







The architecture call behind the rebuild: what a decade on a CMS taught me, and what I'm betting on instead.
The History of WordPress, its Ecosystem and Community
An in-depth look at the history of WordPress the most popular CMS system. Who made it possible? What companies make millions with it?

AT Protocol builder manifesto - WIP, comments wanted!
working title: "Why AT Protocol Will Win: A Manifesto for Building in the Atmosphere"
Protocolly Atmoseed - AT Protocol
News from around the Atmosphere, including a proposal to fix localhost, more webdevs getting into atproto, Mu Social's opinionated news feed, and more.

FAIR, WordPress, and Knowing When to Stop
Over the past year, we, Karim & Joost, have written and talked extensively about the challenges facing WordPress. We’ve been critical. At times, very critical. Of leadership, of governance, of the way decisions are made and enforced. We stand by that criticism. Matt’s way of operating has, in our view, been harmful. It has led […]


The Decline of Drupal / How to Fix Drupal 8 – MikeSchinkel.com
Almost 4 years ago I wrote a controversial post entitled “17 Reasons WordPress is a Better CMS than Drupal” that caused me to be persona non grata among some of my prior Drupal friends.
Standard.site and Why Coordination Matters More Than You Think - Ewan’s Blog
Interoperability! …and more?
Standard.site and Why Coordination Matters More Than You Think - Ewan’s Blog
Interoperability! …and more?
The blue-collar WordPress worker and the 2,500+ websites built to grow the CMS
I'm not foolish enough to think that the entirety of WordPress' growth is driven by our love for the software, but that we consultants are responsible for

EmDash
The Astro-native CMS. A modern successor to WordPress with type-safe content, plugin extensibility, and portable deployment.

Bryan Newbold: Protocol engineering
A protocol engineer at the social-media platform Bluesky describes building an open protocol around a fast-growing social media platform.

How is the emerging post-platforms internet like the early days of blogging? @gruber.foo sat down with @jimray.bsky.team to go long on this question, with a few other digressions along the way. atproto.com/off-protocol/2026-09-11-make-…
Make Your Own Thing - AT Protocol
atproto.comConversation here is very helpful framing for ATProto builders. The protocol has re-created the opportunity to restore the web as an open curation ecosystem that isn't controlled by any one platform, built not just on links between pages, but on the relationships between people, links and sources.
Building Through Every Wave: Mike Mcue on the Internet, Mobile, & AI Eras
www.youtube.comHere's a write-up about some changes that have recently been made jared-tries-to-blog.pckt.blog/at-protocol-rss-v2-w5fq64p
AT Protocol & RSS v2
jared-tries-to-blog.pckt.blogJared Lemler
It's a long one 😬 Spent most of my weekend working on the fixes and writing the blog. As well as most of this morning. I'd love to discuss more about this if anyone has questions or I need called out for something👍 I won't say I have figured it all out, just giving my best lol.
Why I created @skysquare.app—and why I believe the web needs it. "Decentralized protocols represent more than a technical innovation. They offer the possibility that public conversation might once again become part of the commons rather than the exclusive property of any single platform."
Why Skysquare Exists
skysquare.app