Nick Hamze’s ‘Cool Kids’ Post Kicks Off Fresh Debate on WordPress’s Image Problem

<div>&NewLine;<p>After calling for &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;more weirdness” in WordPress theme design earlier this year&comma; Nick Hamze has again struck a nerve&comma; this time with a post unpacking WordPress’s image problem and why it has &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;lost the cool kids&period;” His critique&comma; Why WordPress Lost the Cool Kids &lpar;And How to Win Them Back&rpar;&comma; published on Monday&comma; has drawn strong agreement from across the community and sparked renewed calls for a…<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;therepository&period;email&sol;nick-hamzes-cool-kids-post-kicks-off-fresh-debate-on-wordpresss-image-problem" rel&equals;"nofollow">Source<&sol;a><&sol;p>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;

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