Following on the announcement that Automattic is in negotiations to sell user content from Tumblr and WordPress com, Morten Rand-Hendriksen asks 10 pointed questions about data ownership.

Cwicly has been out for more than two years, but I find that I am still in evaluation mode. My sense is that I’m not the only one. Cwicly has so many great features, so why aren’t more people using it? I take a look at one set of possible reasons in this article.

Here is a short reflection by Joost on the difference between creating a WordPress plugin back in 2006 and creating one today.

Here’s an interesting idea from Joost, to change to having an allow list for site crawlers and blocking all others.

Here is an interesting take on Tailwind that challenges its core principles and suggests that semantic HTML and CSS is a better option. These are interesting topics, but of course the choice of a CSS design system depends on the project, the users, goals, etc.

Here is an interesting take on WordPress today. He actually doesn’t talk about the survey results, but more on his perception of how WordPress has evolved, what it is today, and the ecosystem. So ignore the title.

I was a bit surprised to see this blog post by Anne McCarthy on Gutenberg inconsistencies and missed opportunities.

I’ve rounded out my understanding of Gutenberg. Figuring out what it is seems to be a popular topic.

The beginning of the new year is a time to ponder trends and predict what will happen in the coming year. Here are David McCan’s top 3 predictions for 2024.