Walden Wilde 

Since Mastodon is more techie I’ll ask here.

I’m too much of a layman to understand all the Wordpress shenanigans going on. I have a Wordpress installation on my web service to generate my comic strip website.

Does all this brouhaha affect or risk that, or is it more to do with the Wordpress hosting services and the like? Thanks. :) #wordpress

Oct 17, 2024 at 8:52pmWeb
Show threadRayuDW  Oct 17, 2024

@cooner Sites using WordPress should be fine as much as I know, as they are only trying to block access for the hosting provider they're fighting with.

Let's see where this entire situation will lead to. I have my doubts WordPress is even considering locking down web services using the installation because that probably would be their own grave.

TL;DR: You should 99.9% be safe :)

Show threadWalden Wilde Oct 17, 2024
@RayuDW Thank you, let's hope! :D
Show threadFoxOct 17, 2024
@cooner thanks for asking! I haven’t got up the gumption to, myself. ^.^
Show threadWalden Wilde Oct 17, 2024
@Gabe_Fox NP! I've had a few helpful answers in my replies already. :)
Show threadArilin ThorferraOct 17, 2024
@cooner I see other folks have already answered, because Mastodon *is* more techie. :) As a footnote, I suspect WordPress is going to be forked at least once over this, and there's already a "ClassicPress" fork that I suspect will get more attention soon. (Basically, developing WP from the point before they added the Gutenberg editor that everybody seems to hate. I'm both a computer nerd and a type nerd and I found Gutenberg utterly baffling.)
Show threadWalden Wilde Oct 17, 2024
@arilin Thanks! I'll be honest, I really just use the automated "Install WordPress" script my hosting service provides, so I'm sorta hoping they’ll take care of updating that if and as necessary. ^.^
Show threadtaco, bird/cat Oct 17, 2024
@cooner as others have mentioned, as long as you're not using any WP Engine plugins or hosted by WP Engine you should be fine. I would definitely make backups of your stuff just in case, though! Never know when it'll come in handy. :3
Show threadWalden Wilde Oct 17, 2024
@chirpbirb Thank you!
Show threadFlatFootFox Moved to HachydermOct 17, 2024

@cooner

Wordpress is open source blogging software run by a non-profit over at Wordpress.org. You can run the Wordpress software on any server you’d like with any web hosting service.

Wordpress.com is a for profit website run by the head of the non-profit which hosts Wordpress blogs.

You can technically use Wordpress as pure open source software, but anything new or vaguely “service-y” within Wordpress was starting to get built as a plugin by the for-profit Wordpress.com folks. They also managed the biggest plugin and theme repositories.

The head of Wordpress.com has a beef with competing for-profit hosting site WPEngine.com. They claim they’re not giving back to the open source project enough. (That’s not how open source works for what it’s worth.)

Wordpress.com is withholding all its extra bits and plugin repos from WPEngine. They’re also sending a lot of legal threats back and forth and generally being Extremely Mad Online.

Show threadFlatFootFox Moved to HachydermOct 17, 2024

@cooner So your independently hosted Wordpress site is largely uneffected and fine. But it’s not great that the open source ecosystem is having to deal with all this strife and drama.

A lot of web developers use Wordpress as the backbone of their custom site building business, so things are generally just a little tense all around for people who care about the long term health of the platform.

Show threadWalden Wilde Oct 17, 2024
@FlatFootFox Thanks for the explainer! I knew there was the open-source side and the services side, I was hoping (for now at least) my installations wouldn't be directly affected. Fingers crossed things get worked out long-term. :)
Show threadDarnell Clayton Oct 17, 2024
@cooner As long as you are not hosting on #WPEngine (https://wpengine.com) then you should be okay.
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Show threadDogzOct 18, 2024
@cooner have you checked on EverWeb? Its supposdely the "muse" replacement, works on mac (originally for mac) and lets you save a copy on your hd https://www.everwebapp.com/pricing.html I have downloaded it and waiting to have time to test it myself
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Show threadWalden Wilde Oct 18, 2024
@dogzrbarkn I have not! Let me know how it is … I’ve been using Sparkle for a few years now to build my static sites. I just have a Wordpress instance running on my MBB comic strip site to handle automated posting and navigation between strips (using the Toocheke comics plugins).
Show threadDogzOct 18, 2024
@cooner yea I kept searching for a muse replacement, hate that adobe wouldnt just fix the licence on my muse.
Show threadDogzMar 10, 2025
@cooner so have slowly been tackling this and after some videos I would say everweb is muse but sexier. Also for folk like me who delayed the switch, seems they have a service that will convert the file over.
Show threadWalden Wilde Mar 10, 2025
@dogzrbarkn Aah, thanks! I've been using Sparkle (recently renamed to Sitely because of a trademark dispute) for a few years now, but will take a look at this as another option. :)
Show threadDogzMar 10, 2025
@cooner Yea Ive been slow to the transition.... and I am notably terrible about curating my work lol. However its time and after a few bad CS from Adobe (shocker) I just am aiming to wean myself off adobe entierly in the next 12 months
Show threadWalden Wilde Mar 10, 2025
@dogzrbarkn Good luck! I was clinging to Photoshop ($10/mo) for quite awhile, but I finally cancelled that last year. All I use now is the .PSD format as a transfer between Procreate and Affinity. ;)
Show threadDogzMar 10, 2025
@cooner Ok how is affinity about filters? Because thats what has me clinging to photoshop, outside of that I have just been so reluctant to relearn affinity to get off illustrator and indesign. When I train proficiently in those then its bye bye adobe
Show threadWalden Wilde Mar 10, 2025
@dogzrbarkn You mean built-in filters or plug-ins? The built-in filters take a little getting used to because they work a bit differently—they're non-destructive unless you specifically merge after applying them—but they seem to be all or mostly there. As for plug-ins the only ones I use anymore are Machine Wash and Permanent Press from MisterRetro, and so far they seem to work in Affinity Photo okay!
Show threadDogzMar 11, 2025
@cooner I cant say I used plugins on the newer photshops (god knows I hay eye candy or something long ago) but mostly the way the filters handle has been photoshop's strength.
Show threadWalden Wilde Mar 10, 2025

@dogzrbarkn For full disclosure I should add that the automated macros in Photo also work a bit differently and take some getting used to. First off you can't edit them once they're saved to your library. Secondly they sometimes behave improperly; so far I THINK it's an issue that you have to make sure you have the right layer selected before running the macro.

Most frustratingly there seem to be a LOT of surprise "you can't do that in a macro” popups when you're recording a macro. Particularly saving or exporting, as I recall. I've managed to rebuild all my essential automations from Photoshop to some extent but I wish and hope they'll make that more robust over time.

Show threadDogzMar 11, 2025
@cooner oh god, no editing, that is something to message affinity for. I know for illustration I have been using clip mostly and the 1 thing I wish they did was show the hue bar when adjusting the hue/saturation options