Hosted by AMA New Orleans. Panel discussion with Tucker Roussel, Daniel Kedinger, and Nick Defelice about the future of WordPress and what platform agencies will choose to build websites in 2026 and beyond.

1. Should Agencies Migrate from
WordPress?

2. Reminders
Questions?
Type them in the Q&A
box. We’ll answer them
after the panel
concludes.
Recording
This webinar is being
recorded. We’ll post it to
our YouTube channel
tomorrow.
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3. Purpose of this webinar
• Predict the next 5-10 years for web development for agencies
• Does it make sense for agencies to continue to use WordPress?
• Are there more future-proof options available?
• Where else can marketers go?
• Low/no-code CMS (ex: Webflow, Framer, Squarespace)
• Headless CMS (ex: Strapi, Sanity, Contentful)
• Static Site Generators (ex: Astro, Gatsby, Hugo)
• Enterprise-level CMS (ex: Adobe Experience Manager,
Sitecore)
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4. Meet our panel
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Tucker Roussel
Technology Director,
Gatorworks
gatorworks.net
Daniel
Kedinger
Director of Creative &
Digital Services,
MESH
whenwemesh.com
Nick Defelice
Chief Operating Officer /
Co-founder,
ThreeSixtyEight
threesixtyeight.com

5. Let’s begin!
• First, some one-on-one questions with our panelists
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6. Question for Nick Defelice
ThreeSixtyEight was a WordPress-based company
before it switched over to Webflow…
What made you leave WordPress, and what made you
choose Webflow?
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7. Question for Tucker Roussel
Gatorworks has been on WordPress for a while…
What keeps you on WordPress, and is there anything
that concerns you about WordPress that would make
you consider moving?
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8. Question for Daniel Kedinger
MESH describes itself as “platform agnostic” –
predominantly WordPress, but choosing to build on a
variety of platforms depending on the client’s needs.
How do you determine which platform is best for a
project? Are there any specific strengths or
weaknesses for different web solutions?
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9. Question for panel
A. How important is open source (aka “owning” your
digital assets) when choosing a platform for a client
web project?
B. And what about “owning” your own data?
If your own website data (ex: form submissions, personal data
etc.) are on someone else’s server, how can you be sure who has
access to it?
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10. Question for panel
Have the actions of Automattic’s leadership
(particularly of CEO Matt Mullenweg) caused you to
question WordPress as a long-term web solution?
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11. Question for panel
WordPress has been a popular choice for SEO
professionals for many years.
Is this due to specific SEO advantages in WordPress,
or can you achieve similar (or better) results
elsewhere?
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12. Question for panel
Security complaints have dogged WordPress for
years.
Have security concerns, whether fair or unfair, caused
you to choose another platform over WordPress?
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13. Question for panel
A. Do your clients like or dislike the editing
experience in WordPress? Or do they find other
platforms easier to use?
B. Do they like the new block editor better than the
classic editor? Or do you find they prefer front-end
page builders (ex: Elementor)?
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14. Question for panel
Are there any accessibility concerns that make you
choose one platform over another? (Or not choose a
particular platform?)
Specifically with some proprietary solutions where
not everything can be edited or customized?
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15. Quick Hitters
• WordPress is a PHP web application that still requires
jQuery to function properly. Is WP’s old tech stack
costing it business?
• Do you find it easier or more difficult to integrate 3rd-
party software or features with WordPress vs. other
platforms?
• Shopify partnered with OpenAI in September to allow
Shopify merchants to sell directly through ChatGPT. Do
you think this will have an effect on WooCommerce’s e-
commerce market share?
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16. Quick Hitters
• In the “State of the Word” last week, much of the
discussion was on the MCP adapter introduced in
WP 6.9. What kind of effect will AI have on
WordPress going forward?
• Where do you see WordPress, or the web in
general, in the next 5 years? Any predictions?
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17. THANK YOU, PANELISTS!
Open floor to Q&A
YouTube link will be emailed to you from Eventbrite
Thanks for joining AMA New Orleans this evening!
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