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The WP Alternative Project

  • For informal chats, introductions, and general discussions about the our focus and goals.

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    It seems WordPress owning the plugin distribution channel took an advantage of some plugin authors and replaced "Advanced Custom Fields" with own implementation ("fork"). Incident raises many questions and causes many issue, and the worst are people ruined days when such in-place, silent replaces are causing downtimes or partial malfunction.

    https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41830709

  • Updates, news, and major milestones related to our project's efforts, plugin developments, and community initiatives.

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    I have this forum setup for high traffic volumes, but will be moving to a much bigger server in likely the next few days as I anticipate attacks once this forum is found in the mainstream. That's just due to the nature of people picking sides and losing their minds. I wouldn't expect anything less from the internet, so it's best to play it safe and plan accordingly.

    On a side note, I'll be working to clear my calendar to begin working on my own content management system, as well as putting together a dedicate search engine and database to let people quickly find a suitable CMS for their or their client's needs. My goal is to help put together the tools to let people be ready to answer questions for their clients about what solutions exist to transition away from WordPress. At this time, most websites don't need to be migrated, but this situation is causing a lot of people to reconsider their line of work or simply whether or not WordPress will continue to be the product used moving forward.

    A dedicated service to catalog and make searchable a comprehensive list of known CMS solutions would be smart. With the community's help, we can get this data collected.

    Anyway, I won't be on here chronically, but will be checking in probably a couple times a day for the next few days unless it gets busy here. At this time, we've had more than 200 unique visitors to this forum but only 4 signups, me included.

    The preliminary work is being done but I do hope to see this place become a good resource for my fellow devs suck in the WordPress world or just looking to learn more or collab on alternative solutions -- one of which may ultimately become a hard fork of WordPress itself.

  • Discussions about strategies for fundraising, crowd-sourcing, and supporting developers who are creating alternatives to WordPress plugins, themes, and CMS.

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  • Technical discussions on headless CMS architecture as well as Guides and best practices for separating the CMS backend from the frontend.

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    Yes. This is a really good one. I've investigated this before, but was right in the middle of learning Vue and deep into a project, so I forgot all about it!

  • Brainstorming and collaboration on ways to decentralize plugin and theme development as well as exploration of potential marketplaces, governance models, and distribution mechanisms. We also wish to see plugin compatibility across different CMS platforms.

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    ChatGPT on the subject of Exploring Standards and Specifications for Content Management Interoperability. This should serve to seed the discussion or design of a solid standard to build from moving foward.

    There are specifications and frameworks in the content management space that are similar to the Open Container Initiative (OCI) specifications for containers. Here are a few notable examples:

    Content Management Interoperability Services (CMIS):

    CMIS is an OASIS standard that defines a set of services for interacting with content management systems. It provides a common interface for accessing and managing content across different systems, allowing applications to interact with multiple content repositories in a consistent way.

    Web Content Management (WCM) Standards:

    Various standards exist for web content management, such as the W3C's Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG), which ensure that web content is accessible to all users, including those with disabilities. While not a direct analog to OCI, they set standards for content quality and accessibility.

    API Standards:

    Many modern content management systems (CMS) expose their functionalities through APIs, often following REST or GraphQL conventions. For instance, the JSON:API specification provides a standardized format for building APIs in a consistent way, which can be beneficial for integrating various CMS solutions.

    Schema.org:

    While not a specification for content management systems per se, Schema.org provides a vocabulary for structured data on the web, which can help in organizing and managing content across platforms in a machine-readable format.

    Content Management System Interoperability:

    Various industry groups and consortiums work towards creating interoperability standards for CMS. For instance, Kaltura and Adobe have been involved in creating specifications for video content management that promote interoperability across platforms.

    The Content Management API (CMA):

    Some platforms, like Contentful, have their own CMA that allows for managing and delivering content programmatically, promoting a standardized way to interact with content regardless of the underlying infrastructure.

    While these specifications may not be as universally recognized as OCI for containers, they serve similar purposes by promoting interoperability, standardization, and better management of content across different systems.

    • Discussion on creating a standard API for CMS systems, plugin integration, and compatibility.
    • Encouraging agnostic plugin development that works across multiple CMS platforms.
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    No reason a new architecture couldn't be adopted while leaving the general user experience the same for the end-users.

    Dependency Injection is certainly a good alternative to the existing hooks system or even the PSR strategy.

  • Detailed conversations on securing plugins and themes, as well as how to safeguard against plugin hijacking, backdoors, and other vulnerabilities.

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  • Exploration of alternative CMS platforms and their potential use cases. Also, How-to guides for migrating from WordPress to other systems (Joomla, Ghost, Drupal, etc.).

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  • Join discussions on legal risks, lawsuits, and best practices for plugin and theme developers. Share insights on navigating intellectual property concerns, understanding licensing, and avoiding legal pitfalls in open-source software development.

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    • Code snippets, tutorials, and libraries for developers looking to build plugins, themes, and CMS features.
    • Collaboration spaces for projects in development, including APIs and marketplace alternatives.
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    • A space for plugin developers and contributors to find collaborators and form partnerships.
    • Discussion on standards for development and quality assurance in new plugins and themes.
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  • A space for community members to share links, articles, case studies, or any relevant resources that require further research or discussion. This section is for gathering information, reports on plugin hijackings, removals, developer disenfranchisement, and other critical issues impacting the open-source ecosystem. Help the community stay informed by contributing to our collective knowledge.

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    "I've request my code to be removed from WordPress .org plugin repository. Instead they closed the plugin and kept the code 🤦"

    Source:

    https://x.com/arunaswp/status/1845332194476048699

  • Space for community members to post blogs, thought pieces, and opinions about the evolving landscape of CMS platforms, plugin ecosystems, and open-source governance.

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  • Got a question? Ask away!

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