On 2024-07-31 13:10, Ryan Petris via PLUG-discuss wrote: > I can't find anything about this, however I will say that _the_ reason > why Wordpress is as ubiquitous as it has been is because: > > * It's easy to use, but possibly more importantly... > > * The backend is entirely written in PHP > > Specifically #2 has allowed it to proliferate on cheap shared hosting > sites that still today mostly only allow PHP. If you want to run > NodeJS, Ruby, or other backends, you're generally limited to more > expensive hosts for that such as Heroku or just running it yourself on > a VPS. But those options are never going to be as easy as clicking > "Install Wordpress" on a cPanel host that costs $2/month. > > _If_ wordpress does migrate away from PHP, I'd imagine someone or a > group of people will come along to fork the last pure PHP version and > "the community" will largely continue on with that fork, rather than > "upgrading" to the non-PHP version. > > On Wed, Jul 31, 2024, at 12:59 PM, Snyder, Alexander J via > PLUG-discuss wrote: > >> I recall hearing about this a few months back, although I'm not >> certain if when. >> >> I, personally, don't like JS -- and I am frustrated how more and >> more of Web 3.0 or whatever version they say were on now is wholly >> dependent on JS. >> >> I think XKCD nailed it on the head, as they most often do ... >> https://xkcd.com/2347/ >> >> -- >> Had not thought of a fork.... nice idea. As for JS I assume that mean most of the processing has to be done in the browser which means everything needs to travel from the server to the browser? Am I right on this? If I am that does not sound good. Keith >> Thanks, >> >> Alexander >> >> Sent from my Google Pixel 7 Pro >> >> On Wed, Jul 31, 2024, 08:31 Keith Smith via PLUG-discuss >> wrote: >> >>> Hi, >>> >>> I read that WordPress is on a 10 year plan to move away from PHP >>> and >>> >>> become all JavaScript. >>> >>> Anyone aware of this? >>> >>> Keith >>> >>> --------------------------------------------------- >>> >>> PLUG-discuss mailing list: PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >>> >>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>> >>> https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >> >> --------------------------------------------------- >> >> PLUG-discuss mailing list: PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >> >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> >> https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list: PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list: PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss