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Unless you have been in a sugar coma for the past 15+ years, .. you’ve heard of Wordpress. It seems it’s a buzzword for all people using the internet. But do you really know what it is, how it’s built and what the best way to use it is? Let us explain by first reminiscing a little…. Back in 2003, just as Arnold was taking office as Governor of California, 2 smart guys by the name of Matt and Mike (M&M!!) released the Wordpress framework as a blog management solution. Back then, people were not only losing themselves for Eminem's hit song, but also for a decent content management system, and an easy way to manage their blogs and sites. So when Wordpress came out offering an open-source (meaning everyone knew what ingredients were used to make it) solution, people gobbled it up more than the South Beach Diet & Atkins combined! What was there not to like-- It was relatively easy to use, economical, and you could build a “Blog” website in a matter of hours. Communities of young & older geeks started exploding on the internet, creating plugins, and themes for Wordpress. And like a stacked-tier cake, each individual added their personal touch and flavours to the system… until … the cake started looking a bit eclectic, lopsided, and over decorated. It was showing some serious cracks and shortcomings... Let’s take a bite into some of them…