If the developers of WordPress take the results of this survey seriously (50 respondents???), it explains a lot about why so many things wrong with WordPress never get fixed, and why so many useless geegaws are added (emojis, anyone?).

First, almost no one knew about this survey. Fifty people (mostly developers) out of tens of thousands of WordPress users responded? Really? Wow.

I wish they would ask for opinions from some "designers" rather than developers.

I'm not a developer – I'm a designer. I set up web sites for customers – and I've been doing this since about 2009 when I first discovered WordPress after years of struggling with Dreamweaver and other methods.

When the Customizer first appeared, I thought it was a waste – a dumb idea.

But as time has gone by, I've changed my mind, and now I love the Customizer. Just because a lot of developers don't like the Customizer does not mean a lot of other users also feel that way...many people I know use the Customizer same as I do...and love it.

My bottom line: The Customizer is easily the biggest and best improvement in WordPress since I started with WordPress. Please don't mess it up.