Maciek Palmowski blog

What the hell is an mVDP?

2025-05-25T00:00:00+00:00

Lately, I changed my role at Patchstack from Security Community Manager to mVDP Growth Manager. Apart from congratulations, I got a lot of questions "what is mVDP?". I think it's time to explain what it is and why you should be probably interested in it.

Content Layer API in Astro - how to create a CMS-agnostic website

2025-05-09T00:00:00+00:00

One of the promises of headless was the simplicity of switching between technologies. In reality, it's not that simple.

Keystatic x Astro

2025-04-22T00:00:00+00:00

Time for the second part of my Headless CMS series - this time let's try out Keystatic.

Flotiq CMS x Astro

2025-04-07T00:00:00+00:00

Using Astro with headless CMSs is a breeze. I will show you several examples of those CMSs in the upcoming weeks. We're starting with Flotiq. Let's dive in!

I was at Open Source Day 2025 in Florence

2025-03-30T00:00:00+00:00

In 2024, I visited Open Source Day for the first time. It was so great that I promised myself I would return to Florence. After gathering enough votes in the public voting, I was going there as a speaker again. And you know what? It's still the best conference out there.

The last step in updating to Tailwind CSS 4

2025-03-02T00:00:00+00:00

Some time ago I migrated from Tailwind CSS 3 to 4. The whole process went quite smoothly, but after a few days, I realized I overlooked a minor bug.

How we removed (almost) 1000 plugins from the official WordPress repository

2025-02-26T00:00:00+00:00

October was a once-in-a-lifetime experience - at Patchstack we did a bug bounty hunt that resulted in closing almost 1000 plugins.

Trying out the brand new Drupal CMS 1.0

2025-01-16T00:00:00+00:00

Drupal CMS 1.0 just got released. I decided to install it, check what is it, and why Drupal is back to 1.0.

What was my 2024

2025-01-15T00:00:00+00:00

2024 is over and it's finally time to sum it up.

My WordPress Wishlist for 2025

2024-12-31T00:00:00+00:00

2024 was a difficult year for WordPress. But soon 2025 starts with new hopes. That's why I decided to create my wishlist for WordPress.

A Practical Guide to Finding Speaking Opportunities

2024-12-28T00:00:00+00:00

This year was successful for me in terms of speaking at conferences. In general, I spoke at 13 conferences (online and offline). This is my personal best, but it didn't happen because of dumb luck - there was a lot of work behind it.

Field Actions in Statamic are Amazing

2024-12-13T00:00:00+00:00

Are Fields Actions the most useful thing that happened to Statamic this year? Yes - not only do they help to solve a lot of problems, but they also do it in a very simple way.

Unicon - the easiest way to use icons in Laravel and Statamic

2024-11-29T00:00:00+00:00

Nuxt and Astro have an amazing icon management system based on Iconify. I got used to it and having to download icons for Statamic was a bit annoying - but then Unicon🦄 happened.

Migrating Gutenberg blocks using the Statamic Importer

2024-11-11T00:00:00+00:00

Some time ago, I wrote a tutorial explaining how to migrate Gutenberg blocks to Bard sets—now it's time to improve it by using Statamic Importer.

I was at WordCamp Gdynia 2024

2024-10-15T00:00:00+00:00

Some time ago I took part in WordCamp Gdynia. A lot happened and it's time to sum up this amazing event.

WordPress Security - is it really that bad?

2024-10-07T00:00:00+00:00

WordPress has its pros and cons. Sadly, very often the cons are blown out of proportion. The security aspect is one of those, especially since it has improved over the last few years.

Migrating WordPress Gutenberg blocks to Statamic

2024-08-20T00:00:00+00:00

Migrating data between CMSs is in most cases the reason why don't change your CMS. I wanted to discover how difficult it would be to migrate from WP to Statamic.

Astro for Documentation Sites: Insights After 6 Months

2024-08-01T00:00:00+00:00

Six months ago, we released a new documentation website built on top of Astro. After those 6 months, I decided it was time to sum it up and what worked well and what didn't.

