.

WPChat allows you to offer live chat support using the platforms your customers are already familiar with:

- WhatsApp
- Messenger
- Telegram

But these social chat platforms lack key support features that WPChat adds to make your life easier:

- Chat Funnels
- Agent management
- Sales analytics
- AI-powered FAQs

I'm really proud to bring a cost-effective live chat solution that businesses worldwide are looking for.

More details here: https://t.co/dWMy0ixyOg

To try out WPChat, simply go to https://t.co/anNNbVwure

[WordPress @WordPress]

WordPress 6.9 Beta 3 is here! Dive into new features and enhancements in this beta version. Your feedback is essential for a robust final release. Test it now on your local setup!