I keep reading here comments how Wordpress "just works", and I wonder if did something wrong over the years because every single WP (.org) instance I worked on inevitable became slow, and also error ridden after some core plugin inevitably stops being maintained.
Yes those can be a challenge with WP but "it works" because users of WP have no clue what JamStack or HeadLess CMS is and they just want to create a Page/Post with an editor that doesn't require running an "npm run" or stuff like that. The "just works" part is the ease and convenience that a user has with WordPress which frankly even after all these years, no CMS comes close to it.
I say this everytime a "but but WP is shit" post comes up, there is no better CMS for users that WP even in 2021 which is easy to setup, has a huge ecosystem and community, simple hosting options and many plugins that can enable a new functionality in no time. The tradeoffs it brings is much lower than the benefits.
I guess "it works" frqeuently means "if it doesn't work (any more), I can simply google the error", which again translates to "there is a huge community".
