Notes on a Massive WordPress Migration. At the UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism, we use WordPress heavily as a content management system for student and organization publications, knowledge bases, student handbooks, podcast publishing systems, online magazines, etc. Over the past couple of years, I’ve found again and again that WP is not only up to the task of serving as far more than a blogging platform, it’s a great content management system for many types of sites, once you learn a few tricks. Just wrapped up a marathon coding session, converting one of the J-School’s most popular sites, China Digital Times (CDT), from Movable Type to WordPress.
We launched the new site (with a new design by Devigal) a few days ago. This was by far the most complex WordPress installation I’ve worked on, involving around 16,000 posts and 6,000 tags. As with every site launch, I learned a few things in the process. Thought I’d post some notes here for the sake of others going through a similar process. DEFCON 1 (Why Migrate?)
Plugins. MultiUser Weblog Comparison. 10 Weblog Engines Reviewed | Developer's Toolbox. Choosing blogging software can be a scary process, especially if you are new to blogging. There are many different types of engines and content management systems (CMS) that could be used. Picking the software that you’ll need is not an easy task, given the wide variety and types on the Web today. There are many different aspects to consider when choosing which blogging software to pick. For instance: Programming language.Many blog platforms run on either PHP or Rails, but you can find just about any flavor of programming language you are looking for.What features you’ll need.The type of software you might choose is very dependent on the type of blog you are going to run. Some blog software is geared more towards new users, while others are more developer and designer friendly. The blog software that you choose can have a big impact on your blogging. 1.
WordPress1 is the most famous and widely-used blogging platform. The WordPress community is a major asset to the blogging software. 2.