Which blog site do you use?

iMichael72 · Jun 17, 2007, 09:02 PM

I was just curious to see what blog sites the members here use for their blogs.
Since starting mine, I have gone from Blogger to WordPress to Typepad and now back to Wordpress.

I purchased a domain name from godaddy, and for whatever reason, it didn't work right with Blogger.
If you typed in www.imichael.net, it worked fine. But if you typed in imichael.net, it would go to godaddy.com saying that domain was parked.

Now, with Wordpress.com it works fine.

But I have found out that, for me at least, Blogger and Wordpress did not work well together with Safari.

I use Marsedit for my blog, but if I had to use Blogger or Wordpress, I noticed with safari some edit/tool boxes were not visible.

It's not a big deal, I will use Firefox when needed, but found it odd that they didn't work with Safari.

tutubibi · Jun 17, 2007, 09:28 PM

I use Textpattern for my personal blog. I did evaluate both Wordpress and Textpattern and decided to go with TXP for flexibility and other reasons. And it works nicely in Safari

Anyway, if something does not work properly in Safari (or other browser) it's probably due to the template you are using (or you customized).

EDIT: I don't host with GoDaddy but there has to be an option for defaulting sitename.com to www.sitename.come. As far as I know it's default on many hosts.

iMichael72 · Jun 17, 2007, 09:42 PM

Thanks, tutubibi. I'll look into Textpattern.
One thing I don't like about Wordpress is that you can't edit the template.

I'm a total newb to Blogging and HTML, so normally this wouldn't be a big deal, but I don't like some of the links Wordpress adds to your blog.

I was looking for a way to get rid of them, but apparently you can't unless you pay $10 or $15 a year to add CSS editing!!

AlexH · Jun 17, 2007, 10:25 PM

I use WordPress and Tumblr. Tumblr may seem silly and underpowered at first, but wow is it easy, fun, and I find myself using it a lot.

WordPress is still my primary blog.

tutubibi · Jun 17, 2007, 10:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by iMichael72

Thanks, tutubibi. I'll look into Textpattern.
One thing I don't like about Wordpress is that you can't edit the template.

I'm a total newb to Blogging and HTML, so normally this wouldn't be a big deal, but I don't like some of the links Wordpress adds to your blog.

I was looking for a way to get rid of them, but apparently you can't unless you pay $10 or $15 a year to add CSS editing!!

One of the reasons I went with TXP is ease of templating. Many great and free ones available or you can take any CSS and basically make txp template out of it in a short time.

riel505 · Aug 8, 2007, 04:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by iMichael72

I was just curious to see what blog sites the members here use for their blogs. Since starting mine, I have gone from Blogger to WordPress to Typepad and now back to Wordpress.

Don't really have answere to your question but I use blogger (www.insearchofmike.blogspot.com) simply because I started there and don't really want to move -- fear of losing everything... I'm not so techie. Tinkered with the codes before but my template ended up skewed, now I don't want to tamper with it anymore.

Got a question though, would it be possible to embed by blog in iweb? I'm trying to divert the traffic of my blog to my site and using the blog templates on iweb seems too tedious, as I cannot simply publish. I don't have an imac so I have publish to a folder and then upload to my host.

Many thanks for any help extended!

Nicolasdec · Aug 8, 2007, 06:11 AM

I run my own blog using Wordpress.

angelwatt · Aug 8, 2007, 07:28 AM

I created my own blog for my site using my own code because I can

epochblue · Aug 8, 2007, 10:05 AM

I use Tumblr for my blog. Simple template engine, free to host it there, and works great for me.

sk8r527 · Sep 4, 2007, 12:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by angelwatt

I created my own blog for my site using my own code because I can

i do the same thing

Daveman Deluxe · Sep 4, 2007, 01:22 PM

I use Drupal. The documentation is a mess, but daaaaaang is it powerful. I type my posts up as plain text in WriteRoom before uploading them.

