# Matt Hummel

Full-stack WordPress development, from client sites to agency overflow

- Site: https://matthummel.com/

## WordPress MCP Adapter: Connect Claude Code and Cursor to Your Site

- Link: https://matthummel.com/wordpress-mcp-adapter/
- Published: 2026-10-10T03:13:41+00:00
- Author: Matthew Hummel

Install the WordPress MCP Adapter, expose an ability with mcp.public, and connect Claude Code or Cursor through an Application Password. Includes the default endpoint and the safety checks to run first.

## Acreline: A WordPress Theme for Real Estate Agents and Brokers

- Link: https://matthummel.com/acreline-wordpress-real-estate-theme-for-agents-and-brokers/
- Published: 2026-10-10T00:43:21+00:00
- Author: Matthew Hummel

Acreline is a WordPress real estate theme that helps agents and brokers show listings, book more showings and capture leads. See the demo and get in touch.

## What’s New in WordPress 7.1.3: Security Fixes Explained

- Link: https://matthummel.com/wordpress-7-1-3-security-release/
- Published: 2026-10-08T05:46:56+00:00
- Author: Matthew Hummel

WordPress 7.1.3 closes seven security holes and fixes four bugs. Here's what each change means, which sites it touches, and what to do next.

## Cobble & Candle: A WordPress Theme for Inns and Taverns

- Link: https://matthummel.com/cobble-candle-a-wordpress-theme-for-inns-and-taverns/
- Published: 2026-10-03T13:36:54+00:00
- Author: Matthew Hummel

Cobble & Candle is a WordPress block theme I built for restaurants, taverns and inns. It handles menus, live opening hours, table bookings and rooms to stay, with no page builder. Here is what it does, how it is built and what I learned.

## My AI Workflow for WordPress Development on a Mac (Cursor, Claude Code, Grok Bot & ChatGPT)

- Link: https://matthummel.com/ai-workflow-for-wordpress-development/
- Published: 2026-09-30T04:02:28+00:00
- Author: Matthew Hummel

My AI workflow for WordPress development on a Mac: which AI tool writes, which one reviews, how a change moves from branch to release, and what I check.

## A WordPress accessibility plugin won’t make your site accessible. Here’s what does.

- Link: https://matthummel.com/wordpress-accessibility-plugin/
- Published: 2026-09-30T04:00:02+00:00
- Author: Matthew Hummel

Overlay plugins can't fix headings, labels, focus, contrast, alt text, or link text. What the FTC and DOJ said, a 30-minute keyboard and screen reader check, and where accessibility fits in a build.

## The WordPress Table of Contents Block Is Coming to Core: What It Means for TOCguide

- Link: https://matthummel.com/wordpress-table-of-contents-block/
- Published: 2026-09-26T14:44:21+00:00
- Author: Matthew Hummel

WordPress 7.2 plans a stable Table of Contents block with server-side rendering. What is planned, why saved headings went stale, and how I plan to keep TOCguide compatible.

## How I Became a Self-Taught WordPress Developer (17 Years, No Bootcamp)

- Link: https://matthummel.com/self-taught-wordpress-developer/
- Published: 2026-09-25T05:27:21+00:00
- Author: Matthew Hummel

I'm a self-taught WordPress developer with about 17 years of in-house web work: Dreamweaver and ASP, Germanna webmaster work on WP Engine, higher-ed marketing web, and a return from Power Apps.

## How I published my first WordPress.org plugin with Cursor, Git, and AI

- Link: https://matthummel.com/how-i-published-my-first-wordpressorg-plugin-with-cursor-git-and-ai/
- Published: 2026-09-24T01:23:01+00:00
- Author: 

Today I published my first plugin on WordPress.org: TOCguide. It is a Gutenberg Table of Contents...

## How I published my first WordPress.org plugin with Cursor, Git, and AI

- Link: https://matthummel.com/first-wordpress-org-plugin-tocguide-ai/
- Published: 2026-09-23T20:05:18+00:00
- Author: Matthew Hummel

Notes from shipping TOCguide, my first WordPress.org plugin: Cursor cloud agents, GitHub Actions, directory rules, and how AI fit a dad-of-twins schedule without skipping human review.