Daniel

Jan Dembowski (@jdembowski),

“If you do not want to update to the next version of WordPress then don’t.”

Then you continue to say, it’s unwise not to update, and if we don’t update we risk getting hacked. Well there’s not much of choice then is there? In fact, it’s very much a catch-22 situation. Eat whatever WordPress shoves down your throat or suffer the consequences. Great. Very helpful.

I think what tomeksok (@tomeksok) meant by “… all these ridiculous updates!” (and I could be wrong) is all the unnecessary features that come with some of these updates. Like the addition of a TikTok block in 5.4 for example. Really? Was that a high priority? Did that fix a security issue? Who asked for that? Are middle school children making the decisions at WordPress now?

Maybe I’m just an old Millennial, but I personally have no use for such things and neither does my clientele. Seems like unwanted bloat to me. And where does it end? Where’s the Netflix block, the iHeartRadio block, heck lets toss in a PornHub block while we’re at it. I’m sure that will get some use. Are we going to have a block for every single platform across the internet? The removal of the CollegeHumor block proves my point. These things are not necessary or useful to the vast majority of WordPress site developers and they are definitely not a priority

*Drinks coffee*

But that seems to be the pickle WordPress has gotten itself into. Before, it only needed to cater to the needs of developers. The developers then catered to the needs of their respective clients. In the end creating a CMS tailored just for them. Boom! We’re all in business, everyone’s happy. It was truly a beautiful thing.

Now however, WordPress seems to be trying to cater to both. Where you as the developer clearly haven’t a clue what your client’s needs are anymore. In-fact your client doesn’t know their own needs either. Only the all knowing WordPress can tell you what both you need! And that’s Gutenberg, and blocks, and so many damn updates it’ll make your head spin and Windows OS envious! And we need to keep you distracted from getting anything done so it’s gonna be CollegeHumor today and TikTok tomorrow but don’t get too use to any of that cause that all change…. In the next update.

Now don’t get me wrong here. There have been updates with very useful features. Recently, that list has been short however. I think some of us just feel left in the dust here and are running out of options. With every update that comes along I have to ask myself “Is this the update that puts the final nail in the coffin for me?”. It’s down right terrifying!

Thanks Ed. Yes I have Pro and the shortcode gets the job done but this is good to know also.

YESSS! That works! You just saved my sanity! And just in time too as I was about to give up and seek an alternative plugin. I had a feeling I was missing something. Go figure it was a little shortcode. The one thing I never thought of or tried.
So for anyone keeping score that’s 5,000 points for Dom – TEC support: 0

Well, at least someone else out there feels my pain lol. Exactly why I need this to work also.
I am completely baffled by this. Haven’t heard anything from TEC either. At his point I don’t even care if they only respond with a “hello” I just want a response. Some sort of explanation. Anything!?