EvanLugh · Sep 4, 2007, 02:01 PM

iMichael, you can edit Wordpress templates

joecool85 · Sep 4, 2007, 02:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by angelwatt

I created my own blog for my site using my own code because I can

That's what I did for over a year. Then when I stopped hosting thatraymond.com on my Quadra 650 server and thatraymond.com was (temporarily) offline, I started using LiveJournal. After that I got thatraymond.com back up online using "real" webspace and I haven't transitioned from LJ. I probably won't for a while, it does what I need it to do and it's free anyway. Plus a lot of my friends are on there and it's better than myspace (not that it takes much.)

babyjenniferLB · Sep 4, 2007, 02:05 PM

i used to use drupal but it was too clunkly and slow so i made my own.

tominated · Sep 4, 2007, 04:58 PM

wordpress. always have, always will. check out how much I customized it - link

Nicolasdec · Sep 4, 2007, 05:52 PM

My Own domain and Wordpess or Drupal.

Island Dog · Sep 7, 2007, 07:25 PM

I use WordPress for my blog.

I also liked the blog feature in RapidWeaver, but I needed something more powerful.

byakuya · Sep 7, 2007, 07:37 PM

I use blogger.
I am pretty new to blogging my blog in the signature is the first and initially I thought that using blogger might be helpful since it is google of course. Now after trying wordpress for my second blog I regret a little having started off with blogger but oh well I am too lazy to move now. Maybe in the future when my blog starts to get a little more famous and I start wanting to have my own domain.

Thanks for the tip MarsEdit
looks nice will have to try it out some time.

chepistolas · Sep 7, 2007, 07:53 PM

Wordpress all the way! I don't have an active blog right now because I am creating a theme, but It will be done and I'll have a Wordpress blog.

brokenlightbulb.com

BTW tominated I like your blog. Good job.

tominated · Sep 8, 2007, 12:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Island Dog

I also liked the blog feature in RapidWeaver, but I needed something more powerful.

ditto. btw: island dog, remeber me for wincustomize?

ChicoWeb · Sep 8, 2007, 12:44 AM

Wordpress for me too!

BJNY · 09:52 AM

Hello all,

Please excuse my newbieness.

Is the entire Gizmodo website using blog software? If yes, which software, because I like especially the comments section (registration, avatar)? Taking it further, I'd like each comment posted to be in a dialogue balloon...how would that be accomplished?

Thanks in advance,
Billy

Edit: Should I consider using Forum software instead of blogging software?

Jun 17, 2007, 09:02 PM	#1
iMichael72 macrumors regular Join Date: May 2007 Location: Maryland, U.S.A	Which blog site do you use? I was just curious to see what blog sites the members here use for their blogs. Since starting mine, I have gone from Blogger to WordPress to Typepad and now back to Wordpress. I purchased a domain name from godaddy, and for whatever reason, it didn't work right with Blogger. If you typed in www.imichael.net, it worked fine. But if you typed in imichael.net, it would go to godaddy.com saying that domain was parked. Now, with Wordpress.com it works fine. But I have found out that, for me at least, Blogger and Wordpress did not work well together with Safari. I use Marsedit for my blog, but if I had to use Blogger or Wordpress, I noticed with safari some edit/tool boxes were not visible. It's not a big deal, I will use Firefox when needed, but found it odd that they didn't work with Safari.

Jun 17, 2007, 09:28 PM	#2
tutubibi macrumors 6502a Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: localhost	I use Textpattern for my personal blog. I did evaluate both Wordpress and Textpattern and decided to go with TXP for flexibility and other reasons. And it works nicely in Safari Anyway, if something does not work properly in Safari (or other browser) it's probably due to the template you are using (or you customized). EDIT: I don't host with GoDaddy but there has to be an option for defaulting sitename.com to www.sitename.come. As far as I know it's default on many hosts. __________________ SENKAS - Software that usually works

Aug 8, 2007, 06:11 AM	#7
Nicolasdec macrumors 65816 Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: London, UK	I run my own blog using Wordpress. __________________ Macbook Pro 2.53GHz 4GB, 2.8GHz 4GB iMac Canon 5D II, 24-105 L f/4, 70-300 DO f/4.5-5.6, 180 F/3.5 L, Lensbaby Composer. Flickr

Aug 8, 2007, 10:05 AM	#9
epochblue macrumors 68000 Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Nashville, TN	I use Tumblr for my blog. Simple template engine, free to host it there, and works great for me. __________________ -- epochblue rolls with a 20" Rev. D Intel iMac, a 15" Rev. C PowerBook, an 80GB iPod classic, 2G shuffle, and a 4GB iPhone.

