Personal Development for Smart People^TM Forums

Breakaway · 09-24-2007, 09:35 AM

I'm just wondering why.

Zukin · 09-24-2007, 02:20 PM

Here's a bunch of pages that compare the two:

Personally I use Wordpress because I heard that it had better search engine optimization capabilities and it's very extensible with all the plugins and themes you can download. (Here I'm talking about wordpress.org, where you download the wordpress software and then upload it to a hosted space of your choosing)

These are some other people's views on Wordpress vs. Blogger:

Blogger.com vs. wordpress.com « Miles to go…
Which Blog Service is the best? Wordpress vs Blogger vs LiveJournal « Tryst with Linux and other Alternatives
Battle of The Blogs: Blogger vs. WordPress
Blogger vs. WordPress
Hosted Blog Comparison: Wordpress vs. Blogger at Awakened Voice
Wordpress vs Blogger... - Technical bliss

finandom · 09-24-2007, 02:32 PM

I love wordpress because it give me a kind of ownership feeling. I can host wordpress in my hosting under my domain name. I don't think blogger allow me to do this.

Addict · 09-24-2007, 03:53 PM

I've only tried Wordpress, but I've been pretty impressed with it so far.

There are a few things that seriously annoy me though. It seems to parse code I enter in very strange ways and I have a difficult time setting up whitespace how I want it; for some reason it won't let met just add linebreaks without parsing them. Embedding videos was a peculiar operation as well.

But it does do a million things I need it to do.

YazKMan · 09-24-2007, 04:04 PM

I love the customisability of wordpress. It's theme and plugin system is pretty nice. As a programmer I can quickly do anything I want with it without having to fuss around.

It also has good documentation and a good community behind it.

Jill · 09-25-2007, 03:54 AM

Blogger sucks. They can (and do) take it down at any time through some automated spam filters.

Never, ever, ever use blogger for any kind of blog that is important to you.

Patricia · 11-11-2007, 01:49 PM

Simply put, WordPress is a far more robust and flexible platform.

09-24-2007, 09:35 AM	#1 (permalink)
Breakaway Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 72	Why do most people here prefer wordpress to blogger? I'm just wondering why.

Thread Tools
Show Printable Version Email this Page
Display Modes
Linear Mode Switch to Hybrid Mode Switch to Threaded Mode

Similar Threads
Thread	Thread Starter	Forum	Replies	Last Post
Paul's Tips	Zukin	Personal Effectiveness	19	02-03-2008 06:35 PM
Conspiracy Theories - Why?	Matthew Shea	Personal Effectiveness	26	08-18-2007 01:39 AM
Becoming Interesting: Meet Lots Of People	Henry	Social & Relationships	34	08-05-2007 04:45 AM
Where Is Luck?	ejayz	Personal Effectiveness	3	08-03-2007 04:54 PM
Getting people to take your ideas seriously.	Addict	Business & Financial	8	06-27-2007 11:09 PM

09-24-2007, 02:20 PM	#2 (permalink)
Zukin Banned Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 728	Here's a bunch of pages that compare the two: Personally I use Wordpress because I heard that it had better search engine optimization capabilities and it's very extensible with all the plugins and themes you can download. (Here I'm talking about wordpress.org, where you download the wordpress software and then upload it to a hosted space of your choosing) These are some other people's views on Wordpress vs. Blogger: Blogger.com vs. wordpress.com « Miles to go… Which Blog Service is the best? Wordpress vs Blogger vs LiveJournal « Tryst with Linux and other Alternatives Battle of The Blogs: Blogger vs. WordPress Blogger vs. WordPress Hosted Blog Comparison: Wordpress vs. Blogger at Awakened Voice Wordpress vs Blogger... - Technical bliss

09-24-2007, 02:32 PM	#3 (permalink)
finandom Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 94	I love wordpress because it give me a kind of ownership feeling. I can host wordpress in my hosting under my domain name. I don't think blogger allow me to do this.

09-24-2007, 03:53 PM	#4 (permalink)
Addict Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: NJ Posts: 338	I've only tried Wordpress, but I've been pretty impressed with it so far. There are a few things that seriously annoy me though. It seems to parse code I enter in very strange ways and I have a difficult time setting up whitespace how I want it; for some reason it won't let met just add linebreaks without parsing them. Embedding videos was a peculiar operation as well. But it does do a million things I need it to do.

09-24-2007, 04:04 PM	#5 (permalink)
YazKMan Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 28	I love the customisability of wordpress. It's theme and plugin system is pretty nice. As a programmer I can quickly do anything I want with it without having to fuss around. It also has good documentation and a good community behind it.

09-25-2007, 03:54 AM	#6 (permalink)
Jill Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Ashland, MA Posts: 481	Blogger sucks. They can (and do) take it down at any time through some automated spam filters. Never, ever, ever use blogger for any kind of blog that is important to you.

11-11-2007, 01:49 PM	#7 (permalink)
Patricia Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Brazil/USA Posts: 257	Simply put, WordPress is a far more robust and flexible platform.

Personal Development for Smart PeopleTM Forums

Personal Development for Smart People^TM Forums