Comments on: WordPress Growth and Potential Death http://www.bloggingpro.com/archives/2009/02/18/wordpress-growth-and-potential-death/ News, plugins and themes for blogging applications Fri, 10 Feb 2012 01:07:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Susan http://www.bloggingpro.com/archives/2009/02/18/wordpress-growth-and-potential-death/#comment-217912 Susan Sat, 21 Feb 2009 06:40:13 +0000 http://www.bloggingpro.com/?p=2715#comment-217912 I've been seeing teams of plugin publishers forming to handle the amount of requests for support. In addition, most questions are moving to forums. While Wordpress.org and .com will slowly taper off some time in the future, I don't think it will sharply decline but maybe plateau for quite some time...unless they keep coming out with neat things like wordpress.tv. I’ve been seeing teams of plugin publishers forming to handle the amount of requests for support. In addition, most questions are moving to forums. While WordPress.org and .com will slowly taper off some time in the future, I don’t think it will sharply decline but maybe plateau for quite some time…unless they keep coming out with neat things like wordpress.tv.

]]> By: Andrew http://www.bloggingpro.com/archives/2009/02/18/wordpress-growth-and-potential-death/#comment-217874 Andrew Wed, 18 Feb 2009 23:57:24 +0000 http://www.bloggingpro.com/?p=2715#comment-217874 Part of the problem is that WordPress.org is adding features to cater for users that a few versions ago would have been much better suited to WordPress.com. While that isn't a bad thing, it does mean that when things go wrong explaining how to fix it can take many many times longer if it is possible at all. Part of the problem is that WordPress.org is adding features to cater for users that a few versions ago would have been much better suited to WordPress.com. While that isn’t a bad thing, it does mean that when things go wrong explaining how to fix it can take many many times longer if it is possible at all.

]]> By: Idealien http://www.bloggingpro.com/archives/2009/02/18/wordpress-growth-and-potential-death/#comment-217872 Idealien Wed, 18 Feb 2009 22:57:22 +0000 http://www.bloggingpro.com/?p=2715#comment-217872 How is it a bad thing when EVERY theme / plugin isn't celebrated as a substantial thing? The tools (and documentation on how to use them) are getting easier by the day. It is the commodification of what was once a niche industry. If you look at it from a sociological standpoint - Mazlow's hierarchy of needs perhaps - you'll see that people aren't fighting with basic level needs (hosting, configuration, publishing process) and can work on higher order concepts like writing great content such as you have done here. However, your logic about the time for support is only accurate IF a developer does not plan for success. If they answer support questions asked of them in an open fashion (forum, blog comments, posts, etc) it means that a high percentage of users who have trouble can find answers without having to bother the developer. How is it a bad thing when EVERY theme / plugin isn’t celebrated as a substantial thing? The tools (and documentation on how to use them) are getting easier by the day. It is the commodification of what was once a niche industry. If you look at it from a sociological standpoint – Mazlow’s hierarchy of needs perhaps – you’ll see that people aren’t fighting with basic level needs (hosting, configuration, publishing process) and can work on higher order concepts like writing great content such as you have done here.

However, your logic about the time for support is only accurate IF a developer does not plan for success. If they answer support questions asked of them in an open fashion (forum, blog comments, posts, etc) it means that a high percentage of users who have trouble can find answers without having to bother the developer.

]]> By: Todd http://www.bloggingpro.com/archives/2009/02/18/wordpress-growth-and-potential-death/#comment-217870 Todd Wed, 18 Feb 2009 21:55:07 +0000 http://www.bloggingpro.com/?p=2715#comment-217870 I understand where you're going, and I'm not sure you're wrong, but it seems like it's possible for the community to rise up and support each other with the most popular themes and plugins. Even going so far as continuing the development and upgrades. While the decline is not impossible, I'm not sure we'll a Roman-Empire end for Wordpress. At least I certainly hope not. I understand where you’re going, and I’m not sure you’re wrong, but it seems like it’s possible for the community to rise up and support each other with the most popular themes and plugins. Even going so far as continuing the development and upgrades. While the decline is not impossible, I’m not sure we’ll a Roman-Empire end for WordPress.

At least I certainly hope not.

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