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.

So it looks like this is a response to Matt pulling access to the WordPress update servers. I guess it took some time to get setup, but the Linux Foundation is a big player. Here is an independent repository for plugins, themes, etc.

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.

This survey finds that companies that switch away from WordPress are happy with the change.

Here is a nice WPCoffeeTalk interview between group members Davinder Singh Kainth and Michelle Frechette.

This is a nice interview of Dave Foy on Shannon Mattern’s Profitable Web Design podcast.

I spent some time looking at the data from the 2024 Survey of WordPress Professionals, focusing on “one person agencies” in the United States. There were some unexpected findings from which I drew a few conclusions. I hope you find it interesting and thought provoking.

The latest issue of the WP Perspectives Newsletter is out. Pronounced obsolete and dead, WordPress page builders are experiencing a resurgence. In this issue I discuss the perfect storm that has lead to their ascendancy.