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A failed website migration is rarely the platform’s fault
Most of the commentary on the Adorn Cosmetics story has been about the platform. From what’s been reported, the migration is the more likely problem, and migrations fail the same way on every platform. Here’s how to check the people running yours.
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Subscription billing for publishers looks cheap until it isn’t
In Short: “It’s just a Stripe API. How hard could it be?” I’ve heard that line from CTOs, […]
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Building software is cheap now. Owning it isn’t.
Publishers and digital leaders have always had three choices when it comes to technology investment, whether the decision […]
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Bigger servers don’t fix slow sites
When a high-traffic WordPress site keeps timing out, the reflex is more capacity. It’s almost always the wrong answer, and the real cause is usually hiding one layer down.
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WordPress 7.0 is here. This is what it means for your marketing and content team.
WordPress 7.0 has recently landed. For marketing and content teams, it is one of the more useful releases in years. It brings a standardised way to connect AI tools directly to your WordPress site, a more intuitive admin experience, and editor features that give content teams more control without having to wait on a developer.
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Liquid content was never going to be a publisher product
Liquid content is 2026’s publishing buzzword, but no one has shipped it at scale. The reason isn’t execution. The whole premise is aimed at the wrong target.
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WordPress Finally Has an Enterprise Developer Certification
WordPress has never had a way to certify enterprise-level developer skills. That just changed. Here’s what the new WordPress VIP certification means for agencies and the organisations that hire them.
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Why Smart Media Companies Are Choosing WordPress
Your CMS is a bit like a restaurant dishwasher. Nobody comes for it, but if it’s unreliable, the whole operation falls apart. The truth is your CMS isn’t glamorous, but it is foundational.
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