[SpookyZalost]

@darth, I've had a WordPress blog before... Honestly I like my home grown solution better but I understand not everyone can edit html when they want to post an update. As far as alternatives, I think federated, decentralized options are eventually going to be the norm. You see with the way corps are cracking down on content and freedom of apeech, decentralized alternatives make it that much more difficult to take something down, while also providing the customizable interfaces we've come to love.

I also understand why WordPress is so popular, it's easy to deploy and modify how you want it, and there's tons of designers familiar with it so companies can go for the lowest bid.