Comments on: Choosing the best blog software – WordPress is winning

By: Jeremy Gilbert

Jeremy Gilbert — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 04:33:50 +0000

One of the essentials in blogging is the blogging software. The success of blogs is actually greatly influenced by the type of software that is used by the blogger. Today, there are a number of blogging software that offers different features and services. If you are just new in the world of blogging, choosing the best software to use might be a little taxing, most especially if you are clueless about any of these at all.

By: Misbah Mumtaz

Misbah Mumtaz — Sun, 10 Apr 2011 07:29:12 +0000

what a nice post.

Thanks
Misbah Mumtaz

By: w3resource

w3resource — Thu, 17 Feb 2011 13:31:49 +0000

WordPress is indeed a great blogging platform But if you like to control things in your own way, I suggest go for a Custom Content Management System.

By: Yaro

Yaro — Mon, 07 Feb 2011 08:38:43 +0000

I’ve not used Joomla myself, but my friends rave about it. It’s overkill for just a blog though.

By: gazzali

gazzali — Sun, 06 Feb 2011 01:21:24 +0000

Yea, wordpress is a good platform to work with especially when you’re blogging. You can get clean html templates too . I love wordpress.

By: Sebastian @ Dinosaur Games

Sebastian @ Dinosaur Games — Sat, 05 Feb 2011 17:55:54 +0000

Hey Yaro,
you seem to have a a good feeling when it comes to such stuff. Nowadays everyone is using wordpress, but I bet back in 2005 when you wrote the article (god, I was so young back then!) not many people were using it and it was a lot less popular probably.
What do you think about joomla compared to wordpress in today’s versions?

Sebastian

By: Rolando Wignall

Rolando Wignall — Tue, 25 Jan 2011 14:11:30 +0000

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By: Asko

Asko — Sat, 03 Jul 2010 19:18:04 +0000

Go with the WordPress. WordPress also has a “pretty url” option in settings, so the SEO will be the same, if not better thanks to valid (x)html that wordpress uses. And for the sake of your sanity, i really suggest you do stop using this crap artist and move on to wordpress

By: Francesco

Francesco — Fri, 28 May 2010 12:15:28 +0000

WordPress.org ROCKS!
It’s amazing jow a post that you worte in 2005 can still generate value, isn’it?

Francesco

By: im eye

im eye — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 05:33:51 +0000

Hi yaro….

hey..i have been using the multiuser version of wordpress….its like….so easy…like to teach a boy..to fix it up…not big issues…like one click and all the coding is changed in cms..to provide that service….it so cool.

By: Robert 'BK' Kelsey

Robert 'BK' Kelsey — Sun, 11 Apr 2010 16:14:20 +0000

I have been using WordPress for years and currently run about a dozen blogs. Some have become too large to suit my hosting and I have to move them to a new account. This is where WordPress seems to fail.

Large databases will not export, using the standards “Tools”, “Export” function. In PHPmyAdmin, it also fails at exporting when the database is large … or at least this is my experience.

I have successfully exported several smaller blogs, but large ones, just don’t work. I have scoured their support forum but have yet to find an answer, or be provided with a solution … nothing seems to work, even the support recommended procedures.

I can’t even get a backup of the larger sites.

I’m in a position now of having the past five years of work lost, and starting all over, because I can’t export, backup or move my WordPress blogs.

So, here is a question … how is Movable Type for backing up and reinstalling … moving … to another server?

Anyone have other ideas for this type of situation? I very anxious to get past this WordPress export dilemma.

–Robert

By: Ron

Ron — Sat, 27 Mar 2010 13:38:43 +0000

Hi Yaro. I’m with you and are where you where when this post was first written in 2005. Well I suppose age being the big difference I love WordPress and wish to be half a successful as yourself some day. Great reading as always.

By: Swapnil

Swapnil — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 20:35:59 +0000

Hey Yaro! this is a really brilliant post! I am currently using WordPress. However, I need something better to suit my blog theme, any suggestions?

By: Michael Erik

Michael Erik — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 08:47:02 +0000

I have been using WordPress for 2 years now and it seems to work well. I am frustrated at times with the quirks after upgrading the software and when reactivating plugins that may not any longer work correctly or mess something else go haywire. But this is few and far between.

By: Business1directory

Business1directory — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 13:07:11 +0000

I must say when I first typed the words in to Google what is the best blog software and hit enter I was amazed to see how many blogging sites were out there on the internet. That was three years ago. I have about three blogs and I am about to start a new one blog it will all about information on directories submission listing tips and much more! Has anybody got any suggestions on blogging software. At the moment I use over blog it is French site and I must say it is very good. So I would love to hear from you with your comments.

By: Michael D'Abruzzo

Michael D'Abruzzo — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 14:05:24 +0000

I have also been looking at wordpress. I have been using vbulletin’s blog software which is good for offering a blog for the website’s community – but I have been looking for something with more flexibilty that integrates better with my base web site ( http://www.selfhelpdogtraining.com ).

Thanks for the post!

