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AI is the new CMS

For twenty years, a website meant a content management system: WordPress, Joomla, Drupal or one of hundreds of others, plus the hosting, plugins, themes and people needed to keep it running. Now you can describe a change in plain English and approve it. This series looks at what happens when the AI becomes the CMS, and who wins and loses.

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  1. · 8 min read

    Cloudflare built a better CMS. Small businesses still don't need one

    The EmDash CMS fixes WordPress's worst security flaw. But you would still be paying every month for an admin screen, add-ons and upgrades, when a plain-English request can now do the job.

  2. · 7 min read

    The real yearly cost of a WordPress site in Canada

    The software is free. Hosting renewals, US-dollar plugins, a care plan and your own evenings are not. Here is a WordPress website cost you can check against your own bills.

  3. · 7 min read

    Why pay for a website admin screen you no longer need?

    Hosting, maintenance and plugins can top $1,800 a year to keep a small business WordPress site running. An AI website builder lets you make changes by simply asking.