So, it’s been a while. My last post here was back in 2021, and like most developer blogs, this one got pushed to the bottom of the list behind client work. I’ve been using AI more and more in my day to day development, so I figured it was time to start writing about it, and to use AI to help get the blog going again. That’s what the new AI category is for.

The setup was a lot simpler than I expected. I created a project in Claude Code dedicated to managing the content on this site, gave it a WordPress application password for my user, and added the domain to the cloud environment’s allowed list so it could reach the WordPress REST API. That was it. No plugins and no changes to the site itself. The first thing it did was connect and catalog all 74 posts on the blog, including a couple of old drafts I forgot were even there.

Now when I want a post, I just tell Claude what it should be about. It reads through my old posts to pick up my writing style, writes the post, makes the graphics and publishes it through the API. This post is the first one done that way, graphics included. I still decide what goes on the blog, but the busy work of logging in, formatting, making images and picking categories is gone.

I’m planning to keep posting here about how I’m using AI in my development work, the good and the bad. If it can get me posting again after five years, that’s already a win.