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'Since Wordpress is such "crapware" out-of-the-box, you can easily create a Yoast replacement plugin ...' The cynic in me wonders why such basics are not alrea
by dazc 7y ago
'Since Wordpress is such "crapware" out-of-the-box, you can easily create a Yoast replacement plugin ...'
The cynic in me wonders why such basics are not already included by now?
- steve19 7y agoIt is because a lot of functionality is now bundled as part of the Automattic Jet Pack plugin. I guess the plugin is technically open source (due to the GPL) , but a lot of functionality depends on Automattic's server and requires a subscription.
- LordAtlas 7y agoBecause of Matt Mullenweg's strange philosophy of keeping only barebones features in "core" Wordpress and having all other functionality be delivered by plugins. This means that even to have a basic site, you just have to install various plugins to deliver key features, which leads to the bloat, instability and security problems that Wordpress is infamous for.
- Angostura 7y ago> strange philosophy He likes to avoid bloat and keep things modular. That's not a 'strange' philosophy
- creshal 7y agoModularity isn't free. Wordpress' obsession with it – and bad implementation of it – leads to bizarre, 80000+ recursion level deep callback hells even on simple pages once you have 3-4 plugins running.
- johnward 7y ago> This means that even to have a basic site, you just have to install various plugins to deliver key features, You can run a perfectly fine blog using core.