In reply to Robert.

How far can you get without plugins? Plugins add function to WordPress but they also make it less reliable. A general purpose CMS is something a general user could turn into any kind of content. At least that is how I see it. I like WP. I test out a lot of plugins when I get an idea I'd like to run on my sites. I spend more time trying to get WordPress to work with plugins than I do just using other software in the first place. I'm not building brochure sites. I've been using less images on WordPress and running them with other software, outside of WordPress.

I did not post to slam WP. I just think the software is getting more complicated and becoming limited to web developers rather than ordinary users. Possibly this is intentional. For me it's not working so well. I need time to create my art, promote my art and write and do all the other things I need to do. I don't make money from my sites - I spend money on them and time on maintaining them. I'd like to limit that so having a site is sustainable for me. Hiring a web developer to help me figure out WordPress's latest features is not sustainable for me. At some point the ordinary user is going to find Blogger, or something else, a better, sustainable solution.