The only truth about Wordpress being so successful is its theme availability. Envato can for sure be responsible partially for its success.
It's not that Wordpress is good, or great or that much extensible. One could easily look for ExpressionEngine or Craft, if that would be the case.
But if you want a 1-click install, plus slap a 50$ theme on it, and your stuff to look pretty good, Wordpress is a viable solution.
However, if you want to customise stuff yourself, things become really dreadful very quickly. Anyone saying otherwise, hasn't done so.
All the other stuff, about any of its "goodness" as addressed here in the article, is basically the author doesn't knowing any better, what a real CMS is supposed to do.
It's not that Wordpress is good, or great or that much extensible. One could easily look for ExpressionEngine or Craft, if that would be the case.
But if you want a 1-click install, plus slap a 50$ theme on it, and your stuff to look pretty good, Wordpress is a viable solution.
However, if you want to customise stuff yourself, things become really dreadful very quickly. Anyone saying otherwise, hasn't done so.
All the other stuff, about any of its "goodness" as addressed here in the article, is basically the author doesn't knowing any better, what a real CMS is supposed to do.