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Cursor's First Developer Habits Report: What the Numbers Say About AI-Assisted Coding in 2026
Cursor's spring 2026 report on developer behavior shows code volume doubling, 80%+ AI-acceptance rates, and an emerging power-user gap. Here's what it means for agencies.
Composer 2.10 Ships Malware Blocking and Dependency Policies: What Laravel Agencies Need to Know
Composer 2.10 adds malware blocking for Packagist packages and a new dependency policy system. Here's what it means for Laravel agencies in production.
Relaunched: The PerfectVision Charity Golf Classic, Rebuilt for the Mission
We rebuilt and relaunched the PerfectVision Charity Golf Classic site on WordPress. Here's the before-and-after, and the redesign decisions behind it.
Drupal SA-CORE-2026-004: What Agencies Need to Know About the Critical SQL Injection
Drupal's security team patched a highly critical anonymous SQL injection in core on May 20. Here's our read on scope, urgency, and what to do now.
Drupal Accessibility: Passing WCAG 2.2 AA
What WCAG 2.2 changed, where Drupal already gets it right, and the specific failures we still see on production sites — with the fixes we use.
Apex AI 2.0: What Multi-Provider Orchestration Actually Means for Drupal Agencies
Apex AI 2.0 ships multi-provider routing, audit logging, and governance controls for Drupal. Here's what it changes for agencies building AI features.
Why We Chose Laravel for the Caliber SaaS Platform
A candid breakdown of the framework decision behind Caliber, a multi-sport predictive analytics SaaS, and the Laravel features that actually earn their keep.
AI-Generated Rector Rules: What Dries's Experiment Means for Drupal Upgrade Costs
Dries Buytaert is experimenting with AI-generated Rector rules for Drupal API migrations. Here's what it means for agencies planning upgrades.
How to Choose a Web Development Partner (Warning Signs)
Seven warning signs we see when businesses show us the agency they almost hired — and the questions that would have caught them earlier.
Why Strict APIs Win in an AI-Assisted World: A Drupal Agency's Take
Dries Buytaert argues that strict, typed APIs outperform loose ones when AI tools enter the picture. Here's what that means for how we build Drupal sites.
Core Web Vitals Audit: What Matters in 2026
INP replaced FID in 2024. Here's what a 2026 Core Web Vitals audit actually looks like, why most React sites fail INP, and the fixes that move the needle.
Drupal 11.4 Brings PHP Attribute-Based Routing: What It Means for Your Codebase
Drupal 11.4 lets you define routes with PHP attributes directly on controllers, reducing YAML boilerplate and aligning with modern Symfony conventions.
WordPress 7.0 Is Out: An Agency's Take Two Weeks In
WordPress 7.0 shipped on April 9, 2026. Here's what actually matters for agencies and clients, what we'd roll out today, and what we'd wait on.
Why We Rebuilt digitalpixelweb.com on Next.js
A transparent breakdown of migrating our own agency website from WordPress to Next.js: the motivations, the trade-offs, and the performance results.
The Decoupled WordPress Pattern: A Lighter-Weight Alternative to Fully Headless
You don't always need Next.js to get headless-style performance out of WordPress. Here's the decoupled pattern we use in production.