alt Hacker NewsI don't think it's the code that makes WordPress valuable. I've been learning WordPress recently and haven't been too impressed with the internals. WordPress is valuable because of the ecosystem and support. I have no doubt that WordPress will still be a thing in ten years. What's the support plan for EmDash? I see commits are mostly from a single developer.
E: Oh, I think it's an April fools joke, I'm embarrassed.
E2: Apparently not a joke.
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Building plugins across WordPress and Shopify right now — can confirm the ecosystem is the entire moat. The code quality is genuinely terrible, but it doesn't matter because every SaaS tool on earth has a WordPress connector.
The real test for any WordPress replacement: can a non-technical business owner hire someone on Fiverr to customize it in an afternoon? WordPress passes that test. Nothing else does. That's not a technology problem, it's a labor market problem.
I can assure you this is not an April Fools. Cloudflare does not do that. This is a real project.
Hm, you might want to catch up on the Wordpress “open source” drama with WP.com vs .org, WP engine and Matt.
There's always https://textpattern.com/ which is also as old as Wordpress (older?) and better coded. (See also thttps://textpattern.org/ ).
There might be pie on your face but they stole my line, https://github.com/HatmanStack/kill-wordpress
Its impressive work from CF that lots of people in this thread are unsure whether its a joke or not, like a delicately balanced april fools for the hn crowd
Oh, come on. It must be a joke. They can't be serious with this sloppy thing.
wordpress is valuable because it allows very bad developers / marketing people to write very bad code and get away with it, driving extremely low cost solutions for clients who are cost concious.
yes you want a global db handle sure ya lets delete all tables woohoo
Cloudflare doesn't do April fools jokes. In fact, 1.1.1.1 was released on April 1st back in 2018 and now it's one of the most used DNS service in the world.