kscearce Posted May 9, 2005 Share Posted May 9, 2005 Ok, I'm trying to figure out what sort of BLOG software I should get for a friend's website that I'm getting ready to build. She'll be hosting with TCH ( I told her ) and I want to make sure that I install a BLOG software that is good quality, limited on problems, gives me updated bug fixes to eliminate SPAM assaults and in general provides both of us with good quality, low maintenance, inexpensive BLOG software. Does anyone have suggestions? Is there specific BLOG software that TCH recommends for use on their servers to make my choice easier?? If TCH doesn't have a recommendation, can someone recommend a BLOG software that even a dummy could install and maintain? Thanks! Monica Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TCH-Thomas Posted May 9, 2005 Share Posted May 9, 2005 I don´t know if TCH have anyone to recommend and I have only tried Wordpress myself and it´s really easy to set up. They call their setup something like the famous 5-minutes setup and I agree, it didn´t take longer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TCH-Bruce Posted May 9, 2005 Share Posted May 9, 2005 I've used Blogger and posted it to my TCH account, migrated to Movable Type and it wasn't bad (version 2.661) but prone to spam attacks. The latest version has been patched to help combat spam attacks I believe. Now I use Wordpress with the Spam Karma plugin and couldn't be happier. But which blogging software you choose is your choice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abinidi Posted May 9, 2005 Share Posted May 9, 2005 I'm happy enough wtih Blogger.com. I created a subdomain with a matching FTP account. That way FTP access was restricted to my blogger subdomain. It works great, and you don't have to install/maintain any extra software. If blogger is sufficient, then this is a really easy way to go. Good luck. Let us know what you decide. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Serpentine Posted May 10, 2005 Share Posted May 10, 2005 (edited) Thanks for posting this. I completely forgot about my blog and you reminded me to update it. By the way, I agree with Thomas and Bruce about Wordpress. I have tried a couple of them and find it easiest on an old man like me. Ultimately, the couice is yours. Why not download a couple of tham and give it a go playing around with them? Then you can make up your mind. Edited May 10, 2005 by Serpentine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TCH-Tim Posted May 11, 2005 Share Posted May 11, 2005 I started with LiveJournal which is junk. Then I switched to Blogger which isn't junk, but it's not very powerful and was often down, making updates difficult. Then I switched to Moveable Type which I found very easy to install, customize and use. Although I wasn't unhappy with MT I switched to WordPress just for kicks, and I definitely like it better. Setup is easier (seriously less than five minutes for the basic install, but customizing can be a lifelong process), lots of good plugins, it's dynamic which means updates and changes are faster (I know MT has a dynamic option, but setup is not as easy), it's all free, and it uses PHP which is a little easier for me to screw with than MT's Perl. If you get into trouble with whatever choice you make, there's a boatload of knowledge available in the forums here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j2k4b Posted May 11, 2005 Share Posted May 11, 2005 I use Wordpress. A very easy setup and ease of use. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jwbowden Posted May 11, 2005 Share Posted May 11, 2005 Hosted blogs might be the way to go for your friend. In addition to Blogger there is also MovableType's Typepad I'm sure there are several others but right at the moment they escape me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kscearce Posted May 12, 2005 Author Share Posted May 12, 2005 Everyone, thank you so much for the great replies. At least I've got a direction to follow as opposed to stumbling about blind as a bat in daylight. Monica Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tie_fightertk069 Posted May 12, 2005 Share Posted May 12, 2005 I'll chime in and recommened Word Press as well... Their latest release, 1.5.1 is killer, and it's very easy to manipulate and make your own. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
betsyrc Posted October 16, 2005 Share Posted October 16, 2005 I am about to start a blog. Total blog newbie! It will be of local (Santa Barbara, CA) interest, probably mostly political issues that affect the city and area. I have chosen a name (but haven't registered it yet.) And am now thinking about blogging software. This month's MacWorld discussed several and I was about to choose MT until I read the raves here about Word Press. I have several questions: 1) I do want there to be comments and discussion - does WP allow this? 2) I may have it on several topics --- starting, first, with election issues and then after the election is over in Nov., other issues --- can I have several blogs on my one web site? (MacWorld article said that I'd have to download the software each time,b ut maybe I didn't understand 3) I will have photos on the blog and am somewhat familiar with Dreamweaver - is WP good for photos and would I use DW? ...Initially, I had thought on using MT - and went to their site, saw their reccommended hosting companies, but because I have my pelican site (pelicanlife.org) hosted by TCH --- and TCH was absolutely great about helping me set it up, I definitely will choose TCH for my blog. (I should note, too, that I wrote the help desk this morning re blogs and got an amazingly prompt response back from Abdul Hakeem, pointing me to these forums and saying, yes, TCH did host blogs. ...I would post a hand-clapping icon here but dragging it brought only the code, not the picture.) Any - all guidance most gratefully welcomed! excitedly (about entering the world of blogs) <g> Betsy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TCH-Bruce Posted October 16, 2005 Share Posted October 16, 2005 1) I do want there to be comments and discussion - does WP allow this?Yes, you can have comments. 2) I may have it on several topics --- starting, first, with election issues and then after the election is over in Nov., other issues --- can I have several blogs on my one web site? You can install multiple copies of WP each in their own subfolder. You can also have categories within the blog itself. 3) I will have photos on the blog and am somewhat familiar with Dreamweaver - is WP good for photos and would I use DW? You can upload photos with WP. There are also plugins that you can install that will work as a gallery with WP. Haven't done that but have uploaded photos to my WP blog. The best thing to do is install it and play with it. If it's not what you want you have only wasted a little bit of time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