Sep 4, 2007, 02:01 PM	#12
EvanLugh macrumors 65816 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Landon.	iMichael, you can edit Wordpress templates __________________ LIVESTRONG

Jun 17, 2007, 09:42 PM	#3
iMichael72 Thread Starter macrumors regular Join Date: May 2007 Location: Maryland, U.S.A	Thanks, tutubibi. I'll look into Textpattern. One thing I don't like about Wordpress is that you can't edit the template. I'm a total newb to Blogging and HTML, so normally this wouldn't be a big deal, but I don't like some of the links Wordpress adds to your blog. I was looking for a way to get rid of them, but apparently you can't unless you pay $10 or $15 a year to add CSS editing!!

Jun 17, 2007, 10:25 PM	#4
AlexH macrumors 6502 Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Hot Springs, AR	I use WordPress and Tumblr. Tumblr may seem silly and underpowered at first, but wow is it easy, fun, and I find myself using it a lot. WordPress is still my primary blog.

Aug 8, 2007, 07:28 AM	#8
angelwatt macrumors 601 Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Dayton, OH	I created my own blog for my site using my own code because I can

Sep 4, 2007, 01:22 PM	#11
Daveman Deluxe macrumors 68000 Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Corvallis, Oregon	I use Drupal. The documentation is a mess, but daaaaaang is it powerful. I type my posts up as plain text in WriteRoom before uploading them.

Sep 4, 2007, 02:05 PM	#14
babyjenniferLB macrumors 65816 Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Scotlands	i used to use drupal but it was too clunkly and slow so i made my own.

Sep 4, 2007, 04:58 PM	#15
tominated macrumors 68000 Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Queensland, Australia	wordpress. always have, always will. check out how much I customized it - link __________________ 20" iMac Core Duo 13" 2.26Ghz MBP Upgraded to 4GB RAM & 500GB HDD

Sep 4, 2007, 05:52 PM	#16
Nicolasdec macrumors 65816 Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: London, UK	My Own domain and Wordpess or Drupal. __________________ Macbook Pro 2.53GHz 4GB, 2.8GHz 4GB iMac Canon 5D II, 24-105 L f/4, 70-300 DO f/4.5-5.6, 180 F/3.5 L, Lensbaby Composer. Flickr

Sep 7, 2007, 07:25 PM	#17
Island Dog macrumors 6502a Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: St. Cloud, FL.	I use WordPress for my blog. I also liked the blog feature in RapidWeaver, but I needed something more powerful. __________________ http://www.theislanddog.com

Sep 7, 2007, 07:37 PM	#18
byakuya macrumors 6502a Join Date: Jul 2007	I use blogger. I am pretty new to blogging my blog in the signature is the first and initially I thought that using blogger might be helpful since it is google of course. Now after trying wordpress for my second blog I regret a little having started off with blogger but oh well I am too lazy to move now. Maybe in the future when my blog starts to get a little more famous and I start wanting to have my own domain. Thanks for the tip MarsEdit looks nice will have to try it out some time. __________________ My newly created blog: Reviews, news, free giveaways iMountIt and more... http://www.daysofourmacbooks.blogspot.com

Sep 7, 2007, 07:53 PM	#19
chepistolas macrumors member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Chicago	Wordpress all the way! I don't have an active blog right now because I am creating a theme, but It will be done and I'll have a Wordpress blog. brokenlightbulb.com BTW tominated I like your blog. Good job. __________________ 2.4 15" MBP 4GB Ram 1.33 17" Powerbook 10.4.11 1GB Ram 5.5G 80Gb & 4G 20GbIPOD (white)

Sep 8, 2007, 12:44 AM	#21
ChicoWeb macrumors 6502a Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: California	Wordpress for me too! __________________ C H I C O W E B D E S I G N C H I C O H O S T I N G Content Management Solutions - M A V I E O Design Studio

Sep 8, 2007, 09:37 AM	#22
BJNY macrumors regular Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: New York City	Hello all, Please excuse my newbieness. Is the entire Gizmodo website using blog software? If yes, which software, because I like especially the comments section (registration, avatar)? Taking it further, I'd like each comment posted to be in a dialogue balloon...how would that be accomplished? Thanks in advance, Billy Edit: Should I consider using Forum software instead of blogging software? Last edited by BJNY : Sep 8, 2007 at 09:52 AM.

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