Weekly update – 14 August 2026

[ryan]

I mentioned last week that I was dealing with an unexpected family situation. I wanted to give a little more context, as I don’t want you to think the worst. Though for me, it feels like the worst. 

My wife and I are going through an unexpected divorce/separation after the best 25 years of marriage I can imagine. She informed me of this for our 25th anniversary, after coming back from our Scandinavia trip, and I didn’t see it coming. Going from the happiest part of my life to the lowest in a week was tough. My life partner, best friend and the person I love most in this world is leaving, and it has shaken me to my core. I thought I had the best marriage in the world and was so looking forward to growing old with my wife. But now it’s like I don't know her, she's a different person. Thankfully my kids and cats aren’t going anywhere, so it won’t be too lonely around here. 

It has understandably taken a lot of my attention and energy over the last two weeks. It’s hard to eat or sleep when you are in hell. But I managed to get a little sleep last night, and woke up today feeling slightly better. I sat at the computer for the first time in awhile, got some issue reports covered, and it feels like it’ll keep getting better from here. I'm still moving slowly, but it feels like some momentum started today, and my hope is that things will be fully back on track in the next couple of weeks.

Our household’s financial stability also made it possible for me to spend a lot of time on open source work without ProcessWire itself needing to carry the full financial load. I was always satisfied for ProcessWire to remain a relatively small open source project and community. Now I need it to grow and flourish in order to survive. If you’ve been waiting for ProcessWire to grow, I think this change will be healthy for the project. But I'll need your help, ideas and collaboration. 

For the moment, I’m still taking things one day at a time, so development and communication may remain slower than usual for a little while, but the engine is at least started again. I appreciate everyone’s patience, understanding and continued support more than I can say. But also know that amid my bad family news, there will be bright spots for all of us in ProcessWire. That I'm sure of. 

Thank you for your support and for sticking around. So many of you have shown up for me with kindness and encouragement when I’ve needed it most. You are such good friends to me, and I’m deeply thankful to have you here.

[Jonathan Lahijani]

Ryan, I'm so sorry you're going through this. I just want to wish you the very best in the months and years ahead.  ProcessWire has had such an enormous impact on my career and life really and I deeply appreciate everything you've done.

[Krlos]

Ryan, I’m really sorry you’re going through this. Sending you a big hug and all my support. Take care of yourself my friend, one day at a time. Better days will come.

And sorry for my rough English, I just wanted to send you some support.