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Re:A case for something, anything more simple than WordPress by jsdalton on Tuesday October 01, 2013 @01:08PM (#6477483)
It's also very easy to extend. It may not be the prettiest code base, but I very rarely hit a blocker where I can't do what I have set out to do.

Even if you're not the one actually extending it, the fact that it's easy to extend means there is a wealth of plugin offerings.

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Re:A case for something, anything more simple than WordPress by jamesbritt on Tuesday October 01, 2013 @01:26PM (#6477613)
It's also very easy to extend.

True. I hadn't done any PHP coding in many years, and knew essentially nothing about how WP worked, but Google + tenacity = useful results. Shortcodes, for example; super cool.

There are plenty of WTF moments in PHP and Wordpress but nothing that prevents pragmatic results.

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Re:A case for something, anything more simple than WordPress by Karunamon on Tuesday October 01, 2013 @02:26PM (#6478093)
Worth mentioning though, that level of easy extensibility, combined with Wordpress' absurd popularity, makes it very easy to get into trouble. It's the Internet Explorer of the blogging world.

Consider: http://wpmu.org/why-you-should-never-search-for-free-wordpre...

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Re:A case for something, anything more simple than WordPress by zapt02 on Tuesday October 01, 2013 @04:19PM (#6478819)
Your link has nothing to do with building themes or plugins though..
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Re:A case for something, anything more simple than WordPress by Karunamon on Tuesday October 01, 2013 @04:58PM (#6479051)
Building, no. Using, everything. A non trivial amount of plugins/themes an average user is likely to install are major security risks.
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