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  • Note: This article was first published in German at WP Munich. When Cloudflare introduced EmDash as a new alternative to WordPress in early April 2026, what mattered was not so much the product itself, but what the launch made visible. The comparison exposes an old weakness in Gutenberg: content ultimately gets stored as HTML in post_content, not as a structured…

  • WordPress themes are facing a significant crisis. The rapid evolution of Full Site Editing (FSE) has introduced complexities that make it increasingly difficult to create and sustain a successful theme product. As a result, the number of new high-quality, well-maintained themes remains limited. Compounding this challenge is an ongoing debate about the very nature of themes. Questions…

  • For years, WordPress has been the go-to platform for building websites of all kinds. It empowered both users and developers with a lean core and a vibrant plugin ecosystem for endless customization. Lately, however, I’ve started to feel that the balance between simplicity and flexibility is tipping in the wrong direction. Some troubling numbers back…