Webgazette.co.uk

You may wonder why, when I am so keen on Thingamablog, I chose to use WordPress for Webgazette.co.uk and so do I at times.They are both great blog tools, but each has it’s own benefits and each are very different in the way they work. Although both do the same thing and both will give you a blog with categories, archives and feeds etc, Thingamablog runs on your desktop while WordPress runs on your web hosts server and neither can do what the other can as far as this is concerned.So when compared, what are the advantages and disadvantages of each?

Thingamablog

Advantages

• Runs on your desktop.
• Does not need advanced hosting (e.g. MySQL, PHP etc).
• Produces fast static html pages.
• Easy to use.
• Ideal for dial-up internet users.
• Can be used with low cost and free web hosts
• WYSIWYG post editor.

Disadvantages

• No built in commenting and trackback system, have to use third party such as haloscan.
• Can’t log on from any computer anywhere with internet access. [edit] But can be put on a USB drive to carry about with you.
• Functionality can’t be easily extended.
• Few ready made themes

WordPress

Advantages

• Built in commenting and trackback system.
• Can log in from any computer with internet access.
• Large support base.
• Can be extended with plugins
• Hundreds of themes.

Disadvantages

• Likely to need more expensive web hosting.
• May be not be practical for dial-up internet users.
• Requires hosting with MySQL, PHP etc.

This list is not exhaustive and you may be able to think of more but you get the idea. Thingamablog can do just about what WordPress can with the addition of third party comments and trackbacks. If you have limited hosting then WordPress may not be an option and Thingamablog comes into it own. My only reason for using WordPress is the built in comments and trackbacks. In may ways I prefer Thingamablog, as I find the WYSIWYG editor much easier to use and the simplicity of the templates makes for easy editing.

In the end it comes down to personal preference.

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