What happened last week
Yesterday, I finally finished my conference marathon for this month. Speaking at WordCamp Gdynia and WarsawJS was an amazing adventure, and I’m also really happy with how I've improved over the years. I remember my first talk - it was a disaster. But now? I feel great on stage. I think I even learned to use a normal microphone.
But the year isn’t over yet and probably you’ll see me at one more conference. More info soon.
Apart from the conferences - the Automattic vs WP Engine war took all the headlines. I try not to be involved and not share my views publicly, because it’s a rather complicated case and both sides have their rights and wrongs. On the other hand - how it’s handled with disclosing a vulnerability publicly, mass blocking or the checkbox - that’s just horrible and hurts not only both sides but also the whole community.
Interesting links
WordPress Security - is it really that bad? — Maciek Palmowski
In Gdynia, I talked about WordPress security, but as always, I converted it into an article. You can learn a bit about how WP security improved over the years and what are still its biggest pain points.
Why Gumroad Didn't Choose htmx — Sahil Lavingia
I love htmx for memes and stupid jokes but also for transparency in explaining that it’s not a tool for every project. Here we can learn why Gumroad decided not to use htmx - based on their needs, it was a great decision.
Introducing — Dynamic Asset Folders! — Joshua Blum
Finally - that was one of those features that I missed in Statamic, but now you can finally have asset folders created automatically. Just pure love for this update.
So, Astro just released a storefront solution. It uses Stripe and looks pretty amazing. At this moment - it has a lot less features than WooCommerce or Shopify, but this solution seems perfect for smaller stores.
WPGraphQL Becomes a Canonical Plugin: My Move to Automattic — Jason Bahl
With everything that’s happening around A8C vs WPE, this seems like an unsuspected move. But yeah - Jason and WPGraphQL move to A8C, where this plugin will be developed further. Who knows - maybe at some point it will become part of the core. We’ll see :)
Solving the Maker-Taker problem — Dries Buytaert
A very interesting take on how Drupal solved the Maker-Taker problem. Dries also shares a few tips on how WP could try this too. I like how more active companies get a better place on Drupal Marketplace etc. In short - by contributing you gain something more than just a warm feeling in your heart.
Stattic - Decentralized Publishing — Robert DeVore
Robert decided it was a great moment to build another static site generator. But not just any SSG, one that plays nice WordPress and allows you to migrate your data quickly. Give it a try.
And how was your week? Did you learn something interesting? Don’t hesitate to press the reply button or share your thoughts in the comment section.
Cheers,
Maciek