WordPress

Why WordPress has become hard to keep safe, who should stay on it, and how to leave without losing a page.

3 articles

In the order we suggest reading them

  1. 1The problem with WordPressWordPress's openness, which made it the default, has become an attack surface that a business cannot patch faster than attackers move, and in 2026 the trouble reached core and the update channel itself.5 minutes
  2. 2Who should stay on WordPressA WordPress site with few maintained plugins, a team that knows the editor and someone patching within 14 days is a reasonable choice, and the fair test is whether that description fits yours.4 minutes
  3. 3How to leave WordPress without losing a pageA migration is an inventory, a map and a measured switch, and the addresses are the part most people get wrong.4 minutes

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