This may seem unrelated but layoffs and shutdowns are coming to WordPress as well. WordPress is one of the most hard to sell CMS to a client. It is also the MOST Expensive ! I feel increasingly frustrated by the fact that everything in WordPress from a tiny piece of code goes into a subscription model. While it might sound good to have a business with an ARR without putting additional effort . This model turns the buyers away from WordPress. 5-7 years ago this was not the case and there was competition in WordPress. I am literally forced to turn buyers to use Shopify or Wix which prove to be relatively cheaper compared to WordPress. This industry needs a wakeup call, WordPress has lost its competitive edge, great startups get acquired then they turn into big fat corporates and raise their prices.