Tuesday, December 22, 2009
New Home
Welcome to the new (and hopefully) improved νόες σχεδίων. Everything from Wordpress has been transplanted here. Blogger seemed a happier home, so here's hoping it is!
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Whoa, a switch from Wordpress to Blogspot! Now there's an aberration from the pattern. What prompted this switch, Luke? You've got me very curious.
ReplyDeleteYeah... I guess on the grand scale of internet trends it is a bit backwards. Well, here are a few reasons that made me jump ship:
ReplyDelete1) I find Blogspot easier to edit. I like that when you're logged in, everything on the page is 'clickable.' On Wordpress I had to go to Dashboard, and find the appropriate control page to change information. I think Blogspot is a little more user friendly.
2) I find the post editor a little more intuitive (except for dealing with images, but I don't post many pictures, so that should be too much of a problem).
3) One of the biggest functional (and convenience) features is Blogspot's blogroll post previews. I like being able to see at a glance when the people's blogs I read are updated. Wordpress's blogroll can't do that. That function allows me to keep up on a more regular basis; and it's just fun to work with something a little more interactive.
4) Because Blogger is owned and operated by Google, widgets and other items have a greater tendency to work properly. It seems like Wordpress's themes aren't standardized when it comes to functionality. One might be able to host a certain style of widgets, while another would call those same widgets incompatible. I found that a little limiting and frustrating. (Also, I'm a fan of Google; I use Gmail, Google Chrome, and Picasa, and so in falling into Blogspot I didn't feel like I had chosen Mordor over the Shire or anything like that.)
5) Because one of the most expansive search engines operates the blog space, blog posts will turn up in web searches faster than almost anywhere. I figure that Google-ingenuity is good thing to have in your pocket.
There are a few cons that I'll need to put up with, but no free blog space is perfect.
1) Wordpress has way more themes to choose from. There are many really neat (and much more unique) designs among their 70-some options. Blogspot's themes on the other hand all looks a little bit alike; but with a little tweaking here and there, a satiable home can be produced. The look, after all, is secondary. I wanted a platform that makes posting an easier process.
2) Some items on Blogspot, such as a custom header, don't work as cleanly as on Wordpress. The format of Blogspot themes isn't as customizable as that of Wordpress. But again, I can deal with that if my main issues are being solved.
I guess that's the tally. 5 to 2. If that were a hockey game, Blogspot wins.