Comments on: MT, We Need to Talk - I’m Leaving You for Wordpress http://redmonk.com/sogrady/2006/10/25/mt-we-need-to-talk-im-leaving-you-for-wordpress/ because technology is just another ecosystem Fri, 05 Dec 2008 17:28:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: stephen o'grady http://redmonk.com/sogrady/2006/10/25/mt-we-need-to-talk-im-leaving-you-for-wordpress/#comment-2559 stephen o'grady Thu, 02 Nov 2006 00:28:19 +0000 http://redmonk.com/sogrady/wp/?p=1149#comment-2559 james: actually, if i have a bias towards anything it's community. the reason i selected Movable Type over WordPress originally was because it had the better community at the time (IMO). but since, WP has exploded, MT has gone enterprisey, changing my view. and, ultimately, our product. Mike: fortunately, that's not a concern for us as we're a MySQL shop but i can see why folks might object. james: actually, if i have a bias towards anything it’s community. the reason i selected Movable Type over WordPress originally was because it had the better community at the time (IMO). but since, WP has exploded, MT has gone enterprisey, changing my view. and, ultimately, our product.

Mike: fortunately, that’s not a concern for us as we’re a MySQL shop but i can see why folks might object.

]]> By: Mike Dolan http://redmonk.com/sogrady/2006/10/25/mt-we-need-to-talk-im-leaving-you-for-wordpress/#comment-2558 Mike Dolan Fri, 27 Oct 2006 18:13:50 +0000 http://redmonk.com/sogrady/wp/?p=1149#comment-2558 My biggest complaint with WordPress is it's very tied to MySQL - no data abstraction layer for other DBs - looking at the code I found it's not simple and in interacting with the developers I found they are not very open to changing that... My biggest complaint with WordPress is it’s very tied to MySQL - no data abstraction layer for other DBs - looking at the code I found it’s not simple and in interacting with the developers I found they are not very open to changing that…

]]> By: james governor http://redmonk.com/sogrady/2006/10/25/mt-we-need-to-talk-im-leaving-you-for-wordpress/#comment-2557 james governor Fri, 27 Oct 2006 13:31:47 +0000 http://redmonk.com/sogrady/wp/?p=1149#comment-2557 lets not forget your bias to using OSS products either Stephen, which is surely a factor in the decision. I am more than happy to go with Wordpress, mostly because i don't think i have ever heard anyone complain about it. its a very low complaint community, which is a clear indicator of quality. as you know there are some things about MT that have driven my nuts. lets not forget your bias to using OSS products either Stephen, which is surely a factor in the decision. I am more than happy to go with Wordpress, mostly because i don’t think i have ever heard anyone complain about it. its a very low complaint community, which is a clear indicator of quality.

as you know there are some things about MT that have driven my nuts.

]]> By: stephen o'grady http://redmonk.com/sogrady/2006/10/25/mt-we-need-to-talk-im-leaving-you-for-wordpress/#comment-2556 stephen o'grady Fri, 27 Oct 2006 05:37:52 +0000 http://redmonk.com/sogrady/wp/?p=1149#comment-2556 Bob: while i appreciate the functionality provided by tools like Drupal, Mambo or TextPattern, they're a littl overdesigned for what we need. i'm also quite impressed at what some of the templates can do to a WordPress installation. Sam: thx much - i've already passed that along to one interested party ;) Sandy: yeah, i'm using WordPress for a personal project and quite like it. David: i'm increasingly hearing that MU is ready for prime time, and that's been the biggest holdup for us given our need for multiple blogs. it's either that or go the multi-installation route. Dan: thx much for the tip - i may indeed go that route. i'm trying to decide between a couple of different redirection approaches, and mod_rewrite is certainly one of them. Bob: while i appreciate the functionality provided by tools like Drupal, Mambo or TextPattern, they’re a littl overdesigned for what we need. i’m also quite impressed at what some of the templates can do to a WordPress installation.

Sam: thx much - i’ve already passed that along to one interested party ;)
Sandy: yeah, i’m using WordPress for a personal project and quite like it.

David: i’m increasingly hearing that MU is ready for prime time, and that’s been the biggest holdup for us given our need for multiple blogs. it’s either that or go the multi-installation route.

Dan: thx much for the tip - i may indeed go that route. i’m trying to decide between a couple of different redirection approaches, and mod_rewrite is certainly one of them.

