Running a WordPress maintenance business sounds low-tech: update plugins, check backups, send reports. But I use AI every week to handle the parts that used to take the most time: client communication, documentation, and troubleshooting.
Here are the specific ways I use it, with real examples.
1. Diagnosing plugin conflicts
When a site breaks after an update, you need to move fast. Instead of starting from scratch, I paste the error into Claude or ChatGPT with context:
Context: WordPress site broke after updating WooCommerce from 8.6 to 8.7.
