Welcome to the forum!
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I'm not sure the stats, but it should go without saying that WordPress is extremely popular, but that may not always mean it's well liked.
This forum is dedicated to discussions around creating an alternative or fork.
What spearheaded my move to start a dedicated forum and potentially project, is news that WordPress is now apparently hijacking plugins with their own versions without the permission of the plugin authors or WordPress users. This act is especially concerning given that WordPress is supposed to be the core software used, with the plugins acting to extend the functionality of the core. It is not the position or fiduciary responsibility of WordPress to take over plugins like this. In fact, I see a potential violation of the Computer Fraud & Abuse Act due to the fact that this may constitute unauthorized access to the file systems and resources of all WordPress installations utilizing plugins (and potentially themes) that are affected.
Over the next day or two, I'll try and work out a nice set of groups to organize our discussions into. There are some key areas I want to immediately address in case people are not yet well versed on the complications of doing a fork, as well as some ideas I have to propose to the community. It is my goal to find people smarter than me to add critical intel that can help us in our think tank.
Full disclosure:
In 2008-2009, I hated WordPress so much and considered it bloatware, that I built my own content management system now called Bigfoot CMS. This system is not polished and limited to many dozens of websites but it never was made mainstream.
-Nick
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I don't like to express hate, I think the world is big enough to choose and use what I love. Leaving the philosophy behind I must confess WP was not the platform of my choice.
Yet I believe we deserve to have an alternative. To have a good platform that is go-to solution for fulfilling our needs. Blogging, sharing, selling. The shape and flavour changes, but a solid base should be flexible and well known for fast and accurate delivery.
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Back when I first looked at WordPress, in the world of PHP, there were almost no real options. Now we have many, but sadly the ecosystem of plugins and themes seems to only really exist with only a few dominant players. Hate is a strong word, I probably should not be using it here.
If we can re-imagine how the content management and should work, I believe that people can mix and match the core backend and frontend management interface. If one vendor goes nuts, people should be able to nearly effortlessly swap them out.
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That’s fine to explicitly express the feelings, that’s just my choice to avoid the specific feelings and not spread it around, mostly highlighting I’m not a fan of WP. But we should carefully listen to them if we want to change something.
I always considered WP popularity was coming from possibility to build solutions fast. Not of the highest quality, possibly raising problems in the future, but pretty straightforward.