Web Almanac Data Reveals CMS Plugins Are Setting Technical SEO Standards

Web Almanac Data Reveals CMS Plugins Are Setting Technical SEO Standards

If more than half the web runs on a content management system, then the majority of technical SEO standards are being positively shaped before an SEO even starts work on it. That’s the lens I took into the 2025 Web Almanac SEO chapter (for clarity, I co-authored the 2025 Web Almanac SEO chapter referenced in…

Is Headless CMS on a Course Correction?

Is Headless CMS on a Course Correction?

The Gist Headless solved architectural problems, not workflow ones. API-first CMS models delivered flexibility and omnichannel reach, but often stripped marketers of visual context and day-to-day autonomy. Marketing agility broke where developer dependency grew. By removing presentation layers, many teams traded speed for queues, turning routine content changes into engineering tasks. Hybrid-headless reflects how teams…