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by reddalo 923 days ago
WordPress sucks if you're writing a custom theme or plugin. Their codebase is old and it follows outdated standards (e.g.: they use array() instead of []... in 2023, really?).

But, if you're using WordPress to publish a simple website, I think the most recent versions are great. The new Guntenberg full site editor is easy to use and it lets you customize your entire website easily, without the need to rely on custom code or, even worse, custom page builders.
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prepend 923 days ago
That sounds like a personal problem.

It’s not the sexiest, but it gets the job done. I’m chalking this kind of sentiment up to people who think PHP isn’t good enough. 1 million times to one, PHP is good enough and my imagined unique snowflake idea doesn’t really need anything special.

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reddalo 923 days ago
I love PHP and I think it's one of the best languages. But I can't stand WordPress. It's written like we're still in the PHP 4 age.
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