Imran Siddiq speaks out about the echo chambers and cliques in WordPress. He suggests that we can improve.

Jamie Marsland suggests that it is time for the WordPress project to shift direction and become something like an open source Lovable.

The author, Jono Alderson, talks about platforms trying to quickly pull in customers, but customers will eventually find these platforms limiting. Of course I can see the flexibility of WordPress, but I don’t agree with the author that all of the messiness of WordPress is a feature.

Wow, the stats are pretty scary. Authority content marketing is on the ropes.

Kevin takes a somewhat critical look at AI and wonders what creators of AI see as the end game.

An article from Joost looking at innovation in WordPress, and specifically at plugins. Some interesting findings, suggesting I think that innovation is declining (?). The article doesn’t mention premium plugins as a locus for innovation.

As someone who used to make code custom websites, this article does not seem to be informed by experience. For a start, it seems to assume that a custom website doesn’t require ongoing regular maintenance. A “template website” is equated with WordPress, which is mentioned over and over.

Is WordPress core not being secure just a perception issue, or is there more that needs to be done?

I’ve noticed a growing trend away from Facebook groups and towards online communities, whether hosted on Circle or now increasingly on WordPress. I take a look at this trend in the latest issue of the WP Perspectives newsletter.