This is year ten. A decade of summits. I genuinely didn’t know when I started this thing back in 2016 that we’d still be doing it ten years later, and that it would keep getting better. The theme this year is 10 Years · Strong, and I think that says it all.
If you’ve been to a past summit, you already know what to expect — great talks, the hallway track hangouts that somehow end up being everyone’s favorite part, and recordings you’ll actually go back and watch. Your ticket includes all of that plus every session going back to the very first summit in 2016.
If this is your first time hearing about it — welcome, and I’d love to see you there. The summit is three days of talks covering web design, development, SEO, freelancing, and business. Something for everyone regardless of skill level.
The full speaker lineup will be announced soon. I’ve got some good ones lined up and I can’t wait to share them with you.
In the meantime, grab your spot. I’ll be posting updates here as things come together.
Sadly there was not a pubic update to Stacks 6.0.0 beta 48 back in June after JW Summit 2026.
And as of July 10, 2026 the public version Stacks 6.0.0 beta 48 has not been updated for over a year. You can look here on Discord .
Please note that you can access the “Developer Beta Updates” under Stack.app settings which is still under development and should be at or around beta 62.40 as a week ago.
It might be nice to create thread here, on when Stacks.App will be released–
My guess is in and around 2028.
I am using RW 8.9.6 and no issues whatsoever. Will enjoy the new Stacks, but no rush as I would rather most bugs be worked out before showing up. I do believe your estimate might be a bit pessimistic. However, from what I am seeing, the stand alone Stacks 6.0 is not that easily coded as one might think.
A few things…
I did not imply that programing was easy.
My post is just a reminder about how slow things are moving.
My timeline is just a guess…
I was hoping to hear what everyone else’s guess would be.
Though I have to say, with no one in a real rush for this App to be finished, a 2028 guess should not be considered too pessimistic.
I will assume that each platform has its advantages.
Blocs 4.0 Plus for had a super deal just before Blocs 5 was released… But sadly it did not have a good upgrade path moving forward to Blocs 5 Plus, so I never really got going with it.
One might have thought I’ve would have gotten a lot more guess when the next public beta of Stacks.App will be released–
I’ll be back next month to report on this topic again.
The problem with Blocs, is the same as Rapidweaver, Stacks etc.; one developer and a proprietary lock-in.
If that dev falls off the planet, you’re screwed. Learn from the utter shitshow that has been RW/Stacks > Elements / Stacks, and don’t get locked in again.
I’ve moved to my own plugins built with AI and Pinegrow for the website framework.
(At least Elements ended up existing, so kudos to Realmac for that.)
Before AI, this was actually considered a strength, and it largely depended on the developer’s reliability.
What you describe as a problem is, in many cases, a guarantee precisely because those developers have been active for 10 years and have provided support throughout that time. That applies to both Stacks 6 and Blocs (For those who still appreciate the professionalism, Norm at Blocs is a great person, one of the best developers I have met.).
Different tools exist for different needs, so if Pinegrow works well for you, that’s perfectly fine. It’s also worth considering the scale of your business and your clients’ expectations. Some companies want a direct point of contact and deliberately choose developers who stand behind the products they create and support.
They’re simply different markets with different requirements. One approach isn’t inherently better than the other.
It all depends on the context.
And therein lies the problem. When a product is supported by one individual, no matter how well meaning they are, sooner or later you’ll hit problems.
I’m sure the guy behind Stacks (forget his name) is an absolutely lovely bloke who wouldn’t step on a fly. And who, when he talked about Stacks App years ago, truly meant it. But life I guess got in the way and it never happened. Yet people even today, xx years, later seem to try to convince others it’s still going to happen, which is madness!
The point is, what we all saw, naively, as a strength turned out to be a massive weakness. We should all learn from that, not jump from one leaky ship to another.
Or do. It’s not my business, just putting forward an opinion.
Since Pinegrow Web Editor does not have a native built-in visual markdown editor or viewer iIdid not bother to finish my 7 day free trial last year. Though I guess I could have converted all my code to html & imported it in sections that way…
Sometime working harder is just more work…
None of my old clients cared which platform I use/used, though I would have accommodated the best I could or suggest an other developer who works in a given framework.
As I’ve already said, it depends on the size of your business and the type of service you offer. Your reasoning doesn’t give any weight to professional references; in fact, it undermines them. In my work, human contact and direct assistance are essential, and I know exactly what I’ve written in the code, always; I’m paid for that.
If your clients don’t need this, you can easily delegate everything to artificial intelligence. Specify the scope when discussing it, and the discussion will always be constructive; generalities won’t get you anywhere.
The only way to show you that alternatives exist is to be here to answer you in five years (2031). Isaiah, Joe, and Norm (blocs) have been developers and have been offering products in this market.
I am pretty sure that you never looked at the talk line up for the summit. It was not any sort of infomercial for my products.
It takes a lot of effort to put this on every year. If you don’t want to spend the money on attending the summit, that is fine. However, trying to insult and belittle me is uncalled for. Maybe you just have something against me?
Update: the post that this was a reply to, has since been deleted.
As a long time user, I see Joe as being the glue holding together RW while we wait for the new standalone version. In all honesty, with so many alternatives available, I see RW and the new Stacks more of a cottage industry product, rather than anything big time corporate, as this is also just for MacOS, another limiting factor for a wide audience.
June 12–14, 2026
Online
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