Comments on: The Content Wrangler Moves to WordPress

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By: Richard Hamilton

Richard Hamilton — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 17:34:42 +0000

Tom, it was some of your earlier blogging that got me to set up the XML Press website (xmlpress.net) using WordPress, and I’ve been very pleased with the result. I would never have thought of using a “blogging” platform for a company’s web site, but in fact, it makes it possible for me to have a good looking web site with a less-than-expert webmaster (me).

One of the nice things about using a widely supported platform is that there are plenty of add-ons and plug-ins (I just added one to create an interface between wordpress and phplist to manage our mailing lists), and help is just a Google search away. Also, there are folks like you out there who can make it do pretty much anything you might want.

By: Chris McQueen

Chris McQueen — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 14:57:11 +0000

Thanks Tom. I certainly have fewer than 300 posts, so you’re probably right that taking a Saturday and fixing them up would be the best option.

By: Tom

Tom — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 14:11:37 +0000

Chris, sorry, I don't have any experience with BlogML. If you have fewer than 300 posts, I recommend just copying and pasting them. You could hire someone on jobs.wordpress.net to write a script if you have more posts than that. But it may cost several hundred dollars to do that.

By: Chris McQueen

Chris McQueen — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 13:48:01 +0000

Just moved my blog from BlogEngine.Net (ASP.Net CMS) to WordPress. I haven’t figured out how to get my old posts into WordPress yet; you don’t by chance have any experience with BlogML or know a way to import the old posts?

I tried a couple things outlined on the web, but with no success. Here’s what I already tried: http://balajiramesh.wordpress.com/2008/06/21/blogml-importer-for-wordpress-25/

Really enjoying WordPress so far.

By: Tom

Tom — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 13:41:55 +0000

Destry, thanks for your comment. I’ve never used Textpattern. I think Textpattern has been around longer than WP, right?

I know how easy it is to become a dedicated fan of one technology, whether EE, WP, MT, or something else, and the same happens with HATs — RH, Flare, Author-it. I’ve recently been using Joomla for a project at work, and I find it pretty robust and usable. I should probably stay away from those kinds of tool arguments, because they always get me in trouble, but they are appealing.

Re the comments, there is a default paragraph of text that explains what formatting is allowed, but I removed it because I didn’t think anyone wanted it. Maybe I’ll put that back in. Basic html is allowed. I can add a wysiwyg toolbar in there as well.

As for community and momentum, I think WP should be a case study for this. This is key for the forward development of software, because the more community and momentum you have, the more themes, plugins, and new versions are released.

By: Tom

Tom — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 13:32:32 +0000

Craig, I was thinking of you when I wrote those last few sentences, because I know you’re not fond of WordPress. I tried to call attention to focusing on the content more than the technology with the last line, because I truly believe it. Platforms come and go. And I’ve changed themes before and no one says anything. Write an engaging post, though, and tons of people comment. People come to the site for content above all else. So often people forget that.

By: Craig

Craig — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 11:47:48 +0000

I’d like to know why. WordPress is a PITA. Personally, I’m sticking with Blogger until and unless I have a REALLY good reason to switch. And by “good reason,” I mean not switching would be a dumb move, or staying put would cost me money.

By: Destry Wion

Destry Wion — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 08:57:18 +0000

I should have added this up there to my first paragraph. References are always good. http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2009/sep/09/wordpress-hacking-blogging

By: Destry Wion

Destry Wion — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 07:35:14 +0000

LOL. Sellout!

Just kidding. Seriously, though, they don’t get more elegant than Textpattern CMS (http://textpattern.com). One–and I mean just one–of Txp’s glorious aspects is you *can* build up from a clean install without any trouble at all (assuming you know HTML basics). I mean you even say it yourself: “WordPress is a bit complex to begin entirely from scratch.” Well, there’s a problem there, and cookie-cutter themes should not be the answer. Another biggie: Txp has never had a security issue in it’s existence. Never! You can’t say that about WP. (Better make sure you have the latest version. Heh!)

You’re right about the momentum behind WP, and that’s where Txp can blame itself. There’s no marketing or community activity ambitions there at all, and seemingly no interest to put somebody on their team to handle it. You see WordCamp, DrupalCon, EE Meetups and all that stuff. Nothing like that goes on in the Txp community, and it’s a shame. Even their website is ancient (though a new marvel is launching very soon). But it’s not their philosophy and I can respect that. When it comes down to it, it’s the quality of the system, and Textpattern has that in spades (they have a nice wiki too, erm.)

Anyway, I’m not trying to make this into yet another CMS pissing contest. We use what we like and what suits our needs; that’s the beauty of choice. But sometimes I think WP has a little *too* much momentum behind it, and you are kind of fluffing it with that non bandwagon appeal.

BTW: If formatting can be used in comments, you should provide some clue as to how it works (html, Textile, voodoo), or is it the assumption that everybody uses WP and thus knows the score. LOL!

Cheers. Keep up the great work!