WordPress In 2026

I don't know what's going on with WordPress. The themes are so ugly these days.

Of course, you may think my theme is ugly. I don't really care.

Then there's the WordPress backend, which at one time was perfect.

Why’d they have to go and mess it up?

I know—I’m echoing what’s probably been said a million times over. And yeah, I know I can install plugins and use the Classic Editor, Classic Widgets, or just bypass it all and install ClassicPress.

It just feels like it’s not blogging software for bloggers anymore. Almost any other platform would fit the bill better.

Whatever. There are options, you know?

Feel free to choose yours.