WordPress
No-Code Is Not Freedom. It’s a Trade-Off.
Framer, Wix, Webflow, Squarespace, and the rest of the no-code industry love selling the same dream: “You don’t need to code. Just drag, drop, and launch.” It sounds like freedom. But convenience and ownership are not the same thing. You start with beautiful templates, polished animations, and an editor that makes everything look effortless. Then...
The Next Era of WordPress: AI, Performance, and Independence
WordPress is not dying. It is transforming. For years, the platform was dominated by heavy multipurpose themes, endless feature lists, and a marketplace mindset that rewarded quantity over quality. That era is ending. As WordPress co-founder Matt Mullenweg famously put it: “The future of WordPress is in the hands of the people who use it.”...
The Reality of Being a Theme Author in 2026
On July 1, Envato killed the exclusive author model and forced every author onto a flat 50% fee. On a $59 WordPress theme, after the buyer fee, authors now keep roughly $23–24 — less than 40% of what the customer actually paid. What happened next was predictable. Almost every top theme raised its price to...
