[alexandernst]

WordPress. The buggiest, ugliest (in terms of code) piece of shit on Earth. And somehow it managed to get almost 50% all website traffic... (with all the revenue that this means)

[JBlue42]

For those that don't have to customize it, it 'just works' right? Also, their only major competitor was blogger at the time which, IIRC, was far less customizable and monetizable.

[alexandernst]

It “just works” as long as you don’t install any themes or plugins. The moment you start adding stuff to it... oh boy...

That and the fact that most themes/plugins are coded by juniors, in the best case...

So, yeah, it “just works” as long as you don’t actually pretend to use it for something useful.

[JBlue42]

Yep.

It's dominant in its space and definitely belongs on this list.

As someone that has created and destroyed so many blogs, it was easy to get going, choose a theme, and post. At one point, they may have gotten $10-20 from me so I could use my own domain. Not sure how they make their other money.