Now

What I'm doing right now.

A snapshot of where my time and attention are going — studio projects, open work, and writing.

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Right now

Public GitHub events, recent journal posts, and posts from DEV.to and Bluesky when those feeds respond.

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  1. Push matthummel-pa/wpdemo-dobbinhouse Pushed to feat/woocommerce-gift-shop in wpdemo-dobbinhouse
  2. Pull request matthummel-pa/matthummel-theme Opened pull request #248 in matthummel-theme
  3. Push matthummel-pa/wpdemo-dobbinhouse Pushed to fix/cart-count-on-cart-page in wpdemo-dobbinhouse
  4. Push matthummel-pa/wpdemo-dobbinhouse Pushed to main in wpdemo-dobbinhouse
  5. Pull request matthummel-pa/wpdemo-dobbinhouse Merged pull request #3 in wpdemo-dobbinhouse
  6. Pull request matthummel-pa/wpdemo-dobbinhouse Opened pull request #3 in wpdemo-dobbinhouse

Recently updated

  1. Cobble & Candle: A WordPress Theme for Inns and Taverns 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…
  2. My AI Workflow for WordPress Development on a Mac (Cursor, Claude Code, Grok Bot & ChatGPT) 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.
  3. A WordPress accessibility plugin won’t make your site accessible. Here’s what does. 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…
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These are the profiles I keep. Posts below come from public feeds only.

  1. DEV.to Today I published my first plugin on WordPress.org: TOCguide. It is a Gutenberg Table of Contents block with an optional Reading Guide.…
  2. DEV.to Introduction This post walks through a practical WordPress Abilities API integration for developers and product teams. It shows how to declare discoverable,…
  3. DEV.to After nearly five years of enterprise Power Platform work, I'm pivoting my content and personal projects back to modern custom WordPress development.…
  4. Bluesky After a short break, the new Web Weekly is about to hit all inboxes. 🫣 This time, it includes `text-box` going Baseline, the two phases of `fetch`, linked…
  5. Bluesky WordPress Accessibility Issues That Are Getting Sites Sued in 2026, by (not found or attributed): https://www.sitepoint.com/wordpress-accessibility-issues-that-are-getting-sites-sued-in-2026/?ref=frontenddogma.com #wordpress #accessibility #legal #wcag
  6. Bluesky New theme alert! Hi friends! I built Cobble & Candle, a WordPress block theme for restaurants, taverns and inns 🕯️ Live "open now" hours, menu diet filters, table…

Studio work

Matt Hummel

I publish Gettysburg WordPress projects here — live demos for shops, tours, and inns. Hire me on this site for a real build.

Browse the Work page. When you're ready for a real build, say hello here.

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Availability

Available

I'm actively looking for full-time roles, contract work, freelance projects, and agency partnerships. My focus is full-stack web development, especially WordPress, PHP, JavaScript, React, and API integrations.

If you’re hiring a full-stack developer, need WordPress expertise, or want a dependable development partner for overflow work, a short note is enough to start.

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Writing

Notes from real builds

I write short posts on WordPress, PHP, and the tools I actually use on projects. Most posts include code you can paste into a theme or plugin. I write for developers who want something working, not a tutorial that ends at "and so on."

Posts go on the journal first. Some get cross-posted to DEV.to. Nothing is paywalled.

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How I work

Building with AI, reviewing every line

I use Cursor AI, Claude, and ChatGPT as part of my development workflow. AI makes the first pass faster — I review everything before it ships. The final code is something I can explain and maintain.

I'm honest about this because I think it matters: if you hire me, you're getting real engineering judgment, not just generated output. This site was planned and built with Cursor AI.

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Life

Family and focus

I live with my family. Nights and weekends belong to people, not projects. Weekdays I take full-time, contract, and freelance WordPress work. I work Eastern Time hours.

The short version

Right now, in one list

  • Open for full-time, contract, and freelance WordPress / full-stack work.
  • Shipping WordPress concepts from studio projects (Work page).
  • Writing short posts on WordPress development — code you can paste in
  • Using Cursor AI and Claude to build faster, reviewing every line before it ships
  • Raising kids — nights and weekends stay with family. Weekdays I take hireable work.
  • Working Eastern Time, available for remote and local clients

Inbox

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Email reaches my inbox. A GitHub note opens a new issue on this site’s theme repo, so you can paste a link and I can reply there.

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I usually reply within one business day (ET).

Let’s work together

Something I can help with?

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