Articles & Guides

Technical articles, architecture, and tutorials

Engineering deep-dives into WordPress internals, AI integrations, cryptographic verification, and scalable plugin design.

Architecture
6 min read
•October 2026

How Content Grounding Prevents LLM Hallucinations in WordPress

An in-depth look at how vector retrieval and structured context injection allow Tena to accurately cite published store posts, documentation, and WooCommerce inventory.

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Security
5 min read
•October 2026

Zero-Latency Offline License Verification via Ed25519 Signatures

Why modern commercial plugins should avoid constant HTTP heartbeat pings by adopting cryptographically signed public-key license tokens with 16-character keys.

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WooCommerce
7 min read
•September 2026

Building Safe Cart Modification Tools for Autonomous AI Agents

A technical review of session handling, parameter sanitization, and security validations needed when enabling AI assistants to alter shopping carts.

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Engineering
4 min read
•September 2026

Designing Deterministic Fallback Chains for Third-Party API Outages

How Tena keeps answering core business inquiries, hours, and contact queries locally when external cloud LLM providers experience rate limits or downtime.

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Operations
5 min read
•August 2026

Staging vs Production: Managing WordPress Multisite Activations

Best practices for agency teams deploying plugins across local development, client staging environments, and high-traffic production networks.

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Frontend
4 min read
•August 2026

Accessible Chat Widgets: Focus Rings, Contrast Ratios, and Tokens

Guidelines for implementing accessible interactive floating widgets that blend cleanly with any theme without breaking site typography or responsiveness.

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