Lobos Studios

10/22/2024

I have finally started developing an alternative to WordPress, the insanely popular but hugely troubled Content Management System under the stewardship of Automattic (a company named for founder Matt Mullenweg).

Apparently, Mr. Mullenweg has never been a particularly nice person, but his attempts to exert undue control over the ecosystem of an open-source product are alarming to me.

But that isn't why I finally started my project. I've wanted to start work on it for a year, to address what I see as serious technical problems with the WordPress architecture. Matt's apparent sudden loss of sanity has just made it more urgent that I get started.

I'm not going to stop creating WordPress sites, at least not for the short-term. WordPress has been around for years (I personally started using it 11 years ago) and it has a mature ecosystem of plugins and themes, and plenty of developers to whom I can outsource work if I get too busy. But for a while now, I've felt that I can do better. There are features I want to implement that are only truly well-implemented in enterprise CMS packages costing tens of thousands of dollars per year. There are things that Wordpress does pretty well that I think I can improve on...
..and there is one thing WordPress does that has always annoyed me: links are stored as absolute links (https://my.dom.ain/path/to/content) even when the links are to content hosted on the site referencing it. WordPress is the only web-based software I know of that requires you to use a plugin to update links if your domain name changes, and it's silly.

Anyhow... I'm in the planning/architecture stage of my project right now. I'd offer more details, but I don't have any to offer yet. I'll post updates as soon as I have some. Keep an eye on the Lobos Studios company LinkedIn and Instagram feeds, too.

03/12/2024

Hello! I'm offering tutoring services now, starting with the building blocks of web development: HTML, CSS, JS. Check it out!

20$/h : Why learn from me? * I have a broad range of experience across many platforms and languages, spanning back to 1998. * If I am tutoring you, and you...

11/02/2023

When there are changes to be made to your website, you have options.

* Find time to make the changes yourself. (With your busy schedule? Not likely.)

* Have an employee make the changes. But they usually have a lot on their plates, too.

* Bring someone onboard - but hiring is a costly and time-consuming process.

* Outsource to Lobos Studios.

We're 100% US-based, with 25+ years of experience working on websites. We know what works, and we can get it done for you, quickly and cost-efficiently.

Our maintenance packages can be used for website work, or for any other service we provide. Click or tap to find out how reasonable our prices are!

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10/12/2023

*walking in*

*peering around the room*

Huh. Awfully quiet in here.

It's been an interesting year, but I've had my head down, working on a few projects. Now, I'm trying to re-connect. How has your 2023 been? Feel free to share some of your challenges and successes in the comments!

06/17/2023

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06/14/2023

Hey, everyone. I'm gearing up to start posting more content here, and elsewhere on our social media accounts. Meanwhile, if you have a small business, let's connect on Alignable!

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04/17/2023

Wow.

Apple is reportedly building the groundwork in iOS 17 to allow people to sideload apps to their iPhones in the future.

04/16/2023

Happy Sunday!

Have you visited our website recently? We just re-launched.

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