FM · September 26, 2024
Drupal vs WordPress: the honest version
The real dividing line isn't quality, it's structure: WordPress for sites that are mostly pages and posts, Drupal for sites that are really databases wearing a website.
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FM · September 26, 2024
The real dividing line isn't quality, it's structure: WordPress for sites that are mostly pages and posts, Drupal for sites that are really databases wearing a website.
FM · September 24, 2024
Managed platforms, cloud servers, and budget shared hosting — what each actually buys you, and why the answer follows from who maintains the site, not from the price.
FM · September 6, 2024
Security releases are public disclosures: every fix tells attackers exactly where to look on unpatched sites. Why patch speed matters more than site size.
FM · August 19, 2024
Counts as the contract: the discipline that separates a migration you can trust from one that merely looks finished — from an engineer who has moved millions of nodes.