I recall installing it when it was still pretty new, freshly forked from another application. The last time I looked, WP was running ~1/3 of the public-facing

I recall installing it when it was still pretty new, freshly forked from another application. The last time I looked, WP was running ~1/3 of the public-facing web. I use it for all sorts of things, as it makes a perfectly usable CMS. It's easy to keep it updated and secure these days, plus they've had an emphasis on security for a while now - or at least a better attitude with regards to security.