More Thoughts on Replacing WordPress
A web developer's ongoing internal debate about replacing WordPress with a custom-built CMS, weighing bloat and control against convenience.
A web developer's ongoing internal debate about replacing WordPress with a custom-built CMS, weighing bloat and control against convenience.
A tutorial on integrating Keystatic CMS with the Astro static site generator to manage content for a blog.
A developer details their experience updating a personal blog to use Astro 5.0's Content Collections API for improved performance and maintainability.
A guide exploring alternative downloadable CMS platforms to WordPress, including Ghost, Kirby, and ClassicPress, with hosting recommendations.
A developer shares their ideal features for a modern CMS, inspired by industry discussions and personal experience with platforms like WordPress and Ghost.
A developer discusses plans to redesign and consolidate personal websites, moving from WordPress to Eleventy and reorganizing content.
An introduction to Laravel Nova, a tool for building admin panels and custom CMSes for Laravel applications.
A developer outlines key criteria for selecting a Content Management System (CMS), prioritizing client needs, documentation, and user interface.
A developer explains why they moved away from WordPress and built their own static site generator for better performance and simplicity.
Explores the hypothetical concept of GitHub creating a CMS, analyzing existing solutions and potential features for an enhanced editing experience.
A technical case study on building responsive, accessible websites for Radio Free Europe to reach users with slow connections and old devices.
Hippo's monthly 'Hippo Fridays' for developers lead to new features in the upcoming Hippo CMS 7.8 release, including HTML5 History API and scripting support.
A developer's reflection on pursuing simplicity in software design, detailing a minimalist Java CMS and web server setup without databases.
A guide on integrating Windows Azure AppFabric Access Control Service for federated authentication in the Orchard .NET CMS.
A tutorial on creating a custom Twitter widget for the Orchard CMS, including setup, module creation, and widget development.
A critique of the PHP programming language used on Obama's change.gov site, advocating for modern frameworks like Django or Rails.
Announcement for the Cocoon GetTogether 2007 developer conference in Rome, featuring a hackathon and community meetup.
Hippo CMS receives community contribution: full Italian translation added to the open-source content management system.