Themes. Blog Software Smackdown: The Big 3 Reviewed. Over the past few years, Weblogs (or blogs) have taken the Web by storm. According to the Wikipedia definition, a Weblog is "a Web application which contains periodic posts on a common Webpage. These posts are often but not necessarily in reverse chronological order. " Basically, if you publish content on a periodic basis, a blogging package may simplify your publishing workflow.
This article assumes that you’re familiar with the basics of blogging and would like to start your own Weblog; for more information on what blogging’s all about, see Aaron Brazell’s article, The Blogger’s Primer. Why Have a Blog? Part of the Web professional’s job is to keep abreast of current trends in technology. Even if you never choose to run a Weblog yourself, it’s good to understand the functionality blogs offer in case a client or your employer has an idea or business need that could be supported by a blogging software package. Why Use Someone Else’s Software? What’s on Offer? Hosted Services Self-Hosted. WordPress Photography Theme. If you need a hand, email support[at]thethemefoundry[dot]com. Note: If you are upgrading from Photography 1.x, please read Upgrading Photography 1.x to 2.0 before proceeding.
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WordPress Plugins Database. Weblog Client. Peter Westwood. Tutorials > Installing WordPress on Tiger. Matt Willmore teaches you the basics of getting the open source blogging engine WordPress installed on your Mac running OS X 10.4 Tiger. Of the many options out there, many people choose to run their own blogging software as opposed to a managed service like Blogger or TypePad .
On the software side, there are many decent tools available, such as Six Apart's Movable Type (we have a tutorial for installing MT as well). WordPress is another mature, capable and blogging engine that is very popular with many bloggers (like its founding developer, Matt Mullenweg ) and rapidly gaining in popularity across the Web. WordPress is an excellent choice for a personal or professional blog, and the price is right, too. This tutorial will show you how to install WordPress 1.5.1.3 on OS X 10.4 Tiger. The most recent version of WordPress is 1.5.1.3, which contains a security patch among other improvements.
Before we get started, let's summarize what we'll be going over in the installation: Profit! .