I read somewhere that WP sites tend to outlast sites run on other blogging platforms by years.
I've played about with it in the past, even wrote a plugin (Blog or Die – hoping it would lead to work – but never did anything significant with it. There were things I found iffy as I was trying to become a full-time developer (something about the WP loop and the DB structure bugged me – I can't remember) but who am I to criticise? It's a piece of software that works (mainly) and runs most of the web.
I think what ultimately put me off was the proliferation of people willing to do WP work on the cheap. All the ads of Fiverr, Upwork and PeoplePerHour offering complete WP websites for less than $50 gave me the impression that anything to do with it was a race to the bottom.
I wish I had more familiarity with the platform though. Modern PHP isn't all that bad and hosting is straight-forward. And, like I said, it runs most of the web. I think people, including me, can be a bit sniffy about successful things.
I think this is where a pretty large group of developers sit as well! Tried it back in the day, it had some major pitfalls, and then never picked it up again. It's easy to do with so many other frameworks and technologies out there.
There's also no doubt that the cheap, churn and burn WordPress themes help perpetuate the stigma associated with the platform. The folks that understand WordPress Core, and how to hook into that core functionality, know how to build a lean and performant theme.
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I read somewhere that WP sites tend to outlast sites run on other blogging platforms by years.
I've played about with it in the past, even wrote a plugin (Blog or Die – hoping it would lead to work – but never did anything significant with it. There were things I found iffy as I was trying to become a full-time developer (something about the WP loop and the DB structure bugged me – I can't remember) but who am I to criticise? It's a piece of software that works (mainly) and runs most of the web.
I think what ultimately put me off was the proliferation of people willing to do WP work on the cheap. All the ads of Fiverr, Upwork and PeoplePerHour offering complete WP websites for less than $50 gave me the impression that anything to do with it was a race to the bottom.
I wish I had more familiarity with the platform though. Modern PHP isn't all that bad and hosting is straight-forward. And, like I said, it runs most of the web. I think people, including me, can be a bit sniffy about successful things.
I think this is where a pretty large group of developers sit as well! Tried it back in the day, it had some major pitfalls, and then never picked it up again. It's easy to do with so many other frameworks and technologies out there.
There's also no doubt that the cheap, churn and burn WordPress themes help perpetuate the stigma associated with the platform. The folks that understand WordPress Core, and how to hook into that core functionality, know how to build a lean and performant theme.
Really appreciate you reading, and the comment!