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Content management systems, comparisons, and platform insights
15 posts
I spent two months trying to build a CMS on top of FilamentPHP. Here's what I learned about the difference between admin-panel frameworks and CMSes.
End-to-end tutorial — install UnfoldCMS, write your first post, attach a featured image, schedule it, and ship it live. Includes the headless JSON API tour.
WooCommerce runs 33% of online stores by path dependency, not because it's good. Here's an honest 2026 guide to Shopify, BigCommerce, headless commerce, and self-hosted alternatives.
Every CMS sells customization. Few are honest about what that word means. Here's an honest comparison of themes, plugins, and code customization — and how to pick the right one for your team.
WordPress isn't the only option for blogs. Here's an honest 2026 guide to Ghost, Substack, Hashnode, and self-hosted alternatives — with real tradeoffs, not marketing copy.
Lock-in isn't about contracts — it's about proprietary data, vendor APIs, and rebuild costs. Here's what enterprise SaaS CMS actually costs and how self-hosting changes the math.
Headless CMS isn't too complex — it's just not right for every business. Here's an honest look at when it makes sense for small teams, and when it doesn't.
The pillar guide to WordPress alternatives in 2026 — 10 platforms, decision framework, and when to stay on WP.
The 2026 reference guide for developers picking a CMS — six criteria that actually matter and ten platforms ranked.
The real data on WordPress security in 2026 — 250+ plugin vulns per week, supply-chain attacks, what defense actually costs, when to migrate.
Ten honest WordPress alternatives in 2026 — what each one is good and bad at, real pricing, and how to pick based on your actual use case.
Laravel 12, React 19, Inertia 2, shadcn/ui, and Tailwind v4 — the modern Laravel CMS stack explained, layer by layer.