Welcome to Word on the Future!
AI has a habit of making existing problems impossible to ignore.
Platforms that once felt flexible suddenly look rigid. Procurement processes that worked five years ago start asking the wrong questions. Cost models change. Governance changes. Even the definition of what a CMS should do is shifting beneath our feet.
This month, we’re exploring what that means for enterprise WordPress. There’s a brand new playbook, a deep dive into why WordPress is uniquely positioned for the AI era, and a look at the procurement and platform decisions that will matter long after today’s AI headlines have faded.
Let’s go!
What’s inside this issue 📚
- The Enterprise WordPress Playbook: The definitive guide to scaling WordPress for the AI era has officially landed. Go on, take a peek. 📖
- WordPress Security and AI: The Attack Surface Is Expanding: Every new AI integration creates another door. Here’s how to keep the right ones locked. 🔐
- Why Enterprise WordPress Is Built for the AI Era: AI is moving fast. Luckily, WordPress isn’t standing still. 🤖
- Enterprise CMS Costs: What Total Cost of Ownership Really Means: Licence fees are only the beginning of the story. 💰
- Why Enterprise WordPress RFPs Often Miss What Matters: If your RFP is 200 pages long, you’re probably asking the wrong questions. 📝
- Pride at Human Made: What We Did and Why It Matters: Pride, people, and the Humans making Human Made what it is. 🌈
New guide! The Enterprise WordPress Playbook 📖
Consider this your cheat code for the next CMS strategy meeting.
We’ve distilled years of enterprise WordPress experience into one practical guide, covering the questions organisations are asking right now:
– How do you prepare for AI?
– What actually drives platform costs?
– How do you scale without creating chaos?
– And why are so many enterprises rediscovering WordPress?
Whether you’re choosing a new CMS, untangling a sprawling digital estate, or wondering if your current platform is fit for what’s coming next, this playbook has your back. It’s opinionated, practical, and refreshingly free of vendor fluff.
WordPress Security and AI: The Attack Surface Is Expanding 🔐
AI is opening up exciting new possibilities. It’s also creating new ways for things to go wrong.
Every AI integration introduces another connection to manage, another permission to govern, and another potential point of failure. As organisations experiment with AI across publishing, marketing, and operations, the attack surface grows with them.
The good news? This isn’t a WordPress problem. It’s an enterprise reality. The organisations that stay secure won’t be the ones avoiding AI. They’ll be the ones putting the right governance, processes, and architecture in place from day one.
Learn how to build an AI-ready security strategy →
Why Enterprise WordPress Is Built for the AI Era 🤖
AI has entered the chat.
The question is whether your CMS is ready for it.
The platforms that thrive over the next few years won’t just bolt AI onto existing workflows. They’ll make it easy to integrate new models, automate repetitive tasks, connect with emerging tools, and evolve as the technology inevitably changes.
That’s exactly where WordPress shines. Open, extensible, and backed by a huge ecosystem, it’s uniquely placed to help enterprise teams experiment, adapt, and move at AI speed, without waiting for a vendor’s next roadmap update.
Enterprise CMS Costs: What Total Cost of Ownership Really Means 💰
Spoiler alert: your licence fee is only the opening act.
The biggest costs of an enterprise CMS rarely show up on the procurement spreadsheet. They’re hidden in expensive integrations, inflexible architectures, mounting technical debt, and the engineering hours needed just to keep everything ticking over.
Dive in to explore why more organisations are looking beyond the sticker price and evaluating platforms based on their long-term value. Your finance team might even thank you.
Discover what TCO really means. →
Why Enterprise WordPress RFPs Often Miss What Matters 📝
Here’s a controversial take: the longer your RFP, the less likely it is to answer the questions that actually matter.
Feature checklists and lengthy requirements documents can make procurement feel thorough, but they rarely reveal how a platform will perform once it’s supporting multiple teams, markets, integrations, and years of change. That’s where the real challenges begin.
If you’re evaluating enterprise platforms, this is a fresh perspective on the questions worth asking before you sign on the dotted line.
Stop scoring features. Start evaluating platforms. →
Pride at Human Made: What We Did and Why It Matters 🌈
Pride Month may be over, but building an inclusive workplace isn’t something you squeeze into a few weeks each year.
From fundraising and learning sessions to community initiatives led by our brilliant Inclusivity Team, June was a chance to celebrate, reflect, and keep pushing for meaningful progress. It’s a reminder that the best teams are built by creating an environment where everyone can thrive, every day of the year.
A huge thank you to our Senior People Ops Manager Hannah Terrill, our Inclusivity Team, and everyone who helped make this year’s initiatives happen. ❤️