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wordpress 2.0 sucks

Discussion in 'WordPress' started by Dekker, Jan 23, 2006.

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  1. sarahk

    sarahk iTamer Staff

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    #21
    Yeah, we all have those problems!
     
    sarahk, Jan 25, 2006 IP
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    blacknight Well-Known Member

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    #22
    A release candidate for the next point release was released earlier this evening
     
    blacknight, Jan 27, 2006 IP
  3. jnm

    jnm Guest

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    #23
    uh, why don't some of you let me borrow your 10s of thousands of traffic so I can test my own 2.0 upgrade ;)
     
    jnm, Jan 27, 2006 IP
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    jim Well-Known Member

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    #24
    So if I'm launching a new site using wordpress 2.0 as a CMS what do I need to do. I have the semiologic static front page plugin - will that help lessen the server load?

    I want to be prepared for this site to a huge success...
     
    jim, Jan 28, 2006 IP
  5. Hon Daddy Dad

    Hon Daddy Dad Peon

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    #25
    Jim you've got nothing to worry about if you've just launched a new site - unless its already getting 15,000 visitors a day.

    Wordpress is still kick ass for most sites and purposes.
     
    Hon Daddy Dad, Jan 29, 2006 IP
  6. jim

    jim Well-Known Member

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    #26
    I want to be prepared for the 15,000 a day though. What do I need to do to be ready so I'm not trying to convert to MT in a few moths because wordpress 2.0 is so server intensive that my millions of readers can't access my site?
     
    jim, Jan 29, 2006 IP
  7. Dekker

    Dekker Peon

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    #27
    worry about the 15000 a day first :p

    because you'll need the server first too
     
    Dekker, Jan 29, 2006 IP
  8. SportsOutlaw

    SportsOutlaw Active Member

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    #28
    Well, since I definately don't have the knowledge to do this, I nominate Shawn to build this. I have a news blog, a personal blog, and possibly an upcoming second news blog that I will be happy to have your link on.

    I am fairly new to the world of blogs, but I will agree that the move from 1.5 to 2.0 has been a major step backwards.
     
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  9. Emperor

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    #29
    Why don’t you use joomla has your blogging software???
     
    Emperor, Feb 3, 2006 IP
  10. sarahk

    sarahk iTamer Staff

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    #30
    I'm a big time Joomla/Mambo fan but it doesn't come with comments, moderation (& Akismet), pinging out of the box. It's a CMS not a blogging tool just as WordPress isn't suited for the task of CMS. You can make both systems do both jobs but they're best "sticking to their knitting" IMO
     
    sarahk, Feb 3, 2006 IP
  11. minstrel

    minstrel Illustrious Member

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    #31
    Sarah, assuming you host both on your own server, what advantage in your opinion is there to Wordpress over Blogger?

    I've been using Blogger. I was taking a look at Wordpress but it seems to me to be clunky and unecessarily complicated to set up and customize - other than the multiple categories, which I really don't need at this point, what else would convince me to switch?
     
    minstrel, Feb 3, 2006 IP
  12. Dekker

    Dekker Peon

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    #32
    wordpress and bloggers are for more simple things...

    whereas movabletype is a much more complex and elegant system.

    imo
     
    Dekker, Feb 3, 2006 IP
  13. Hon Daddy Dad

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    #33
    movabletype has its own limitations. comments can be a major hassle.
     
    Hon Daddy Dad, Feb 4, 2006 IP
  14. sarahk

    sarahk iTamer Staff

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    #34
    I'm a techie so the ability to add plugins such as a syntax highlighter and have tags and a tag cloud help me make the blog the way I want it. I've been able to make the lists of posts any which way I want and control the moderation of comments in a seemingly infinite number of ways - I chose Akismet.

    I'm able to control the sites that I ping when I post, and have a Google SiteMap (except as I saw with the v7ndotcom elursrebmem competition the blogger posts were indexed first).

    As far as templates go - there's more flexibility as you can have a variety of layouts depening on whether it's the "index" versus a "single" post, and you can add your own. You can have a "page" as well which is static content and not date reliant.

    Then there's my DH's blog which is a clean v2 blog with nothing too fancy added. There's probably no huge advantage for him in having it in WordPress rather than a self hosted blogger. I just need to whip him until he posts on it :)
     
    sarahk, Feb 4, 2006 IP
  15. minstrel

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    OK. Thanks for your comments, Sarah. I may explore it a bit further.
     
    minstrel, Feb 4, 2006 IP
  16. FireStorM

    FireStorM Well-Known Member

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    #36
    2.01 is fine i see.
     
    FireStorM, Feb 5, 2006 IP
  17. minstrel

    minstrel Illustrious Member

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    Fine how? Have the issues identified above for 2.0 been resolved in 2.1?
     
    minstrel, Feb 5, 2006 IP
  18. Dekker

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    #38
    i'm guessing not since it crashed the server again on minimum load.

    wordpress will never be "fine" because it can't produce static content.
     
    Dekker, Feb 5, 2006 IP
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    #39
    Yeah, most of the plugins are not working with WP 2.0 and it's hard to find a list that tells you which plugin will work or not... I think I'm gonna "down"grade back to WP 1.5 too, I don't see any advantage gained with WP 2 :mad:
    If anyone knows any obvious advantage of having WP 2, please let me know!
     
    Nadir, Feb 5, 2006 IP
  20. FireStorM

    FireStorM Well-Known Member

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    #40
    i can see it is a bit faster
     
    FireStorM, Feb 6, 2006 IP
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