WordPress now runs a quarter of the web

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Post by mustafauysal » Sun, Nov 08, 2015, 11:46 AM UTC

WordPress now runs a quarter of the web
w3techs.com

Re: WordPress now runs a quarter of the web

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Post by mamon » Sun, Nov 08, 2015, 12:56 PM UTC

That sounds scary considering the fact that Wordpress security flaws make it "remote system administration tool" first, and blog platform second.

Re: WordPress now runs a quarter of the web

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Post by mrfijal » Sun, Nov 08, 2015, 1:02 PM UTC

i kind of wonder how did we get to this point. technologically speaking it's a disaster - terrible slow and insecure language as a platform for bad practices and codr base. i guess the answer is that technical excellence.is absolutely secondary to other concerns, but it's a concerning view.

Re: WordPress now runs a quarter of the web

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Post by pinkunicorn » Sun, Nov 08, 2015, 1:04 PM UTC

Is this some kind of a pipe dream? WordPress runs a quarter of the web?

Re: WordPress now runs a quarter of the web

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Post by vatotemking » Sun, Nov 08, 2015, 1:06 PM UTC

mamon wrote: post #2

That sounds scary considering the fact that Wordpress security flaws make it "remote system administration tool" first, and blog platform second.

citation needed

Re: WordPress now runs a quarter of the web

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Post by Mithaldu » Sun, Nov 08, 2015, 1:08 PM UTC

A quarter of all websites includes a LOT of tiny websites nobody visits.

How many users/hits/bandwidth of the web does WP get?

Re: WordPress now runs a quarter of the web

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Post by Dachande663 » Sun, Nov 08, 2015, 1:09 PM UTC

WordPress is like the Kalashnikov of the web. You can use it for pretty much anything, run it anywhere, do god knows what to it and it'll still happy hum along (albeit behind a very big varnish cache).

A few of our clients have millions of pageviews running off of a couple t2.small instances and the single biggest factor for them is the UI and the security of knowing they're not tied into a bespoke platform.

Re: WordPress now runs a quarter of the web

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Post by jacquesm » Sun, Nov 08, 2015, 1:12 PM UTC

pinkunicorn wrote: post #4

Is this some kind of a pipe dream? WordPress runs a quarter of the web?

Unfortunately, no.

https://managewp.com/14-surprising-statistics-about-wordpres...

(2014)

Re: WordPress now runs a quarter of the web

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Post by ryanmac » Sun, Nov 08, 2015, 1:15 PM UTC

Mithaldu wrote: post #6

A quarter of all websites includes a LOT of tiny websites nobody visits. How many users/hits/bandwidth of the web does WP get?

This.

While impressive, the headline is misleading.

Re: WordPress now runs a quarter of the web

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Post by johansch » Sun, Nov 08, 2015, 1:16 PM UTC

vatotemking wrote: post #5

mamon wrote: post #2

That sounds scary considering the fact that Wordpress security flaws make it "remote system administration tool" first, and blog platform second.

citation needed

http://www.cvedetails.com/vulnerability-list/vendor_id-2337/...