Articles
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I ghosted WordPress, yet we’re still a thing
There are two versions of you reading this. The 2026 you is tired. You’ve sat through the “AI will change everything” spiel at conferences and on LinkedIn. It’s simply noise now. Your team isn’t waiting for some agentic revolution; it has to deal with ticket #2891 and the 47 product images missing alt text (third…
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Accelerate: What happens after launch?
Most websites have a launch moment. Very few have a second act. A new site goes live, everyone celebrates, and then it slowly becomes a digital museum. The homepage stays the same. The hero message gets stale. The CTA keeps asking the same question, even when the business has moved on. Not because teams don’t…
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WordPress is changing again. Here’s what’s coming next
Welcome to Word on the Future! This month we’re cutting through the noise with clear, actionable insights on AI readiness, experimentation, accessibility and modern WordPress. If you’re shaping next year’s digital strategy, this roundup will give you the edge you need. What’s inside this issue 📚 – WordPress in 2026: exploring the macro trends shaping the…
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WordPress just killed manual data entry
Still copying business data into WordPress? Block Bindings connect blocks to a source of truth, cutting duplicate entry and keeping content in sync.
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AI readiness, smarter workflows and the latest accessibility guide
Welcome to Word on the Future! This month we’re cutting through the noise with clear, actionable insights on AI readiness, experimentation, accessibility and modern WordPress. If you’re shaping next year’s digital strategy, this roundup will give you the edge you need. What’s inside this issue 📚 – Fresh research from HM & WordPress VIP into where…
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The 1956 secret of WordPress
Much of the world’s digital content is trapped. It’s locked inside proprietary systems. Shopify calls them Sections and Blocks, Webflow calls them Components and Elements, and legacy enterprise platforms have their own custom-coded “solutions.” Each one is a digital silo, a different-sized box with a custom-made lock. This is the shipping cargo of the modern…
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How accessible is your WordPress site, really?
Welcome to the October edition of Word on the Future! 🎃 In honour of WP Accessibility Day (15-16 Oct), which saw 2,297 attendees from 64 countries join 28 speakers from across the globe, we wanted to dedicate this month’s issue to the cause. With a whopping +40% of the internet running on WordPress, we’ve got…
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Top 5 WordPress Guides of 2025
Welcome to the August edition of Word on the Future! It’s been a busy year of publishing at Human Made, but we’re not slowing down yet. Ahead of next week’s launch of The Definitive Guide to WordPress Migrations, we’re showcasing our most popular downloads of the year so far. From industry research to technical guides, here’s our top five…
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Higher ed research report, a VIP event & more
Welcome to the latest edition of Word on the Future! This month, we’re diving into the latest research on how WordPress is powering higher education institutions around the world. Together with WPCampus, we’ve just released The State of WordPress in Higher Education. It’s the most in-depth look yet at how universities are using WordPress, including…
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Beyond WordPress: A 10+ year evolution at Human Made
It’s with huge excitement that we present Altis, a proven end-to-end enterprise-augmented WordPress platform. Human Made has grown a lot in the last year. In numbers, yes, but predominantly in the services we offer our clients. At the same time, we’ve watched WordPress’ growth from a humble CMS to an open, expansive platform capable of…
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Make shortcodes a piece of cake – the Shortcake story
Once upon a time, a long time ago back in release 2.5 in 2008, the shortcode API was released into the world of WordPress. It allowed users to insert complex page elements, such as a gallery or blockquote, by adding a short piece of code with square brackets, [name attr = “value”], via the post…
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It’s all about the WordCamps
Wow – it’s February already, 2015 is going very quickly. After a Christmas and New Year break the Humans are out and about again. This weekend is definitely all about the WordCamps and meetups for Human Made. In the UK it’s WordCamp Birmingham. Human Made are a silver sponsor and there will be a good…