Almost every Website has it these days, and I think not only is it boring, but it can be a security risk, i.e. one has to watch for updates for slider plugins all of the time. Here is a blog article of how it can be a security risk:
http://blog.sucuri.net/2014/09/slider-revolution-plugin-critical-vulnerability-being-exploited.html
One thing I have about WordPress too. Some of the themes are so similar, they look a dime a dozen. AND they all come with sliders, almost in the exact same spots as well.
For me nothing can beat an HTML5 Website that has been cleanly coded (like Chris - DJB can do them too). They are solid, secure and work for the long haul. They don't have to be nursed for security risks and all of the modern WordPress vulnerabilities one finds on a day to day basis.
Unless the slides are necessary to show different products that are on sale. Or if it is a news site, and a slider is what is needed. But just to have a slider for the sake of making a site look pretty, or interesting doesn't work for me.
http://blog.sucuri.net/2014/09/slider-revolution-plugin-critical-vulnerability-being-exploited.html
One thing I have about WordPress too. Some of the themes are so similar, they look a dime a dozen. AND they all come with sliders, almost in the exact same spots as well.
For me nothing can beat an HTML5 Website that has been cleanly coded (like Chris - DJB can do them too). They are solid, secure and work for the long haul. They don't have to be nursed for security risks and all of the modern WordPress vulnerabilities one finds on a day to day basis.
Unless the slides are necessary to show different products that are on sale. Or if it is a news site, and a slider is what is needed. But just to have a slider for the sake of making a site look pretty, or interesting doesn't work for me.