WordPress vs. MovableType
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I think today’s current topic is quite interesting — about MovableType new pricing scheme. As noted at Mena’s Corner, about MovableType Developer’s Edition, I personally got confused. Hahaha!
About the new MT pricing, well… I think it is reasonable. Mena gave an explanation on the feedback after the issue launched.
And there are some (I am sure many) opinions about this. I only read some.
- Mark Pilgrim’s Freedom 0 (Now, he uses WordPress)
- Bloggers Assail Movable Type’s New Pricing Scheme (at Slashdot) — and by that, WordPress gives a warm welcome note :)
Now, what about me?
I haven’t decide to from MovableType. I will stay at 2.6x. I have plan of purchasing the license. But I will think twice (maybe more).
As a user (not developer) I have tried some blogtools. Now, their development is amazing. But, as I said, I am not a developer. I am not good at programming. So what I am looking for is something free (yes), easy-to-customize, and suit my need. I do not have plan of building my own blog engine from scratch, because I can’t.
First, about WordPress.
- NOW it has a great features (including plugins and hacks). And until now, it is free, just like b2 Cafelog in the past.
- And I experience that it is easy (yes!) to modify.
- I do not need to rebuild the pages.
- The development is running so fast!
- And (I think) it comes closer to what MT has now. (at least before 3.0)
Secondly, about MovableType
- Multiple weblogs. This is a great features I think. Because… I need this. Now, I have four weblogs on my MT installation. But related to the current issue (New pricing scheme), I do not know…
- The customization is (almost) without limit. Well, in another word: I can customize it just like what I want to.
Yeah… some opinions from me, as a user.
Now, I did an experiment on my weblog. I installed WordPress and imported all entries from MT (actually, not all, only from my main weblog). The import process was running successfully without any problems, and it was so easy. The longest part is creating an export file from MT. But, finally, all went well. If you’re interested, you can visit my WordPress-powered site.
I will still use MT for my weblog while playing with WordPress. Now I do not know much about WP now, but I am sure the Wiki and other WP Resources will explain and feed my brain more and more. We’ll see…
This entry receives 9 comments.
jaim
neither do i have plan to upgrade my current MT installation. the problem might be same, i do have multiple weblogs, and no other free bloggingtool come close as MT does.
May 16, 2004 at 10:18 am
thalia
i’m in the same boat with you. i have multiple blogs, and cannot afford to move to another blogging tool (nor buying the software).
quick question: does WP support multiple weblogs?
May 16, 2004 at 8:52 pm
yawen
I came here from the trackback from Mena’s post. I upgraded to MT3.0 (free upgrade) and I STILL have the ability to have multiple authors/blogs…I tested it. Did anyone else test this? It won’t stop working will it?
May 17, 2004 at 8:59 am
Graham
Why don’t you give b2evolution (http://b2evolution.net) a try? It has everything you list with WP, plus multiple blogs (even multiple blogs on the same page). It will also have a MT upgrade script within the next couple of weeks.
May 17, 2004 at 3:30 pm
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May 17, 2004 at 5:24 pm
Ben
ada yg bilang kalo WP udah support multiblogs… ;)
May 17, 2004 at 6:06 pm
Ben
di http://weblog.burningbird.net/archives/2004/05/15/survival-guide-to-lamp-multiple-weblogs-support-in-wordpress/
May 17, 2004 at 6:07 pm
Thomas
jaim, I think about that too. But later…
thalia, I haven’t tried it. But I think Ben gave something here… *Thanks Ben!
yawen, the latest MT Version I used was the MT 3.0b4. After the DE, I haven’t upgrade or did a fresh install.
Graham, I have tried that, long time ago. Well, let’s see… Thanks. I think its — b2evolution — development is also great.
May 19, 2004 at 7:37 am
enda
MT harusnya ngasih pricing khusus buat non commercial community weblog doung
May 19, 2004 at 5:05 pm