]]> By: Dan Moore http://redmonk.com/sogrady/2006/10/25/mt-we-need-to-talk-im-leaving-you-for-wordpress/#comment-2555 Dan Moore Thu, 26 Oct 2006 03:31:10 +0000 http://redmonk.com/sogrady/wp/?p=1149#comment-2555 Hi Stephen. I feel your pain. I went through a MT -> Wordpress conversion a few months ago and wrote up my experiences here: http://www.mooreds.com/wordpress/?p=365 As long as you have mod_rewrite, preserving your urls is actually relatively painless. (I had far fewer posts, around 300, but the number of posts shouldn't matter.) Take a look at my post and feel free to ping me if you have any questions. Hi Stephen.

I feel your pain. I went through a MT -> Wordpress conversion a few months ago and wrote up my experiences here:
http://www.mooreds.com/wordpress/?p=365

As long as you have mod_rewrite, preserving your urls is actually relatively painless. (I had far fewer posts, around 300, but the number of posts shouldn’t matter.) Take a look at my post and feel free to ping me if you have any questions.

]]> By: David Churbuck http://redmonk.com/sogrady/2006/10/25/mt-we-need-to-talk-im-leaving-you-for-wordpress/#comment-2554 David Churbuck Thu, 26 Oct 2006 02:42:28 +0000 http://redmonk.com/sogrady/wp/?p=1149#comment-2554 I started with blogger, but Om convinced me self-host with Wordpress and I haven't regretted it once. The plugin library and theme catalogue is very nice to have. Think of a function and it likely exists. As for the suggestion to check out Drupal. Did that at IDG. It was not a good thing. But as Bob said, in the context of an overall site CMS, it will get the job done. The latest MU is probably ready for primetime. It is the basis of wordpress.com's service. I started with blogger, but Om convinced me self-host with Wordpress and I haven’t regretted it once. The plugin library and theme catalogue is very nice to have. Think of a function and it likely exists.

As for the suggestion to check out Drupal. Did that at IDG. It was not a good thing. But as Bob said, in the context of an overall site CMS, it will get the job done.

The latest MU is probably ready for primetime. It is the basis of wordpress.com’s service.

]]> By: Sandy Kemsley http://redmonk.com/sogrady/2006/10/25/mt-we-need-to-talk-im-leaving-you-for-wordpress/#comment-2553 Sandy Kemsley Thu, 26 Oct 2006 02:19:09 +0000 http://redmonk.com/sogrady/wp/?p=1149#comment-2553 Good luck! Although my business blog (hosted at ebizQ) is on MT, my other two blogs one on WP, and I like it a lot. I'm even considering making one entire site, pages plus blog, all in WP. Good luck! Although my business blog (hosted at ebizQ) is on MT, my other two blogs one on WP, and I like it a lot. I’m even considering making one entire site, pages plus blog, all in WP.

]]> By: Sam Ruby http://redmonk.com/sogrady/2006/10/25/mt-we-need-to-talk-im-leaving-you-for-wordpress/#comment-2552 Sam Ruby Thu, 26 Oct 2006 00:46:40 +0000 http://redmonk.com/sogrady/wp/?p=1149#comment-2552 Atom plugin: http://benjamin.smedbergs.us/wordpress-atom-1.0/ :-) Atom plugin: http://benjamin.smedbergs.us/wordpress-atom-1.0/
:-)

]]> By: Bob Sutor http://redmonk.com/sogrady/2006/10/25/mt-we-need-to-talk-im-leaving-you-for-wordpress/#comment-2551 Bob Sutor Thu, 26 Oct 2006 00:01:09 +0000 http://redmonk.com/sogrady/wp/?p=1149#comment-2551 I very much like WordPress but I would probably consider Drupal if I were starting anew. While it is pretty easy for me to update version-to-version, I fitted WordPress into the style of the rest of my site, rather than the other way around. That's fine because I don't want to use a stock style, but it makes might site a tad more custom than perhaps it should be. Something like Drupal that can handle pretty much all of my sites needs might therefore have been a better choice way back when. WordPress has a new multi-user version out. That might be useful for a full Redmonk blog. Bob I very much like WordPress but I would probably consider Drupal if I were starting anew. While it is pretty easy for me to update version-to-version, I fitted WordPress into the style of the rest of my site, rather than the other way around. That’s fine because I don’t want to use a stock style, but it makes might site a tad more custom than perhaps it should be. Something like Drupal that can handle pretty much all of my sites needs might therefore have been a better choice way back when.

WordPress has a new multi-user version out. That might be useful for a full Redmonk blog.

Bob

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