[ianlevesque]

Yes, never self host Wordpress if you value your sanity. Even if it’s not the first hour it will eventually happen when you forget a patch.

[sunaookami]

Hosting WordPress myself for 13 years now and have no problem :) Just follow standard security practices and don't install gazillion plugins.

[carlosjobim]

There's a lot of essential functionality missing from WordPress, meaning you have to install plugins. Depending on what you need to do.

But it's such a bad platform that there really isn't any reason for anybody to use WordPress for anything. No matter your use case, there will be a better alternative to WordPress.

[ozim]

I have better things to do with my time so I happily pay someone else to host it for me.

[arcfour]

Never use that junk if you value your sanity, I think you mean.

[UltraSane]

I once worked for a US state government agency and my coworker was the main admin of our WordPress based portal and it was crazy how much work it was to keep working.

[ufmace]

Ditto to self-hosting wordpress works fine with standard hosting practices and not installing a bazillion random plugins.