As spotted by @DuaneStorey on X, the “WP Engine Tracker” says more than 16,000 sites stopped using WP Engine since late September, which is when WordPress.com parent company Automattic started its public campaign against the third-party hosting service. Meanwhile, Automattic’s response to WP Engine’s lawsuit claimed the company “failed to plausibly allege specific financial harm.”
  • thejml@lemm.eeEnglish
    702·
    2 months ago

    To be fair, I’d move away from Wordpress entirely. So many better options out there without tyrannical leadership.

      • MangoPenguin@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
        31·
        2 months ago

        There isn’t a true replacement for Wordpress because of the sheer availability of plugins it has.

        But for simple sites like blogs and personal sites Grav CMS is one I’ve used, and it gives you a web admin panel similar to Wordpress, so the learning curve isn’t too bad.

        Drupal also gets mentioned a lot as a replacement.

        There are also static site generators like Hugo, but those require learning a lot about the specific one you use, and are pretty complex to use, and if you need non-static content like a web form or something it can add a lot of complexity to your whole setup.

      • fl42v@lemmy.mlEnglish
        10·
        2 months ago

        I feel like most of the time Hugo and friends are quite enough. They may not be as flexible, but are certainly lighter, more secure, and easier to work with.

        • sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
          2·
          2 months ago

          Yup, if you just need a static website, Hugo, Ghost, or any of the other static site generators will do the job. If you need something fancier, there are solutions for those two, but you need to be clear about your requirements because almost nothing is a drop-in replacement for WordPress.

      • thejml@lemm.eeEnglish
        6·
        2 months ago

        I’d say check out this site: https://selfh.st/apps/?tag=Blog

        There’s a number on there. I’ve personally used Grav, I hear ghost and Hugo are good. They’re more limited, but they’re much faster and more secure. As someone who had to support Wordpress blogs for years, the amount of security issues on that thing always made me stay far from it for any thing personal.