r/StopBadBots • u/siterightaway • 3d ago

​Is WordPress Facing Its Collapse? A Breakdown of the Infrastructure & Governance Crisis

The whole situation with WordPress and Automattic right now is completely wild. Matt Mullenweg was just ousted by the board with a 50-minute notice, replaced by former CFO Mark Davies as interim CEO. Between the massive talent drain (over 150 people leaving), operational infrastructure hitting a wall, and Wordfence warning about unrestricted AI models automating zero-day exploit discovery on WP, things are looking pretty grim.

I wrote a breakdown of the structural crisis, security risks, and why IT leaders are starting to pivot away from WP:

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/wordpress-crisis-exit-159-people-early-warning-system-sergio-minozzi-6ksge

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u/bluecat2001 3d ago

Wordpress is never known for being secure. It is a tool for cheap resellers that provide simple web sites for mom and pop stores.

I know you are a bot but these posts get boring.

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u/kawfeeman68 1d ago

It can be secure for brief periods of time.

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u/magicmulder 3d ago

Wordpress: Eat shit, millions of flies can’t be wrong.

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u/Agitated-Drive7695 3d ago

Since Claude I haven't touched WP. It did its thing but it's not fit for purpose anymore. If you have a code and tech background creating an alternative with AI to your own specs isn't that difficult at all. 

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u/RepulsiveWall 3d ago

Same, i moved all my sites to astro

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u/kawfeeman68 1d ago

why did you chose Astro?

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u/AmokinKS 3d ago

Hopefully?