This page explains how the articles on this site are made. It applies to every article and guide we publish, so the notices below are not repeated on each one.
Who writes
Articles are signed by The Web Architect, the editorial voice of The Web Architecture. Each article is planned, checked and edited by the people who run the site, who are responsible for everything it says.
Our interests
We make software, themes and plugins for websites, and we write about the problems those products solve. That is a commercial interest, and you should weigh what we say with it in mind.
- When an article mentions one of our products, it is because the product is relevant to the problem in the article. We say plainly that it is ours.
- We do not accept payment for coverage, reviews or links, and no article on this site is sponsored.
- When we compare platforms, including ones we compete with, the facts we give about them come from their own pricing pages and documentation, and we link to those sources so you can check them.
- Some products we mention may in future have referral programs that pay us when you sign up. If an article ever contains such a link, it will say so next to the link.
How we use AI
We use AI tools to help with research, outlines, first drafts and proofreading. They do not decide what we publish. Every article is rewritten and edited by a person until it says what we mean in the way we want to say it, and every fact, figure and quotation is checked against its original source before publication. When we cannot verify something, we leave it out.
We also make products that use AI to help other people write. We hold our own site to the standard we build into those products: AI assists, and the author decides.
Sources
Facts and figures are linked to their source, and articles end with a list of the sources used. We prefer primary sources: official documentation, vendors’ own pricing pages, original research and published data. Where a figure depends on the date, such as a price or a market share, we say when we checked it.
Updates and corrections
Platforms change their prices and features often, so we review our articles regularly. Every article shows the date it was last updated, and we change that date only when the content has actually changed.
If you find a mistake, write to [email protected] with “Correction” in the subject line. We correct factual errors promptly, and when a correction changes the meaning of an article, we note what changed at the end of it.