Title: Stable?
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# Stable?

 *  Resolved [orchard_lincs](https://wordpress.org/support/users/orchard_lincs/)
 * (@orchard_lincs)
 * [17 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/stable/)
 * I’ve only been working with WordPress for a few days, but looking at the huge
   variety of problems posted here coupled with a good number of my own, most unresolved,
   am I wrong in suspecting that WordPress is a bit of a dog’s dinner?
 * Does anyone actually get to use the thing for any length of time without problems?
 * So far, despite have installed two different versions on two different servers
   a total of seven times, I have yet to get it working more than five minutes without
   it falling over.
 * I’d be delighted if someone can give me some confidence – or should I just give
   up?

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 *  [mrkingid](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mrkingid/)
 * (@mrkingid)
 * [17 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/stable/#post-864215)
 * I have three sites up and running with no issues.
 * Start from scratch and follow the directions step by step.
 *  [MichaelH](https://wordpress.org/support/users/michaelh/)
 * (@michaelh)
 * [17 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/stable/#post-864217)
 * Sorry that you are having problems.
 * WordPress does work and is working in many locations as is detailed here:
    [http://codex.wordpress.org/User:Matt/Famous_Blogs](http://codex.wordpress.org/User:Matt/Famous_Blogs)
   [http://codex.wordpress.org/User:Matt/WordPress_as_CMS](http://codex.wordpress.org/User:Matt/WordPress_as_CMS)
 *  [moshu](https://wordpress.org/support/users/moshu/)
 * (@moshu)
 * [17 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/stable/#post-864218)
 * I am using it for over 4 years on many websites, different servers.
    I have installed
   it for many clients and they all work as expected.
 * The majority of “problems” posted here are user ignorance and not willing to 
   learn or read the Docs.
 *  Thread Starter [orchard_lincs](https://wordpress.org/support/users/orchard_lincs/)
 * (@orchard_lincs)
 * [17 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/stable/#post-864219)
 * I have followed the directions and also used fantastico to install it. It just
   keeps falling over!
 *  Thread Starter [orchard_lincs](https://wordpress.org/support/users/orchard_lincs/)
 * (@orchard_lincs)
 * [17 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/stable/#post-864223)
 * I go to the page write post. I start to write a post. All seems fine for a few
   minutes and then the front page appears to the right of the editor and the whole
   thing freezes up. Where am I going wrong?
 *  [MichaelH](https://wordpress.org/support/users/michaelh/)
 * (@michaelh)
 * [17 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/stable/#post-864229)
 * Please see [http://wordpress.org/support/topic/205671](http://wordpress.org/support/topic/205671)
   for continued discussion about the Write->Post problem.
 *  [thisisedie](https://wordpress.org/support/users/thisisedie/)
 * (@thisisedie)
 * [17 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/stable/#post-864285)
 * [@orchard_lincs](https://wordpress.org/support/users/orchard_lincs/)
 * I’ve used WP for many years on several different platforms with several different
   hosts. I’ve experienced many of the common problems people come to these forums
   about and guess who’s fault they were? MINE. _Now_ I have no problems whatsoever
   with installation or use because I’ve learned what I’m doing. User error is the
   fault of pretty damn near ALL the issues in these forums and that fault lies 
   simply in that the user is inexperienced with WP and often web design, HTML, 
   PHP, CSS, etc in general.
 *  Thread Starter [orchard_lincs](https://wordpress.org/support/users/orchard_lincs/)
 * (@orchard_lincs)
 * [17 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/stable/#post-864472)
 * The point is that decent software doesn’t require “many years” of experience.
   It’s user-friendly, intuitive and designed to be used by ordinary people.
 * If you make a television you don’t deliver a pile of components and tell the 
   user to start winding coils. He just gets it out the box, switches on and watches
   it.
 * This is not software, it is a design tool for developers and to suggest you can
   have a blog “up and running in 5 minutes” is complete garbage.

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 * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
 * 8 replies
 * 5 participants
 * Last reply from: [orchard_lincs](https://wordpress.org/support/users/orchard_lincs/)
 * Last activity: [17 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/stable/#post-864472)
 * Status: resolved

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