Nemeski@lemm.ee to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 months agoTumblr to move its half a billion blogs to WordPresstechcrunch.comexternal-linkmessage-square73fedilinkarrow-up1349arrow-down16cross-posted to: fediverse@lemmy.world
arrow-up1343arrow-down1external-linkTumblr to move its half a billion blogs to WordPresstechcrunch.comNemeski@lemm.ee to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 months agomessage-square73fedilinkcross-posted to: fediverse@lemmy.world
minus-squaresugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·3 months agoYet the third party integrations are pretty much the whole point of WordPress.
minus-squarePeepolo@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·edit-23 months agoIndeed, but using poor ones or not keeping them updated is what causes the wrong opinion that WordPress isn’t solid. 30% of the most popular 1000 websites are built on WordPress supposedly.
minus-squaresugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 months agoSure, and who is vetting the plugins? How often are unmaintained plugins replaced in those popular websites? How quickly are vulnerabilities patched and applied? The whole thing is easy to set up, but unlikely to be properly maintained.
Yet the third party integrations are pretty much the whole point of WordPress.
Indeed, but using poor ones or not keeping them updated is what causes the wrong opinion that WordPress isn’t solid.
30% of the most popular 1000 websites are built on WordPress supposedly.
Sure, and who is vetting the plugins? How often are unmaintained plugins replaced in those popular websites? How quickly are vulnerabilities patched and applied?
The whole thing is easy to set up, but unlikely to be properly maintained.