Let's talk about closed plugins in the WordPress repository

2024-06-18T00:00:00+00:00

Have you ever wondered about closed plugins in the WordPress repository? Me neither until 3 weeks ago, when some inner discussion with Darius sparked my curiosity.

Give WordPress a try - it's not as bad as you think

2024-06-04T00:00:00+00:00

WordPress is slow, full of vulnerbilites and can be used just for blogging. We all heard it more than once. In this article I want to debunk some myths and show how much WordPress changed over the years.

Statamic for WordPress developers - data modeling and collections

2024-04-18T00:00:00+00:00

In this part of the series, we will dive into two very important things - data modeling (custom fields in WP) and collections (post types in WP).

How to easily start blogging as a developer

2024-04-07T00:00:00+00:00

So, here you are - you have a great idea for an article or even just wrote it, but you must publish it somewhere. Here are some tips about starting your developer blog.

I was at Open Source Day 2024 in Florence

2024-04-03T00:00:00+00:00

At the beginning of March, I had the chance to visit Florence and take part in OS Day 2024.

Astro Studio - first impression

2024-03-14T00:00:00+00:00

I waited a long time for Astro Studio to launch. For quite a while I wasn't fully sure what to expect. Luckily, at JSWorld in Amsterdam Elian shared a bit more about it and I knew it would be a database.

I was at the JS World, VueJS and DevWorld Amsterdam

2024-03-05T00:00:00+00:00

For the second year, I visited Amsterdam to attend JSWorld. Last year was an amazing experience, so even the crazy ticket price couldn't stop me.

Building a documentation site using Astro Starlight

2024-02-21T00:00:00+00:00

While working at Patchstack, we decided to change our documentation a bit. Both from the content perspective and the engine perspective.

Statamic for WordPress developers - differences and installation

2024-02-07T00:00:00+00:00

It's time to start comparing Statamic and WordPress. They are both great CMSs and in many places, they work similarly. On the other hand, some details that make them different.

Statamic for WordPress developers - intro

2024-01-16T00:00:00+00:00

Over the Christmas table, I got the idea to create a series of articles about Statamic but with WordPress developers in mind. In this part, I want to mostly focus on why I want to write this series and what you can expect from it.

What was my 2023

2024-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

2023 is over - it's time to sum it up. It was quite a rollercoaster occasionally, but generally, it wasn't a bad year.

CMS Agnostic Headless

2023-11-24T00:00:00+00:00

One of the main pros of headless is its Lego-like architecture. But can we make it even better?

Beginner's guide to surviving layoffs

2023-11-14T00:00:00+00:00

I got laid off. It's not fun at all, but it's also not the end of the world. While there is a lot to process, it's still just a job. There are worse things that can happen.

Building a website? This is how I do it

2023-10-30T00:00:00+00:00

Apart from being a DevRel, I have quite a lot of experience building websites. With my wife, we created big and small sites for many clients. Here's what I learned over the years.

My first work anniversary at Kinsta

2023-10-02T00:00:00+00:00

Happy work anniversary to me. It's already a year since I started working at Kinsta.

From Code to Security

2023-09-24T00:00:00+00:00

In the ever-evolving field of software development, security remains important. With software systems' increasing complexity and scale, the need for robust security measures has never been greater.

Front Matter CMS - a bit different approach to content management

2023-09-11T00:00:00+00:00

When we think about a CMS, the first thing that comes to our mind is WordPress. And even if we aren't thinking about WP, we still see an admin panel somewhere on the internet.

Different flavors of content management

2023-08-16T00:00:00+00:00

Picking up a perfect CMS isn't an easy task. You have to consider many things before picking the one and only. Here is a small guide explaining the different aspects of every CMS.

Are WordCamps affordable for everyone?

2023-07-10T00:00:00+00:00

WordCamps are one of the cheapest events in the IT world. But are they truly affordable?

I was at WordCamp Europe in Athens

2023-06-11T00:00:00+00:00

What a conference it was. Like every year, it was amazing to meet all of my friends, meet some new people and learn something new.

20 years of WordPress

2023-05-25T00:00:00+00:00

Can you imagine that WordPress is 20 years old? I can't. I still wear the t-shirt that was created for WP's 15th birthday. I also remember how we celebrated those birthday in Kalisz, during a WordUp. A lot have changed during those years.

