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One of the main reasons to use wordpress is that it allows lay people to customize the look and feel of their website. Sure hosting is a problem, but likely the
by jdubs 11y ago
One of the main reasons to use wordpress is that it allows lay people to customize the look and feel of their website. Sure hosting is a problem, but likely the bigger problem is building easy to use tools to make their website looks pretty and functional.
- sgallant 11y agoIn my experience, people get a web dev to crank out a simple website powered by WP and they only ever really make slight content changes - add a project to their portfolio, or edit their bio. Rarely to people actually make use of widgets, plugins or new themes.
- eric_bullington 11y agoThe company that wins the battle to be WordPress's successor will be the one that builds the same type of thriving plugin/extension ecosystem that allowed WP to expand so rapidly.
- sgallant 11y agoInteresting thoughts. What are your "go-to" WP plugins?
- eric_bullington 11y agoOh, I avoid WP like the plague these days, and strictly use static site generators like Jekyll and Hugo. In any case, I'm referring less to specific plugins, and more to the critical importance of bootstrapping and fostering a thriving plugin marketplace for 3rd-party developers, just like WP did (and does). I'm surprised that none of the newer players are doing this.