betsyrc Posted October 16, 2005 Share Posted October 16, 2005 The best thing to do is install it and play with it. If it's not what you want you have only wasted a little bit of time. Sounds good. Thank you! I have registered the name and signed up with TCH for hosting - and am waiting for the site to become active so that I can get the blog going. Betsy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abinidi Posted October 17, 2005 Share Posted October 17, 2005 As for using photos on your blog, here is a WordPress blog by a fellow TCH family membor, Trevor Riehl: http://riehl.ca/ Look at how he has created a photo blog using WordPress. So, this is a great example of how WordPress allows you to do pictures, if you want. You'll probably have to find a theme that is specifically designed to do a photo blog, like Trevor's, if that is what you want to do, because the basic WordPress theme probably won't do what you want. But just because it isn't in the basic WP theme, doesn't mean you can't do it! If you want to see what other WordPress users are doing out there, you might try googling the phrase (with quotes): "powered by wordpress" Since lots of WordPress users leave this phrase on their blogs, searching for this phrase will direct you to a bunch of WordPress blogs. If you find something that you like on somebody's site, you can always write them for informaiton on how they did it. That's how I got the theme for my blog. I found another of Trevor's blogs online, and I really liked it, so I wrote to Trevor asking what theme he had used, and he sent me the theme files. I modified them slightly, and now I have my theme, which I really like. Anyway, if you want more WordPress help, we have a WordPress theme here on TCH. Ask away! If we can't help you, there is always wordpress.org. Good luck with your WP blog! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DWD Posted October 17, 2005 Share Posted October 17, 2005 Well gee, someone got to recommend Movable Type. I run it and LOVE it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stantheman Posted October 26, 2005 Share Posted October 26, 2005 i haven't heard greymatter yet. i use it and it is quite grand. stan -- innerfury.net Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TCH-Dick Posted October 26, 2005 Share Posted October 26, 2005 That's because we don't allow it on our servers. Please see our list of Banned Scripts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TweezerMan Posted October 26, 2005 Share Posted October 26, 2005 Welcome to the forums, Stan! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TCH-Thomas Posted October 26, 2005 Share Posted October 26, 2005 Welcome to the forum, Stan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevevan Posted October 26, 2005 Share Posted October 26, 2005 Welcome to the forums stan! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stantheman Posted October 26, 2005 Share Posted October 26, 2005 ahh okay. i have version 1.3.1 but robert sent me a message saying that he'll check in a meeting if it would be okay. well, at least i know now instead of suddenly having my acct suspended. i guess ill have to start looking at other programs... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TCH-Rob Posted October 26, 2005 Share Posted October 26, 2005 Stan, welcome to the forums. Might be a good idea to look into something else. There are just some programs that are not "shared hosting" friendly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheryl Posted January 11, 2006 Share Posted January 11, 2006 Would TCH ever consider adding WordPress automatic install via Fantastico to our Control Panel? I notice other hosts are starting to do that. Hands down...it's the best! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abinidi Posted January 11, 2006 Share Posted January 11, 2006 As I understand it, TCH doesn't have control over what cPanel bundles or makes available. As long as we use cPanel, we are pretty much stuck with whatever cPanel provides for automatic installations. Maybe I'm wrong here, or misunderstanding, though... If so, somebody will be along and correct me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TCH-Bruce Posted January 11, 2006 Share Posted January 11, 2006 We did test adding it to cPanel and it failed miserably when setting up the database. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abinidi Posted January 11, 2006 Share Posted January 11, 2006 And, to be honest, WordPress is a VERY EASY install and upgrade. Its not THAT much harder to install it yourself. Try it; its easier than you think its going to be! If you get stuck or have a question, pop over to the WordPress forum (here at TCH) and we'll help out. You can do it. I promise. I think I could even talk my grandmother through installing WordPress. Its that easy. And she doesn't even have an e-mail account. (Ok. Maybe my grandma couldn't do it. (Sorry Grandma.) But if you can subscribe to and post to a TCH forum, then we can get you going on WordPress. No problem ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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