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Free Google Ads credit, why you shouldn’t use it
The article argues that “free” Google Ads credit is often a costly trap for beginners that can waste budget, raise market ad costs and further strengthen Google’s dominance unless used expertly under strict conditions. More >>
Dries Buytaert’s view on European digital sovereignty, founder of Drupal
Dries Buytaert argues that European digital sovereignty depends less on where software is made than on who controls it, emphasizing licenses and copyright structure while noting geopolitical and AI related pressures on open source. More >>
Wix goes all in on the AI era with Harmony and Aria
Wix Harmony, still according to Avishai, would be the answer to all those failures, an AI website builder that puts users… More >>
Not everything is trouble for The Washington Post: Arc XP announces a deal with Editoria Italia
Editoria Italia has decided to make a major bet and investment at a complicated time for online newspapers, when media outlets… More >>
The best free paywall for your digital newspaper
All digital roads lead to Rome, which is none other than Google, when it comes to free digital products. In the case of paywalls, the situation is not very different… More >>
Most popular CMS of 2025
We received updated data from W3Techs regarding the market share of CMS and DXP on the Internet, that is, which are the most popular CMS… More >>
Discover AInnovation, CMS MAG’s premier event on AI and content
Watch AInnovation 2025 on video:
Enjoy talks from Tecnavia, Comitium, Atex, Newspack, Layout International, WordPress VIP, Protecmedia, and Xalok, among others.
AInnovación 2025, a successful event that Google failed to overshadow
If last year’s edition was a discovery for many, this edition has been the moment of consolidation despite… More >>
The Director’s opinion
Jorge Mediavilla, founder and director of CMS MAG, holds a degree in Journalism from the Complutense University of Madrid. He has worked at renowned companies such as ya.com, Yahoo!, acierto.com, WPP, and PRISA Group, among others.
He currently runs CMS MAG, and his main projects include the Master’s in CMS, his book on CMS, and the AInnovation event.
As a freelancer, he provides services related to content, SEO, and CMS migration, among others.
Free Google Ads credit, why you shouldn’t use it
The article argues that “free” Google Ads credit is often a costly trap for beginners that can waste budget, raise market ad costs and further strengthen Google’s dominance unless used expertly under strict conditions. More >>
Newspaper CMS and DXP
Glide Publishing Platform
Headless CMS and DXP are not quite taking off for these reasons
Headless is powerful but expensive and complex; its real adoption is limited compared to hybrid and traditional systems and suitability depends less on the CMS label and more on execution and each outlet’s resources. Read more >
Arc XP
Not everything is trouble for The Washington Post: Arc XP announces a deal with Editoria Italia
Editoria Italia has decided to make a major bet and investment at a complicated time for online newspapers, when media outlets… Read more >
WordPress VIP
Headless CMS and DXP are not quite taking off for these reasons
Headless is powerful but expensive and complex; its real adoption is limited compared to hybrid and traditional systems and suitability depends less on the CMS label and more on execution and each outlet’s resources. Read more >
Labrador CMS
Which CMS should you choose after WordPress?
There are numerous alternatives that represent a natural step from WordPress to CMS specialized for high traffic at moderate prices… Read more >
Newspack
Creating WordPress blocks is easier than ever with the new Telex
Automattic has introduced Telex, an experimental tool that generates WordPress blocks using generative AI from natural language instructions with the goal of speeding up development and reducing technical complexity. Telex is designed to turn descriptions into functional blocks and for the time being it is offered as an experiment free of charge (in the future… Read more >
Xalok
Which CMS should you choose after WordPress?
There are numerous alternatives that represent a natural step from WordPress to CMS specialized for high traffic at moderate prices… Read more >
Best open Source CMS
WordPress is, without a doubt, the default content management system (CMS) of the Internet. It is widely used for its flexibility, community, and many other reasons.
Most popular CMS of 2025
We received updated data from W3Techs regarding the market share of CMS and DXP on the Internet, that is, which are the most popular CMS… More >
Drupal is one of the most popular and longest-standing CMSs on the Web. It stands out for its robustness, security, and community, which makes it highly suitable for businesses.
Dries Buytaert’s view on European digital sovereignty, founder of Drupal
Dries Buytaert argues that European digital sovereignty depends less on where software is made than on who controls it, emphasizing licenses and copyright structure while noting geopolitical and AI related pressures on open source. More >
Joomla is a modern, multipurpose CMS that is even more popular than Drupal. It is the major open-source alternative to WordPress in many web projects.
Joomla earns the prestigious recognition of being a digital public good
Joomla has been recognized by the Digital Public Goods Alliance as a digital public good, reinforcing its credibility for public sector and other demanding, auditable deployments. More >
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Artificial intelligence (AI)
Wix goes all in on the AI era with Harmony and Aria
Wix Harmony, still according to Avishai, would be the answer to all those failures, an AI website builder that puts users… More>>
SEO
Free Google Ads credit, why you shouldn’t use it
The article argues that “free” Google Ads credit is often a costly trap for beginners that can waste budget, raise market ad costs and further strengthen Google’s dominance unless used expertly under strict conditions. More>>
Journalism
The best free paywall for your digital newspaper
All digital roads lead to Rome, which is none other than Google, when it comes to free digital products. In the case of paywalls, the situation is not very different… More>>
Editor’s picks
Learn everything coming in WordPress 6.9 in a video just 250 seconds long
In a video, Jamie Marsland tells us in just 250 seconds what will likely arrive in the next major update, 6.9, in December… More >>
Which CMS should you choose after WordPress?
There are numerous alternatives that represent a natural step from WordPress to CMS specialized for high traffic at moderate prices… More >>
Signs you must change your CMS now
Over the years at CMS MAG we have seen it all. Many clients have shared their CMS-swap stories with us: their successes and, above all, their mistakes. And, of course, we can clearly discern which are the unmistakable signs that you must change your CMS or DXP immediately. More >>
CMS Market: market share data updated to July 2025
The latest July 2025 figures show WordPress stalling while Wix, Squarespace, Shopify and Webflow continue to gain ground in the global CMS market. More >>
Cloudflare CEO calls AI an “existential threat” to content creators
Cloudflare’s Matthew Prince warns that Google’s AI features slash referral traffic, posing an existential threat to quality journalism and the open Internet. More >>
Which is the best CMS?
The best CMS is the one that truly supports your newsroom’s growth and adapts to its evolving needs… More>>
