Comments on: WordPress sucks, WordPress sucks not. Which one is it?

By: James

James — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 03:01:50 +0000

WordPress is okay for those who need a blog. For developers who need to do something substantial. WordPress sucks.
Leave it at that. The only thing I think we be the downfall of wordpress is the open source community itself which has a tendency to promote insecure software which leads to more spam and breaches in general.
Who can blame a wordpress user. It works and does what it says. But for everyone who is not technically adept at what is actually happening under the hood, they very often install plg-ins which just ruin the entire experience.
Wordpress is okay… it’s everybody else that sucks.

By: Miriam Schwab

Miriam Schwab — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 19:11:16 +0000

WTL – you are right about the fact that WP is free so we shouldn’t complain, and mostly I think it is a great system. But I use lots of software in my life, and none needs updating as often as WordPress. So it seems that the frequency at which we have to upgrade is really high. And yes, we should probably just say a big Thank You to the people at Automattic for giving us WP, but I do believe that this is a legitimate grievance that should be addressed.

For example, let’s say that there’s nothing we can do about it and we’ll be upgrading WP on a regular basis forever; so at least there should be a less painful way to upgrade, like scripts, as another blogger suggested (can’t remember who). Also, every upgrade is so scary since you never know what you’re going to find when you go back in.

By: WTL

WTL — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 19:01:52 +0000

I told David he should sing, but I’m just as happy that he didn’t. His statements about the issues with WordPress users are I believe, legitimate, however.Unfortunately, software will almost always need to be patched – until humans are removed from the coding cycle, but then we’ll have another issue to deal with; fighting for our lives so the computers don’t wipe us from the surface of the planet. Patching is something people just have to get used to doing, like taking your car in for maintenance, or paying your bills. I suppose if one hates doing that stuff so much you should sign up with a web host that takes care of that stuff for you – I’m certain that they exist.Considering WP is free and open to contributions, rather than complain, people should be active in trying to fix things.And, I suppose, if it sucks so much, fine! Pack up and move to something else, or better yet, write your own!