By: SEO

SEO — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 08:48:34 +0000

I have looked into the multi-user version of wordpress but have found it difficult to configure, especially working with themes and smarty is a pain. I have also tried the Multiply hack and tweaked it a bit but it has its constraints. I faced problems while working with user permissions.

By: Maqbool Ahmad

Maqbool Ahmad — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 06:28:00 +0000

I am also a WordPress user and I am in love with my blogging tool. It was good when I was a beginner and it’s even better now that I know how to write plugins and customize themes. My first blog was created with Blogger and I was able to migrate all of my old posts and comments into my new WordPress blog.

By: Mets

Mets — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:40:04 +0000

I agree with u
For me as a beginner, wordpress is the best
First can be used offline (without internet connection) by using a local server computer that is often called localhost, so i can try anything i want,WP has easy posting management regulated .
There are many themes and plugins for free, although some were paid.
I Can change according to his own theme of our desire,m ake a backup of data very easily and supports multiple languages.
It’s easy to find and install plugin or theme directly through dashboard so no need to go through FTP anymore, easy to optimize that can quickly indexed by search engines,Plugins available for free to support the process of optimization (SEO)
I can insert multimedia such as videos, pictures, etc easily.

Regards,

Mets

By: Volksphone

Volksphone — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 17:20:01 +0000

Yes, wordpress is the best. The many amount of plugins and flexibility wins. It is the best content management system.

Cheers,
Volksphone!

By: Gazzali

Gazzali — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 22:50:39 +0000

Hi Yaro

I have build my site based on your recommendation for wordpress 2.6.4 . Is there a security threat to it? Do I have to upgrade it to the latest version 2.8.4? If so is there any way you can help do this through your video?

By: Kelly

Kelly — Sun, 09 Aug 2009 23:52:14 +0000

The problem I found with WordPress after a couple years or more, is that with the almost continual updates, if you aren’t very computer literate, you will more than likely have the blog crash, or at least have enough of it stop working so that it has to be completely redone.

This is in no way a problem if a person is computer literate, but for a hobby blog, such as the one’s I had, the updates can be a problem even with the automatic upgrade system.

I did find it quite easy to use and might use it again, but with the upgrades and the effects on the plugins and things that can happen, I don’t know that it is worth it for the novice.

Right now I am so discouraged, I might not even put up a new blog.

By: Tony

Tony — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 22:16:07 +0000

Joomla is another alternative but for that special touch, yes you can w3c schools learn css, php and bounce your head off a wall as you need it today and just cant get to grips with it instantly, but I would suggest artisteer. It’s a great template designer, works for WP and joomla et al and allows you to flex your creative muscle… Hope this helps. Oh, and you can try it for free.

By: 株購入初心者

株購入初心者 — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 15:19:21 +0000

There is no big advantage in using whatever blog format you want to use. I like WP just because its easy to use and easily customize.

By: Steve

Steve — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 01:22:04 +0000

I suppose you’ve already changed over to WP long time ago now. WP is definately the best. No one over, no one beside.

By: Pixie

Pixie — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 11:57:18 +0000

How often are upgrades required?

By: FeliciaHottie

FeliciaHottie — Sun, 31 May 2009 17:28:10 +0000

Nice post. To answer your last question - yes you can move to WP without any hesitation. At spunkjunks we also use WP and it is fantastic. Specially because of the many plugins available to WP.

By: Musclebeach

Musclebeach — Sat, 23 May 2009 17:12:18 +0000

Hey nice post, I have been thinking I am going to change my site to wordpress as it started as just a hobby but has since evolved into a blog style site anyway I will install wordpress tomorrow and start working on a template for it.
I am finding it hard to change it though as it was all hand coded by myself and took a little learning to get it to look the way I wanted. I feel as if it was apart of me lol.
Well in the interest of evolving the site I guess its a must.
http://www.terryscarr.com

By: Mark (Isle of Wight, UK)

Mark (Isle of Wight, UK) — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 23:17:34 +0000

Yaro,

It’s nearly 4 years ago since you wrote this article, and I am just at the point where I am feeling new to all this, but am really glad I have chosen WordPress as my tool of choice.

I don’t think I saw WordPress 4 years ago, maybe about 2 years ago for the first time, but it’s only recently I’ve started using it properly myself and for others. The latest version (2.7.1) is fantastic and with version 2.8 just around the corner it looks like things can only get better for WordPress.

Just the fact that it’s still here and going from strength to strength is a great testimony in itself, and I am even trying to build my whole business around WordPress as I love it soo much.

By: Wilson

Wilson — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 04:21:28 +0000

I have realized the need to retool and realize the utility of blogging. I have basic html understanding and my yahoo template website is not doing me justice. I want to use wordpress or moveable type to set up my blog and pray that one of you – brethren and sistren – will reach out to a newbie, help me feel welcome, and help me move toward seting up my blog. I’ve never tried this online outreach thing and hope ie will be memorable, productive and worth recommending to the next person. Each one teach one. TEACH ME!!! Thanks in advance.