> And this just illustrates the horror that is the proprietary market place of WordPress plugins. Same stories emanate from the Google Play marketplace, and to

> And this just illustrates the horror that is the proprietary market place of WordPress plugins. Same stories emanate from the Google Play marketplace, and to a lesser extent the highly curated Apple app store marketplace. How is WordPress any different? > you have to wade through a minefield of freemium plugins Just like every other app store. > for code you won't have any freedom with Unlike smartphone apps, or apps for my PC I can and do inspect the source code of any WordPress plugin or theme. > I have built some sites with WordPress but I have always felt stifled by the way the plugins and themes are distributed I'd feel the same way about platforms I've only been exposed to a few times as well.