Wordpress

Analysis, critique, and practical lessons from the world’s most widely used CMS.

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Wordpress Static Architecture Cloud Platforms Signal vs Noise

The Business Case for Dumping WordPress: Static Sites and CDNs as a Line-Item Decision

Most arguments against WordPress are technical. The stronger case is financial — hosting costs, security incidents, page-speed revenue impact, and maintenance hours add up to a budget line that a static site on a CDN simply doesn't have.

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Wordpress Next.js Static Architecture Web Architecture

Migrating a WordPress Site to Next.js Static Export

You've decided WordPress isn't worth the maintenance anymore. Here's the full migration playbook — content extraction, markdown conversion, image handling, redirects, and deployment.

Wordpress Web Architecture

CVE-2026-1492: Hackers Are Creating Admin Accounts Through a WordPress Membership Plugin — Here's What You Need to Know

A critical flaw in a popular WordPress membership plugin is being actively exploited in the wild, letting unauthenticated attackers silently create administrator accounts. If you manage WordPress sites with membership functionality, this one needs your attention today.

Wordpress Signal vs Noise Web Builders Static Architecture

WordPress Is Not the Answer. Neither Is Webflow.

The two most popular ways to build small business websites are both optimizing for the wrong thing.

Wordpress Signal vs Noise

The WordPress Paradox: How WordPress Became the Platform Everyone Uses and Nobody Trusts

How the most successful CMS in history became one of the web’s most exhausting platforms to maintain.