This article is the opinion of the author and does not represent the official stance of Nanobox. I have a feeling that if you’re here, you either strongly agree or disagree with the title of this article. That’s fine. This is an opinion piece, so feel free to feel however you’d like. But I have data to back me up! According to the 2017 Stack Overflow Developer Survey, 64.5% of respondents said they dread WordPress. It’s the 3rd most dreaded platforms of those they included in their survey.
I want to talk about why developers – the people who are knee-deep in the code; who could and would rather build a custom solution; those who are expected to make it work and work well – hate WordPress. This list is by no means exhaustive, but represents common pain-points I’ve found from my own personal experience and experiences others have shared with me.
First, the Redeeming Qualities
Before getting into the pain-points, I feel I have to mention the things WordPress does well.
To start, it’s dead simple to install and setup. With a basic Apache/MySQL/PHP stack in place, you can be up and running in a matter of minutes.
WordPress is really easy to customize. The catalog of themes and
Source: https://managewp.org/articles/14755/why-developers-hate-wordpress
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