PostHog vs Qlik

Build vs Buy: Cookie Banner for React/Next.js

This technical guide compares building a custom cookie banner versus using a consent management platform (CMP) for React and Next.js applications. It argues teams should build their own banner only when requirements are narrow and the engineering team is prepared to maintain consent infrastructure over time. The article highlights key responsibilities of production consent systems — script gating, preference storage, withdrawal support, regional behaviour, and durable records — and presents c15t as a developer-first CMP that supports hosted, self-hosted, and browser-only deployments. Inth is named as a managed hosting provider for c15t. The guide stresses that script gating and backend persistence are critical when auditability and regulatory accountability (e.g., GDPR/UK rules) matter.

• The article recommends building a custom cookie banner only if requirements are narrow and the team is prepared to maintain the logic over time.
• c15t is described as a developer-first consent management platform that supports hosted, self-hosted, and browser-only deployments.
• Inth provides a managed hosted deployment option for c15t teams that do not want to operate the backend themselves.

Developer Builds AI Alt-Text Generator for WordPress

A developer built an AI-powered alt-text generator for WordPress to automate descriptive image alt text generation and reduce manual workload. The project evolved into a production-ready plugin with a stack including WordPress/PHP, JavaScript, Node.js, Render, Supabase, Stripe, and PostHog, plus an external AI vision service. Key engineering lessons cover clear telemetry semantics (job-level vs item-level events), deduplication strategies using stable PostHog insert IDs and event ownership, correlation IDs for cross-system tracing, privacy-by-default telemetry (strip PII and content), and controlled internal error taxonomies. The article emphasizes that reliability (authentication, billing, idempotent webhooks, privacy-safe analytics, observability) matters as much as the AI feature itself.

• The author built an AI alt-text generator as a WordPress plugin to automate descriptive alt text creation for images.
• Plugin capabilities include single-image generation, bulk processing of missing alt text, saving generated text into WordPress, usage/quota tracking, and user review before applying text.
• Architecture stack includes WordPress/PHP, JavaScript, Node.js backend, Render for hosting, Supabase for accounts/entitlements, Stripe for subscriptions, PostHog for analytics, and an AI vision service for image analysis.

Qlik Expands MCP Availability Across AWS and Databricks Marketplaces

Qlik announced expanded availability of its Model Context Protocol (MCP) server in AWS Marketplace and Databricks Marketplace. The move lets customers connect AI assistants and agents to Qlik's governed data, analytics context, lineage, calculations, and transformation capabilities within the environments they already use. Qlik MCP exposes Qlik at the engine, tool, and agent levels, enabling natural-language querying and faster data pipeline development without duplicating analytics logic. Databricks customers can purchase Qlik solutions through the Databricks Marketplace using Universal Commits. The launch builds on the general availability of Qlik's agentic analytics experience and MCP server earlier in 2026 and extends Qlik's reach into AWS AI environments including Amazon Bedrock. Josh Good, VP of Corporate Strategy at Qlik, said customers want agent frameworks to work with trusted business data and existing metrics.

• Qlik announced expanded availability of its MCP server in AWS Marketplace and Databricks Marketplace.
• Qlik MCP is live in AWS Marketplace, including integration with Amazon Bedrock.
• Qlik MCP is now available in Databricks Marketplace, with Databricks customers able to use Universal Commits to purchase Qlik solutions.

Qlik Named a Leader in the 2026 IDC MarketScape for Worldwide Data Intelligence Platform Software

Qlik has been named a Leader in the 2026 IDC MarketScape for Worldwide Data Intelligence Platform Software, reinforcing its position in the data intelligence market.

Qlik rebrands DEI&B initiative to 'Access and Belonging' and updates product capability names

The Qlik About page has been updated: the Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging section is now 'Access and Belonging' with a new URL. Product capabilities 'Data Foundation for AI' and 'Agentic AI' have been renamed to 'Agentic for Data Engineering' and 'Agentic Analytics' respectively. The AI/ML Pricing link has been removed from navigation. Featured content now highlights the 2026 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Analytics and BI Platforms report instead of a previous webinar.