Wordpress, I Am So Disappointed
Dear Wordpress,
I stumbled upon an article talking about the things new in your newest version while playing around the dashboard and there are some of the new features that people are adding to you which I think is completely useless.
Take tumble posting for example. There’s a reason why sites such as tumblr are out there Wordpress! You don’t need to stuff every single thing possible inside you Wordpress! I might just wake up one day and see you offering free email services and image hosting to all my visitors!
You also added an integrated theme previewing. I don’t need to revise my codes and click a screenshot you provide to see my site through a Lightbox-like overlay! That’s why there’s a button saying “View Site” on your header!
There’s also the post versioning thingy. Who needs that? I’m not coding a software here, I’m just talking.
That would be all. 
Thanks,
Your user so ever disappointed in you
PS: There are many other CMSs out there that I have tested and am comfortable using. Textpattern, ExpressionEngine and Chyrp are topping the list Wordpress, topping it. And don’t make me mention those that follow…
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on July 3rd, 2008 at 8:47 pm
I’m sorry you’re not “into” Wordpress. Wordpress isn’t bloated like some people say. People are so quick to knock it. While those features do seem useless to you, they may be useful for the majority. You don’t have to use them and maybe there will be plugins available to disable them.
I used ExpressionEngine briefly years ago, I don’t know what it is like now but back then I wasn’t too into it. I suppose you got to use what you’re comfortable using.
on July 4th, 2008 at 5:17 am
I LOVE tumblogs. I want to switch to one myself, but I’m not sure it you can switch the A-record thing (http://www.tumblr.com/help/custom_domains) with subdomains. Anyone know if you can?
As for WP 2.6, I like the ability to switch the config file, and rename the wp-content directory.
on July 4th, 2008 at 5:18 am
You know I haven’t had my coffee today when I don’t notice that on the bottom of the page it says, “We also fully support custom domains with a sub-domain other than “www”. So you can use a domain like “blog.mywebsite.com” if you’d like.”
on July 4th, 2008 at 7:17 am
Hmm… Well, some of the features sounds cool to me, even though it doesn’t to you. Not the tumble or theme previewing, though.
on July 4th, 2008 at 7:25 am
A lot of the new features seem awesome to me! I can’t wait for the Theme Preview. Recently, I have been using a couple plugins to review and edit my new themes. Having WordPress already enabling a previewer would mean that I wouldn’t have to go through the trouble to get plugins.
I wish you hadn’t of written this. If the makers are WordPress really do read this, then they could decide that their new features are idiotic, meaning users will miss out on a new and improved WordPress.
on July 4th, 2008 at 9:46 am
Scratch the WordPress. I’m on Tumblr now.
on July 4th, 2008 at 1:07 pm
Say what? Are you on crack? Wordpress is bloated, that much is true. Take a look at the dashboard and all the useless information they use to clog it up with. Imagine if Firefox came with StumbleUpon, Snap Links, Greasemonkey, Gmail Notifier, Google Watcher, FoxyTunes, Forecastfox, Taboo, Shareholic and a plethora of other extensions by default. The beauty of Wordpress back in the day was that it was simple and if you needed to extend it then you could.
I personally think it’s sad that they chose to go this route, but at least there are alternatives (that aren’t Textpattern!) available to those of us who understand and are sick of it.
on July 6th, 2008 at 9:21 pm
But yes, for just simple blogging, it is way too much.
on July 6th, 2008 at 10:32 pm
WordPress failed me. Too many things are in it now. I wish they could let us choose how we want our admin to look like, then we won’t complain… that much
Oh and btw, it’s not a bob
I sported the bob last year so I need a change once in a while 
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