Testing a WordPress Install

Posted on June 18, 2008
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I’ve been looking for a good multi-user blogging software since I started Pastigo. I’ve tried 2 or 3 and the current option is OK, but I’ve been spoiled by WordPress. I have another blog there and… well… it simply rocks.

The current blogging software I use is cool in that it integrates with the existing site content. It’s all stored in the same place, so it simplifies the database structure and allows for simple cross posting of content. It also allows for easily feeding blog content back to the main site. But despite that bonus, it’s missing a lot. WordPresses dashboard is easier to use. WordPress has great plugins. WordPress separates each blog better. (The current blog software uses community pools for things like images & tags. I don’t necessarily want other users stuck with my tags and I sure don’t want to have to wade through 1,000 tags that aren’t mine. This seems to me to be a securty hazard as well.)  WordPress easily pings Technorati and other feed aggregators and search engines that the current install doesn’t. Feedburner allows trackbacks… current software doesn’t, though it’s being developed.

So, I’m going to try out a special WordPress install in development and see how it works. If it’s good, I’ll roll it out for general use. Till then, I’ll see you somewhere in the past.

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