WordPress is becoming unusable and we need to talk about it. I’m sure many of you have noticed the changes that they recently rolled out. Well, I don’t know if they count as changes when they’re just going back to how WP was back in the day. Personally, I don’t care too much about the changes because I had continued to use the classic view and classic editor this entire time. However, there are still some things I need to get off my chest.
And don’t worry, I realise that WP will most likely not take what I mention in this post into consideration. The sad part about using a platform like this one is we have no control over it. We just have to keep using it and accept the changes or leave. I have accepted that and will continue sharing posts here as long as this platform exists. But I’m only human and sometimes I need to vent. So, here is why I think WordPress is becoming unusable.
The Constant Changes
I think the biggest issue facing bloggers on WordPress right now are the constant and unnecessary changes. As I mentioned above, there has been a couple of changes recently. The biggest one is that the classic editor is now available to bloggers once more even without the plugin. And the design is what it used to be before the block editor was introduced.
Personally, that doesn’t effect me much because I always used the classic design and classic editor. However, it’s a big change for those that were used to the way things were. Not to mention, every time something changes we’re hit with another round of glitches. This can be so infuriating for bloggers. And not just infuriating, it makes it difficult for us to do the bare minimum because we’re busy trying to deal with the glitches.
The Lack Of Support
Talking of glitches, that actually brings me to my next point. When glitches do happen, it’s so hard to get proper help from the Happiness Engineers these days. Even with plans that have the chat option. Oftentimes (and this is just my experience) I end up talking to an HE who pretty much denies the glitch exists or gaslights me and makes me feel like I’m to blame for it.
Don’t get me wrong, I’ve gotten some great HE’s. But majority of them recently have been super unhelpful. I’ve had an issue that I just gave up on because I didn’t know what else to do.
The Greed
I understand that profits matter, that’s why platforms like this one are created. Sure they bring us together but for those that run it, profits are pretty important. And I don’t mind them charging for certain things. However, recently it feels like more and more things are becoming a paid feature. I remember when everyone had access to the chat support, when everyone could upload videos regardless of the plan they were on, where everyone had a decent amount of storage space.
What the higher ups don’t seem to understand is that most people that blog aren’t looking invest large amounts of money into it. Most people here blog as a hobby because they like to share content and/or socialise with others. Someone like that isn’t going to be paying you hundreds of dollars especially when your platform is glitchy and annoying.
Everything costing an arm and a leg on here is what’s making a lot of people switch to other platforms or quit blogging altogether. How are people supposed to blog when everything needs a paid plan.
Final Thoughts
In my opinion, slow but surely, WordPress is becoming unusable. The things I mentioned are just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to reasons why WordPress is becoming unusable. At a time when so many other platforms exist, instead of WordPress trying to get itself together and protect what is now no longer a popular form of content sharing, it has chosen to repeatedly shoot itself in the foot instead.
If you’ve been on WordPress for a while now, you will notice that the engagement, traffic and following is not what it used to be. And it just keeps getting worse. So many followers have literally just decided to abandon their blogs due to WP being so unstable.
I truly hope WP can do better because I love this platform and would hate to have to look for another one like it because I doubt a community like this one exists elsewhere on the internet.
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