RapidWeaver vs. WordPress (or other CMS)

sebpayne · Dec 15, 2005, 05:42 PM

I have created my personal website at http://www.sebpayne.com using RapidWeaver and a few modifications to a standard theme.

I like my site a lot and I like RapidWeaver but I am concerned that I am 'locked in' as there is no way export blog posts, no proper permalink system (but I found a way around that) and that I can't blog from the internet (like from school) but I'm not sure how important this is.

The question I am asking - am I better sticking with RapidWeaver (as with my current site) or migrate to WordPress (or another CMS) for blog/static pages and photogallery. If you think I should move to a different system, any ideas on web gallery systems - the one RapidWeaver uses is very nice.

Should I be concerned about 'locked in'?

Seb

kgarner · Dec 15, 2005, 06:20 PM

I use WordPress on my site. I like it a lot. As for the gallery, I host my images on Flickr (great site!) and use a plug-in called fgallery to import them over.

My site ain't much to look at right now, but I have a custom template that I am almost ready to unleash. Now that finals are over!

sebpayne · Dec 16, 2005, 03:20 AM

kgarner: What do you use to organise photos on your computer? iPhoto?

Seb

munkle · Dec 16, 2005, 05:22 AM

I use iPhoto and FlickrExport, apart from the occasional stall it works very well and is well integrated.

Dec 15, 2005, 05:42 PM	#1
sebpayne macrumors member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: North East of England, UK	RapidWeaver vs. WordPress (or other CMS) I have created my personal website at http://www.sebpayne.com using RapidWeaver and a few modifications to a standard theme. I like my site a lot and I like RapidWeaver but I am concerned that I am 'locked in' as there is no way export blog posts, no proper permalink system (but I found a way around that) and that I can't blog from the internet (like from school) but I'm not sure how important this is. The question I am asking - am I better sticking with RapidWeaver (as with my current site) or migrate to WordPress (or another CMS) for blog/static pages and photogallery. If you think I should move to a different system, any ideas on web gallery systems - the one RapidWeaver uses is very nice. Should I be concerned about 'locked in'? Seb

Dec 15, 2005, 06:20 PM	#2
kgarner macrumors 68000 Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Utah	I use WordPress on my site. I like it a lot. As for the gallery, I host my images on Flickr (great site!) and use a plug-in called fgallery to import them over. My site ain't much to look at right now, but I have a custom template that I am almost ready to unleash. Now that finals are over! __________________ Mac Pro 2.66 Quad \| Mini 1.42 G4 (running as HTPC) digitalsandbox.net "Monkeys are like bacon. They improve just about anything." -Andy Ihnatko

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Dec 16, 2005, 03:20 AM	#3
sebpayne Thread Starter macrumors member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: North East of England, UK	kgarner: What do you use to organise photos on your computer? iPhoto? Seb

Dec 16, 2005, 05:22 AM	#4
munkle macrumors 68030 Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: On a jet plane	I use iPhoto and FlickrExport, apart from the occasional stall it works very well and is well integrated.