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		gjsman-1000 on Jan 13, 2025 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: WordPress Is in Trouble Let’s just rewrite the thing in Laravel, hook all the functions using RunKit7 (or a fork) to implement a plugin compatibility layer, and send the old codebase to the dumpster fire. WP Engine and other hosting agencies, it could be a matter of survival for you.

bdcravens on Jan 13, 2025 [–]

It's looking more and more like it's a matter of survival for the massive number of sites that run Wordpress but don't host with Wordpress.com.

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