> well-written plugins for every function This is what I think the main problem is. There are so many plugins and many (most?) are poorly written. Since most u

> well-written plugins for every function This is what I think the main problem is. There are so many plugins and many (most?) are poorly written. Since most users don't know how to code beyond maybe some html/css, they just search for the functionality and install whatever matches. That can typically land you with a WP site running 10+ plugins, each with their own security / bug liabilities. WP is fine by itself and there are lots of good plugins but like anything user managed, it gets blamed regardless of what's causing the problem.