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#42 - WordPress - Disaster on the Margin

October 1, 2026 · (31:07)

WordPress and PHP "powering" 70% of the web is about to be a thing of the past. This dominant market share, that seemed to last forever, is over. It is over, and it is never coming back. WordPress' install base is vast, for now. But, it is being abandoned on the margin, which is a disaster for the eco-system. The numbers that were the basis of the "powering" boast are now communicating a new reality. This situation might actually help PHP evolve as a language, and as a project.

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