WordPress platform

wordpress-logo-notext-bgI’ve been really impressed with WordPress. I first installed it about a year ago, in preparation for heading off to Africa. I wanted an easier way to update this site, and chose WordPress (for no particular reason… I also considered MovableType but for whatever reason ended up installing WordPress).

In the past year I’ve gotten to know the platform much better – and it continues to impress. It is incredibly easy to upgrade, install plugins, apply new templates, and modify those templates to your own desire.

Compared to other software that I’ve installed to manage websites, this is a breeze.

I’m equally impressed with the development community that’s out there supplying these add-ons.  There’s a plugin for just about anything you can think of, which is great.  Mostly I use plugins to control various aspects of the page design, and what shows up on that right-column over there.  Recently though I’ve been playing around with a few others – among them is Zemanta.   It’s a little utility that, as you type, suggests inline images or links that you can insert into your post to make your content a little more rich.

Another plugin I just installed is Disqus – a utility that allows people to comment – and to do so without having to create a unique login just for this site.  It’s a great idea – I hate having all of these 1-off logins myself so I’m glad I no longer have to ask others to create them either.

When I think back to how I used to manage these sites 10 or more years ago, it’s just amazing where we’ve come.

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