The CMS is dead. Long live the CMS (next.jazzsequence.com) AI
The article argues against the current hype that AI-powered tools make traditional CMS platforms obsolete, warning that migrating from WordPress to AI-generated JavaScript stacks can shift complexity, maintenance risks, and potential vendor lock-in elsewhere. The author concedes that not all sites need a CMS but maintains that a CMS still matters for permissions, workflows, and long-term data continuity, especially for content accumulated over years. They cite their own month-long headless rebuild and conclude they kept the CMS—enhancing it rather than replacing it—while noting AI can integrate with WordPress via emerging APIs (including MCP) in core.
April 04, 2026 17:21
Source: Hacker News