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On Sunday 26 Mar 2017 09:28:32 Peter Humphrey wrote: |
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> I notice that no-one has mentioned WordPress. I had a look at it, but was |
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> scared off by the Gentoo devs' waving around of garlic and crosses. |
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Drupal 8, which is the current version under active development, requires |
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updating the core installation once every couple of months on average. You |
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may need to also update the odd drupal module every couple of weeks. |
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Wordpress core also requires updating every 2-3 months, but Wordpress modules |
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require updating on a weekly basis. |
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Of course the above is a generalisation and 'your mileage may differ' |
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depending on the amount of modules you install to provide the desired |
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functionality on your website. In my experience Wordpress has a higher |
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workload to keep going without getting hacked. The Gentoo devs are waving |
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around garlic and crosses for good reasons. Wordpress has a bad reputation |
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for being easily hacked, but this may also be because a lot of Wordpress users |
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install and forget with the inevitable dire consequences. |
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In either case it is best you register with necessary mailing lists to receive |
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security announcements and run immediate updates, or apply workarounds, when a |
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vulnerability is revealed. With script kiddies and state actors at it, it |
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doesn't take long before you lose control of your installation these days. |
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However, for websites which are to be maintained by non-technical users I |
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would recommend one of many ready made solutions provided by web hosting ISPs |
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like https://www.weebly.com. |
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Regards, |
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Mick |
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