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You Don’t Need a Full App Stack to Build an App-Like Experience
Some developers think they need to ditch WordPress for Vue, Laravel, or Next.js to build “real apps.” But most of what people call “apps” comes down to a few behaviors: Guess what?WordPress can do all of that. (And so can Vue, and Laravel, and Next.js). Right now. No need to migrate your whole stack just…
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That Opening Keynote at WCUS 2024
Ah WordCamp! The event opened on a Thursday and by Friday late afternoon Matt Mullenweg had driven a wedge into the WordPress community that still remains to be sorted out. Eventually, I got past the drama aspect of the event and started thinking about the content, and one thing that stuck in my mind was…
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More Cursor Programming in WordPress
I just spent about thirty minutes creating a couple of functions. I can’t really say I wrote them; it was almost entirely done by AI. I think it’s a nice example of ways in which Cursor and AI can really shine, so I thought I’d spend a couple minutes walking through how it went. PeakZebra…
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The Creator Business
I think the creator business is probably a little confused about itself, about where the edges of what’s a creator business can be found, but that’s fine. What I like about the general concept is how most creators have some important web and online needs in common. Most other businesses have at least some parts…
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A Modest Licensing Proposal
Hey OSS folk: we need to start thinking outside the conventional GPL licensing box. We need a rational ecosystem for paid plugins and themes (in WordPress) and analogous capabilities on other OSS platforms. I think we can create a much better arrangement for all involved. I envision a licensing system that allows participation in an…
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Imagining a WordPress Greenfield
Just suppose, just for a moment, that you and I were tasked with creating something every bit as wonderful as the wonderful parts of WordPress, but starting with a (mostly) blank slate. It’s the plugins Well, one thing we have to get out of the way right away is what to do about the huge…
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Headless WordPress and why it matters
You know there’s headless WordPress, but may not be clear on how you’d make it happen. Or, more importantly, why you’d make it happen. What is headless WordPress? Let’s start with a quick rundown of what makes a WordPress site headless, why the naming in this case is exactly backwards, and just generally get ourselves…
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Creating a Block with Cursor AI
I’ve been trying to figure out what the best approach to getting the most productivity out of AI-assisted coding in Cursor. Some things work jaw-droppingly well. Others create a rabbit hole of inexplicable coding failures that are more trouble than they are worth to debug and make work. Here’s a very simple example of something…
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World’s Simplest CRM
Here’s a use case for PeakZebra that I think makes all the sense in the world. We begin with the thought that most of us actually don’t need lead scoring automation. Just the facts You do need to be able to store information about your prospects. And if they they become customers, you need to…
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Is the WordPress Plugin Economy Played Out?
People have made some very impressive business successes by offering non-free plugins and plugins that are extensions to other plugins that are big enough to have extensions of their own (WooCommerce being the primary example). But I think it’s increasingly unlikely that this is a good way to launch a successful business. [Since originally writing…
