Matt Mullenweg wanted to go nuclear against WP Engine, whose owner is the private equity firm Silver Lake, but perhaps he was not prepared to face the tough legal battle that lay ahead and which, according to him, has prevented the launch of WordPress’s new collaborative features in the recent WordPress 7.0 update.
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Latest news about the CMS that reigns on the Internet, WordPress, featured on CMS MAG, the best publication about content management systems (CMS) and DXP. Did you know that about 4 out of every 10 websites you visit on the Internet use this software to operate? Without a doubt, it is by far the most important and popular open-source CMS in the world. It also powers this very website due to its simplicity, versatility, performance, and community.
WordPress 7.0 arrives with several improvements, but an important one was left out
WordPress 7.0 is now available and can be downloaded for free. Perhaps the most important part of this update is that it lays the groundwork for artificial intelligence (AI) plugins to connect with whichever AI each person sees fit to contract.
(more…)One of the worst mistakes you can make in your CMS is also a major security problem
There is a mistake that most companies make, both journalistic and otherwise, that is easy to fix and that can become a major security problem: poor management of the roles and permissions system.
(more…)CMS market data: WordPress continues to bleed in April 2026
We have received the CMS market data for April 2026, according to data from the W3Techs website, which indicates that these are not good times for WordPress. It remains the undisputed king, far ahead of the rest, but the trend is increasingly negative and this month it is becoming more pronounced, as can be seen in the following table.
(more…)Can AI do away with CMSs?
Artificial intelligence (AI), despite how mind blowing it is among other drawbacks, is sweeping through everything. At CMS MAG, we have already spoken at length about its implications and how it is going to transform content management systems (CMSs) into something entirely new and surely more powerful, usable and friendly for people with little knowledge.
(more…)Review the changes in the CMS market in February 2026
W3Techs data has now been released, allowing us to see which CMSs were the most popular in February 2026. Without further delay, we bring you the updated CMS market share figures and then go on to comment on them.
(more…)Artificial intelligence is already affecting the revenue of the WordPress commercial plugin community
At WP Product Talk, a small study was carried out with a very small sample, but one that may be highly significant, on the impact of creating code, themes and plugins with AI on the WordPress ecosystem, specifically on developers who sell plugins.
(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 in December of the year 2025 and, although there are no position changes in the top 10 CMS, we do find some interesting variations.
(more…)Predictions and journalism trends for 2026 and how the CMS or DXP should contribute
A lot has happened since the launch of ChatGPT, a product that surprised insiders and outsiders on November 30, 2022 and changed the history of the internet forever. Even though some time has passed, even today we still have to point again to generative artificial intelligence (AI) as a trend for 2026. The reason is that its applications and implications are so many and so far reaching that they keep surprising us every year, which makes it impossible for it to drop off the list of predictions and trends for 2026.
(more…)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 we will see whether it does not become a paid service).
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