<p>In this episode of Draft, Joe and Brian discuss a popular site’s redesign, and how the developers viewed WordPress’s shortcomings. They also talk about WordPress’s chops generally for complex sites and applications.</p>
<p><strong>Topics:</strong></p>
<h3>An outside look at WordPress</h3>
<ul>
	<li><a href="https://poststatus.com/notes/wordpress-shortcomings-from-developers-that-prefer-other-software/">WordPress shortcomings, from developers that prefer other software</a></li>
	<li><a href="http://responsivewebdesign.com/toast/backend/">Redesigning The Toast</a></li>
	<li><a href="http://upstatement.com/timber/">Timber, Twig templating for WordPress</a></li>
	<li><a href="http://blog.apps.chicagotribune.com/2011/10/19/turning-wordpress-into-a-framework-with-mtv/">WordPress MTV</a></li>
	<li><a href="http://www.advancedcustomfields.com/">Advanced Custom Fields </a></li>
	<li><a href="http://cmb2.io/">CMB2</a></li>
</ul>
<h3>WordPress as an application framework</h3>
<ul>
	<li><a href="https://pippinsplugins.com/series/building-a-database-abstraction-layer/">Building a database abstraction layer</a></li>
	<li><a href="https://nomadbase.io/">Nomad Base</a></li>
	<li><a href="https://github.com/10up/ElasticPress">ElasticPress, by 10up</a></li>
	<li><a href="https://github.com/alleyinteractive/searchpress">SearchPress, by Alley</a></li>
	<li><a href="https://developer.wordpress.com/docs/elasticsearch/">Elasticsearch on WordPress.com</a></li>
	<li><a href="https://vip.wordpress.com/2015/07/08/scaling-wp-queries-with-elasticsearch/">Scaling WP queries with Elasticsearch</a></li>
</ul>

Understanding WP-CLI, and a discussion on micro plugin businesses

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