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I can’t tell you how many posts I’ve seen on this board of people asking questions that if they entered those same questions into a ChatGPT prompt, they’d get a good answer.
I’ve been utilizing ChatGPT for basically all of my questions regarding web development for a while now and I truly feel I’ve been able to accomplish more. But just like any tool, you need to feel comfortable with it and know how to get what you want from it.
I’ve been able to tweak WooCommerce functions and even made a plugin because of how helpful ChatGPT has been.
Any other web developers or WordPress users feel the same?
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ChatGPT can be a good assistant but you shouldn’t rely on it.
I’ve used ChatGPT to resolve code errors. It was a lot faster than waiting for a friend to get off work so they could help me.
I wouldn’t use it to create code from scratch though
Yeah, It can be good as a more efficient StackOverflow. As other comment said don’t rely on it – I’d say more specifically, don’t rely on it for larger amounts of code to the point where you can’t read/understand your own code. If it gives you too much code, make a point of telling GPT to explain all the parts of it until you think you could probably re-create it on your own.
I use ChatGPT a lot…
Considering PHP (which WP is based on) hasn’t changed much in years, nor has HTML and CSS, it can be a great tool for a lot of WordPress needs. There’s no doubt about this, and I think it’s also giving a lot of amateur/enthusiast developers a chance to grow and learn. And even some of us with moderate to advanced skills have greatly benefited off of it.
But…
The problem is that ChatGPT also needs to be “trained” on updates to platforms. And oftentimes those “updates” contain security fixes or enhanced measures. Keep in mind that ChatGPT is trained (according to the web): by reading and analyzing millions of examples of natural language conversation, including books, movies, and ***online forums.***
There are so many articles and websites flooding the web and forums (including posts on Reddit) on bad practices, especially ones that can even expose security flaws. And a lot of these websites and posts are replicated over and over for easy hits based on searches.
I guess my point in this is to make sure you’re cross-checking some of the answers elsewhere. And that way you’re using it wisely. Just remember that even if something “works” doesn’t mean it’s working “up to code standards.”