Composable DXP and enterprise headless CMS Contentstack has added native visual building capabilities to its platform. Marketers can now natively visualize personalization and audience impersonation, generative AI authoring and future iterations of their digital properties.

“We’re not focused on one-and-done capabilities. Instead, we work relentlessly toward complete solutions that allow brands – and the marketers and developers within them – to rise above the noise,” said Contentstack founder and CEO Neha Sampat. 

Elsewhere, Strapi introduced version 5 of its solution, and there is huge drama engulfing the WordPress community as WordPress founder and Automattic CEO Matt Mullenweg and WP Engine duke it out with cease-and-desist letters, blocked access, and more.

Featured Stories

• Strapi Introduces Version 5, Improving Both Content Management and Developer Efficiency: “Strapi 5 marks a big step forward in our mission to make website development and content management more intuitive and efficient.”

• The WordPress vs. WP Engine Drama, Explained: “On September 30, a day before the WordPress.org deadline for the ban on WP Engine, the hosting company updated its site’s footer to clarify it is not directly affiliated with the WordPress Foundation or owns the WordPress trade.”

• Verndale Takes Home 3 Sitecore 2024 Partner Experience Awards:
  “Being the only agency awarded three Sitecore Partner Experience Awards underscores the strength of our partnership and our shared commitment to delivering transformative digital experiences.”

• Your DX Stack Needs a Makeover: Here’s How to Get It Right: “A composable and microservices-based stack provides the agility needed to adapt quickly to market changes and customer demands.”

New RFPs From DXP360

• [New] [RFP Value: $50,000] [UK] Visitors App for Tourism

• [New] [RFP Value: Undisc.] [UK] Website Design for Brooke Weston Trust

• [New] [RFP Value: Undisc.] [EU] Custom software development services

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Stories that caught our eye

1. Bloomreach Receives 2024 Tech Cares Award from TrustRadius: Due to outstanding corporate social responsibility efforts.

2. Master Taxonomy Management for Digital Success: A way to improve the UX and streamline CMS processes. 

3. 89% of Business Leaders Expect Higher Sales This Holiday Season: New ecommerce platforms and composable commerce are key drivers. 

4. Webflow and Adobe Partner: Webflow users can integrate Adobe Express image editing and AI-powered tools within existing workflows.

The word on the street…

1. [LinkedIn]: Is the race to the middle over?: VP of DX Consulting at Valtech Deane Barker agrees that we’ve now entered into the era of the universal CMS.

2. [Reddit]: WPEngine, Matt, Automattic & Wordpress.org megathread: The WordPress subreddit is trying to keep track of the drama unfolding, including interviews, plugins with blocked access, and more.