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wordpress · 20 Aug 2024
Migrating WordPress Gutenberg blocks to Statamic
Most WordPress-to-Statamic migration guides pretend Gutenberg doesn't exist. This one doesn't — here's how to handle block content properly.
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astro · 1 Aug 2024
Astro for Documentation Sites: Insights After 6 Months
Six months of running a production documentation site on Astro Starlight — here's what worked, what didn't, and whether I'd recommend it.
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wordpress · 18 Jun 2024
Let's talk about closed plugins in the WordPress repository
Your WordPress dashboard says everything is up to date — but one of your plugins might be silently closed and vulnerable. Here's why that's a bigger problem than it sounds.
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wordpress · 4 Jun 2024
Give WordPress a try - it's not as bad as you think
WordPress has a reputation problem — mostly undeserved. Let's break down the most common myths and look at what WP actually is today.
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statamic-for-wp-devs · 18 Apr 2024
Statamic for WordPress developers - data modeling and collections
If WordPress has post types and ACF, Statamic has collections and blueprints — and they work better together than you might expect.
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cms · 7 Apr 2024
How to easily start blogging as a developer
You've got something worth writing about — now you just need a place to put it. Here's a practical breakdown of your best options as a developer blogger.
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conferences · 3 Apr 2024
I was at Open Source Day 2024 in Florence
My first non-WordPress conference as a speaker, in Florence of all places. OS Day 2024 covered everything from CMSs to space rockets — and it was perfect.
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astro · 14 Mar 2024
Astro Studio - first impression
Astro Studio launched and it's not what I imagined — but it might be better. Here are my first impressions of Astro DB.
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conferences · 5 Mar 2024
I was at the JS World, VueJS and DevWorld Amsterdam
Returning to JSWorld Amsterdam felt completely different the second time — when you know people, the whole conference dynamic changes.
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astro · 21 Feb 2024
Building a documentation site using Astro Starlight
We ditched readme.com and rebuilt Patchstack's docs with Astro Starlight. Here's what won us over — and where the rough edges were.
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