Is this site a blog?
Yes and sort of no…
Yes since the site is using blogging software.
Sort of No since it really is an experiment with this type of web publishing solution as well as an exploration of the system and software pieces needed for this type of presentation. While the lines are somewhat blurred my current needs are more along the lines of a CMS (content management solution) than a ‘blogging only’ solution.
Initial impressions on Wordpress:
- relatively easy/simple to install and use (~10 minutes if you have an existing domain, server and the required support components)
- I think that this is a great solution for a simple project/web site
- while the use of plugins is a nice option it’s not my preferred approach (too many gotcha’s & web security concerns/issues)
- the use of themes is good/bad
- - while you can certainly use themes as a starting point and edit as desired, the editing presentation interface (while impressive on a historical measure) is quite limited (i.e. no WYSIWYG for posts and pages)
- - you can preview but you won’t see the real look while you are editing)
A General Comment: IMO all applications (commercial or Open Source) should be offered with a high level of security as a default, not as an option; if you want to change from secure to in-secure that’s fine. When you present a tool to a global user community with experience levels from zero to max you should give them a good starting point. Note that the Linux community, Hosting providers and even Microsoft have all moved to ’start secure’ and provide options to move to a ‘less secure’.
The security settings created by askapache-password-protect are a good starting point for a Wordpress install – I suggest that all Wordpress users consider this plugin.
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