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A lot of WP's architecture could be fixed internally, with shims added for backward compatibility. I took a stab at doing just that in a fork, but what I reall
by chuckadams 6mo ago
A lot of WP's architecture could be fixed internally, with shims added for backward compatibility. I took a stab at doing just that in a fork, but what I really don't know how to fix without major BC breakage is WP's reliance on global state. And these days there seems little point in incremental fixes, owing to the AI elephant in the room that doesn't need further mention. I suppose if WP were my livelihood, I might think otherwise, but even though I have several good friends in the WP community, I've pretty much written off the platform as a lost cause.
- phatskat 6mo agoI worked with and advocated for WP for projects for years. It’s not pretty, but it is well-supported and well-understood; it gets the job done. With Matt’s treatment of WPEngine (with whom I’ve worked with on and off over many years, and have had nothing but good experiences) I’ve written the project off. It’s not just his response to WPE, but the threats, the dictatorial reactions to anyone speaking up, the blatant takeover of plugins etc. I was sad at first, but I’ve come to peace with never touching WP again if I can help it, and this is as a top contributor to the WP StackExchange - I _loved_ the project and the community, and helping others made my heart genuinely happy.