> I think a lot of bloggers know that they want/need SSL, DDoS protection, and a CDN. I wouldn't confuse bloggers with the lowest common denominator general pub

> I think a lot of bloggers know that they want/need SSL, DDoS protection, and a CDN. I wouldn't confuse bloggers with the lowest common denominator general public. For each blogger who knows what SSL, DDoS and CDN is, there are a hundred people who write their articles and publish them on Facebook to thousands of followers and millions of views. Or do they not count as bloggers? If we look at the print world, the definition of an author is somebody who writes articles or books. He doesn't have to know how to operate any other machine than a typewriter. Whether he knows how to operate a printing mill has no importance when judging the quality of his penmanship. So why do hackers insist that people who are not Linux server admins do not count as real bloggers? > And I would also say that the WYSIWYG blogging tools that are still out there are far more flexible than your typical closed wall social media platform. Services like Blogger and Medium have full export functionality as a part of their platforms. Yes, they are excellent. And much better solutions for non-developers than self hosting WordPress.