Category: Vision

Many if not most WordPress users are aware now of the challenge that having a single-point-of-failure in the package ecosystem provides. Even though WordPress users are (currently) able to upload plugins directly through the user interface, distributing a plugin outside the repository that .org offers is incredibly challenging. AspirePress exists entirely to solve this problem. Our focus is on building a sustainable, distributed, federated model of managing and distributing packages for WordPress. The advantage of… continue reading.

Vision October 24, 2024

The problem In the last few weeks, we’ve seen that every WordPress instance in the world has a single point of failure. That single point of failure creates a risk for security, reliability, and credibility for the entire ecosystem. Further, that single point of failure could be leveraged to distribute malware or damage the community as a whole. This post is about laying out a vision for the future of WordPress, the future of distributing… continue reading.

Vision October 8, 2024