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Articles or posts I've written other sites.
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At the start of 2026, a look back at what we achieved during 2025, from conversation through launch with several active projects.
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An outline of ambitious plans for 2026. As things have played out, some significant disruption during the first quarter of the year meant shifting some priorities and adjusting the pace of certain goals.
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A brief recap of WordCamp Canada (WCEH) 2025, where I spoke about software supply chain security and the need for a federated, distributed model for WordPress, as AspirePress and FAIR have designed and built.
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Storms of WordPress Controversy
At WordCamp USA in late September 2024, Matt Mullenweg launched an attack on WP Engine, labelled them a bad actor for not contributing enough to WordPress development. One thing leads to another, and blocking their access to the WordPress repository results in a lawsuit. What to make of it all?
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Building Websites for Accessibility
Accessibility standards are being introduced as regulatory requirements in legislation across many jusrisdictions, and website owners need to be aware of their obligations. Websites need to be not just easy to use, they need to be easy for *everyone* to use. That’s accessibility, in a nutshell.
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WordPress: 20 Years & Into the Future
On the 20th anniversary of WordPress, I reflect on using WordPress over all that time and even back into its pre-history. I offer 6 favourite features and 6 least-favourite features of the platform.
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Technical Debt & Why it Matters
Whether it's deliberate, inadvertent, or just plain old entropy sneaking up to bite you, even websites can accumulate technical debt.