This post was actually supposed to come after my article on Typepad and then I got my publishing and scheduling mixed up, so the WordPress article came next.  Then I decided not to even bother with an article about Blogger.  But after today, I figured I’d share my experience of setting up a Web site in Blogger.  I spent quite a few hours today (Saturday) setting it up.  I had forgotten about the little things that make Blogger “interesting” to work with. Read the rest of this entry »

WordPress, the open source blog publishing application, was introduced in 2003. Because WordPress is an open source program, you are free to use it without paying a licensing fee. It has a vibrant international community of developers who consistently upgrade and extend its functionality through code, plugins and themes. It is the largest self-hosted blogging tool in the world. Read the rest of this entry »

TypePad is a blogging service that was launched in 2003. The service is geared to non-technical users and is offered at three different subscription levels. So how does it pan out as a CMS? Read the rest of this entry »

Joomla is an open source content management system for publishing Web content. Open source programs are those in which the source code is available to the general public to use and modify free of charge with no licensing restrictions.

Joomla was born in 2006 and is a derivative of Mambo, another open source CMS. It has a large and active community who contributes to its development through support and the creation of extensions that add functionality to the software.

Joomla’s ease-of-use and extensibility have made it a very popular CMS around the world.

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So you’re ready to build a new Web site using a content management system. Or at least that’s what someone has suggested you do. A content management system (CMS) sounds good, but you’re not sure you need one. You might even think “this system” sounds complicated and maybe too much for want you want out of a site. Possibly. But more likely not.

In this series, I’m going to attempt to demystify CMSs and compare some of the popular systems used in the Webiverse. Feel free to use the comments section below to provide your thoughts and experiences throughout this series. Read the rest of this entry »

WordPress 2.7 is now available for download.  This is a major ramp up from version 2.6.  Most notably, the admin area got a much-needed facelift.  I think this area is  easier to navigate and managing your content is more intuitive and streamlined. Read the rest of this entry »