I’ve already weighed in with my (admittedly biased) opinion of WordPress. It seems to me that it would be a great fit for his stated requirements.
Here is a list of features that I am looking for:
Easily import entries from MT
Multiple authors with different permissions
Multiple blogs. For example, I may setup a site with a news blog and an articles blog sitting side-by-side.
Decent spam prevention
Can use the same url structure as my current sites (very, very important)
Free
Easy plugin architecture in case I get creative and decide to program something of my own
Easy export in case I decide to build my own software
It’s a basic blogging list, but those are the essentials. Any advice beyond just telling me which one to go with is greatly appreciated.
About the only weak spot is the multi-blog handling. I pointed out WordPress-MU, though.
I’m guessing that one of the strongest features in this case is going to be WP’s ability to mimic his existing permalink structure (which he can do with the addition of an “underscore titles” plugin). I’d probably favor a solution that automagically generated permanent redirects to new, cleaner URLs. But the important thing in this case is that an easy solution to the problem is available.
This is not a call for everyone to go comment on his site advocating WordPress. I will always tell people to use the best tool for the job, even if that means using some other system than one I normally favor. But in this case, my personal opinion is that WP would be a good fit.
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I’ve already weighed in with my (admittedly biased) opinion of WordPress. It seems to me that it would be a great fit for his stated requirements.
About the only weak spot is the multi-blog handling. I pointed out WordPress-MU, though.
I’m guessing that one of the strongest features in this case is going to be WP’s ability to mimic his existing permalink structure (which he can do with the addition of an “underscore titles” plugin). I’d probably favor a solution that automagically generated permanent redirects to new, cleaner URLs. But the important thing in this case is that an easy solution to the problem is available.
This is not a call for everyone to go comment on his site advocating WordPress. I will always tell people to use the best tool for the job, even if that means using some other system than one I normally favor. But in this case, my personal opinion is that WP would be a good fit.
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