I don't think it was even the marketing but the product placement. I remember in the 2000s if you wanted hosting that wasn't a dedicated server, the scene was d

I don't think it was even the marketing but the product placement. I remember in the 2000s if you wanted hosting that wasn't a dedicated server, the scene was dominated almost entirely by CPanel with a one click installer for Wordpress. Once the plugin ecosystem sprung up around it, WP was off to the races.