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> But then WordPress wasn’t replaced by an improved WordPress. Instead, fully managed proprietary solutions took over. You want to sell things online? Shopify.
by rs_rs_rs_rs_rs 2y ago
> But then WordPress wasn’t replaced by an improved WordPress. Instead, fully managed proprietary solutions took over. You want to sell things online? Shopify. You need a landing page? Webflow or Squarespace. You want a blog? Substack or Beehiiv.
Unknowingly(I asssume) the author makes the best argument why Wordpress matter for the Web. None of those tools are free and open source.
- immibis 2y agoWell neither is WordPress, in practice.
- rs_rs_rs_rs_rs 2y ago> https://codex.wordpress.org/License https://codex.wordpress.org/License It looks pretty free and open source to me, in practice!
- njb311 2y agoThat is in theory, not in practice. While it is possible to use WordPress for free without any paid plugins, most professionals/businesses using WP do so for the extensibility and that, in practice, comes at a cost of either paid plugins or external developer time for custom coding.
- ValentineC 2y agoAlso, data portability. I think it's fantastic that WordPress has a native import/export feature.