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Which blog engine?


So the time has come to move to a more advanced blog engine for my blog. blogger.com, Google's blogging service, has served me well. It's incredibly easy to use and to get started with, along with having some great features such as inbuilt stats; however now I need a few more advanced features and greater control over the blog.

There's a vast array of blog engines out there, some free, some paid for, some hosted, some self-hosted, and picking which one is best or the right choice could be a little bit tricky. This article from Mashable lists most of the main options and bigger players - http://mashable.com/2007/08/06/free-blog-hosts/.

There are a few parameters that I've kind of decided on
  • Ease of installation/compatibility and support with web hosts
  • Simple to use. I don't want to spend ages clicking around just to add a post or format it.
  • Feature rich and well supported. Most blog engines should have a fairly standard set of features now such RSS/ATOM feeds, spam protection, categories, tags, pingback and trackback. Anything less than this should be a no-no.
  • Easily skin-able. There should be no need to spend ages tweaking and hacking away at a design to make it your own and look good.
  • .NET - It doesn't have to be in .NET but then I don't want to spend ages getting to grips in case I need to change something.
Some of the blog engines that I'm currently playing and experimenting with include:





If you have any recommendations or advice feel free to comment.
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  1. Rebecca Minjarez24 October 2010 at 01:25

    I'm right there with you. More functionality and control is definitely needed. I'll probably go with WordPress.

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  2. Jay Hollingum25 October 2010 at 00:26

    Hey Ink-Sketch. Thanks for the comment. I'm still looking in to this. Wordpress def seems like a step up but I'll post back and let you know which one I go with.

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