I hate the whole “*But there’s a plugin for that*” mentality. Every plugin just creates more chance of attacks and compability issues, yet i constantly have to install them for the most basic stuff.
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* I started using WP this year. Did i expect the most used CMS in the world in 2023 to have folders for images? Yes, i kinda did. Boy was i disappointed. I couldnt even have tags..?
But its okay, because i can get a plugin for that, only 10 dollars a month (billed yearly)
* I would like to secure my account a bit. Can i stop people from trying to bruteforce by blocking after 5 attempts or something? Nope. But i can get a plugin for that! Only costs 5 dollars a month (**that’s barely a coffee!** billed yearly btw)
* WP was made for blogs, blogs have posts. Sometimes, you might want to change the order of the posts to promote something older or something you’ve changed. Can i do that? Of course i can – If i download “Posts type order” plugin, which sole purpose and whole existence, is re-ordering your posts…
* We use WP to create webpages. Webpages often contain SVG’s. You would think that an **administrator** would be allowed to upload that, knowing the risks or having produced their own SVG. But they are not allowed to. No setting to enable, only a plugin to install.
* All these plugins need to be kept up to date. I think a lot of people in here are admin on multiple sites. Enable auto-update seems smart, but then i get an email each time there’s an update. As if it’s so critical for me to know that “Posts type order” had updated.
I look through the settings, WordPress notifications must be something you can disable right?
I can disable it… IF I DOWNLOAD A PLUGIN FOR IT!
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It seems like every single feature you would expect WordPress to have, is instead a subscription based business that i just cannot justify.
Rant over.
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And re-ordered with a plugin.
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