Here I write in more depth about the web, open source, WordPress, and the question of how digital spaces can be built in a meaningful, open, and responsible way.
Yesterday, GeneratePress unveiled the alpha version of GenerateBlocks Pro 2.8, and I must admit, I’ve rarely read an announcement so quickly and opened up the test environment straight afterwards. Global Styles are getting a proper interface, and Design Tokens are being introduced as well. Two features I’ve been waiting for in GenerateBlocks and GeneratePress for … Read more
How often have I read this question recently, or been asked it in conversation? Is the future exclusively AI?Why do I even need a website if no one looks at it any more?All CMSs are dead; AI can do everything much better now anyway! So many statements speaking for absolute AI hype. I understand it, … Read more
Sometimes you only want to display content for certain visitors on a WordPress site. Not for everyone, but only for those who come via a certain channel, have clicked on a certain link or are currently travelling in a certain context. GenerateBlocks Pro makes exactly that possible, without JavaScript, without an additional plugin and without … Read more
There is a sentence that comes up in almost every initial conversation. Sometimes directly, sometimes in passing, sometimes a little apologetically. It does not need to be anything complicated. Just a simple website. I understand this sentence better today than I did ten years ago. It rarely expresses a wish for simplicity in a craftsmanship … Read more
There are decisions on the web that look technical on the surface but are really about something far more fundamental. Your own domain is one of them. I see it regularly: someone builds a presence online, invests time, energy, sometimes money – but the actual anchor point is missing. Everything runs through platforms. Instagram, LinkedIn, … Read more
There are moments when you sense that something is fundamentally shifting – not loudly, not with some grand announcement, but gradually, until one day you realise that the web you once knew has become something else entirely. I’ve worked in the web for over ten years, with WordPress, with open source, with projects focused on … Read more
When I look at WordPress 7.0, it’s particularly exciting for me because it shows a development that I think is fundamentally good. In recent years, the Block Editor has undoubtedly been a major focus for WordPress. This has been very evident in many releases. At the same time, I think it would be too easy … Read more
Third time’s a charm! 🚀 My spot for this year’s CloudFest Hackathon was confirmed a few days ago, and the excitement is definitely building. I am really happy to be part of it for the third time already. It is always a highlight for me to work on exciting projects with the community and exchange … Read more
For a few weeks now, I’ve been working with colleagues to make our WordPress development more professional. Not just simple staging, which is a good basis in itself and should normally be part of the basic equipment. But really with Git, pipelines, Bedrock, DDEV, scripts, WP CLI and co. Today we went through it completely. … Read more
A year of growth.A year in which I fulfilled a long-cherished professional dream.A year with many realisations. And with more questions than I had expected. 2025 was my last year in my thirties. I’m turning 40 this year and I realise how this number does something to me. Not loudly, not in a panic, but … Read more