I was at WordCamp Gliwice 2023

2023-05-17T00:00:00+00:00

I had the pleasure of being a speaker at WordCamp Gliwice. Was it a bit stressful - yes, was it amazing - also yes.

Is it worth converting your WordPress to headless?

2023-05-12T00:00:00+00:00

Many companies are advocating for headless WordPress. But is it really so amazing? Does it solve all the problems that WordPress has? Let's check out.

Securing Git Repository

2023-04-19T00:00:00+00:00

Git is amazing. I can't imagine doing my work without it. But, like any tool, it can be a source of security problems.

Buying a bicycle using Playwright

2023-03-20T00:00:00+00:00

There is a time in every cyclist's life when they decide to change their bike. This year I felt it was my turn to do so. That's why I used e2e testing, wrote Telegram bots, and set up GH Actions.

I was at PHP UK in London

2023-02-20T00:00:00+00:00

It was amazing to visit PHP UK for the first time. Here are some of my thoughts about this events.

I was at the JS World and VueJS Amsterdam

2023-02-13T00:00:00+00:00

I had the pleasure of visiting both JS World and VueJS Amsterdam. For those who don't have time to read more - yes, it was terrific.

When using Statamic over WordPress is a good idea

2023-02-05T00:00:00+00:00

I built many WordPress-based websites over the years, yet lately, I prefer working with Statamic. Here are a few key differences between them.

What was my 2022

2023-01-19T00:00:00+00:00

2022 is over - it's time to sum it up. Especially since it wasn't a bad year.

Creating custom actions in Buddy

2022-12-31T00:00:00+00:00

While Buddy was always my favorite CI/CD app, it was missing one feature - sharable custom actions. Luckily for us - it has changed lately and in this article, I will show you how to create them.

Is it worth migrating from Revue to Substack?

2022-12-22T00:00:00+00:00

As you probably already know, Revue is closing on 18 January 2023, and some of you are already looking for an alternative. I will try to explain if Substack is a good alternative.

Playing around with Sanity.io

2022-12-12T00:00:00+00:00

Sanity.io is one of the new cool kids regarding headless CMSs. I decided to give it a try and create almost precisely the same blog as the one you are reading.

The world outside of WordPress

2022-11-27T00:00:00+00:00

WordPress has more than 40% of the CMS market share. But we are not alone in the IT world. There is a lot happening outside of WordPress.

Is going headless worth the fuss

2022-11-01T00:00:00+00:00

Headless is one of the buzzwords that we keep hearing around. Very often it's described as something that will change our world, make the birds sing, and let the sun shine.

Implementing Astro live previews in headless Statamic

2022-10-23T00:00:00+00:00

Using Astro with different headless CMSs is excellent and relatively easy to achieve. The only problem is dealing with the live previews.

No Deploy Friday action

2022-09-28T00:00:00+00:00

There is no worst idea than deploying on Friday. Here I will show you how to prevent it at a pipeline level.

The great WP-Optimize Debacle

2022-09-06T00:00:00+00:00

Gijo accused WP-Optimize of cheating the Google Page Score. It wasn't true, but the news about WP-Optimize cheating reached many people.

Converting Statamic to use Vite

2022-08-17T00:00:00+00:00

Vite is new and hot frontend build tooling. I decided to give it a try and moved from Laravel Mix to Vite on this blog.

Cycling around the Tatry Mountains

2022-06-19T00:00:00+00:00

This year I decided to cycle around Tatry Mountains. It took me a while to get there, but it was really worth it.

Deploying WordPress with confidence using CI/CD

2022-06-06T00:00:00+00:00

Deploying WordPress seems to be a pretty easy task, but if we won't pay enough attention you'll end up publishing fatal errors on production.

Implement CI/CD step-by-step in your project

2022-04-22T00:00:00+00:00

Is implementing a full-fledged CI/CD in your project difficult? It depends. The most difficult part is making the first step because sometimes it requires changing the habits of the whole team. In this article, I'll explain how to do it step by step.