Comments on: Why I’m quite excited to use WordPress http://www.benbarden.com/why-im-quite-excited-to-use-wordpress/ Fri, 03 Feb 2012 23:39:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Ben http://www.benbarden.com/why-im-quite-excited-to-use-wordpress/#comment-97 Ben Sat, 21 Aug 2010 12:08:27 +0000 http://www.benbarden.com/?p=131#comment-97 Hi Dustin - I really can't agree with you on using WP + plugins for a forum. I've seen SimplePress on a few sites and I found it to be badly laid out, and unattractive. I like a simple, slick look for a forum. If you're a keen photographer, then Flickr groups do the job quite well. But I'd rather have the forum on my site instead of hosted elsewhere. I see your point about reinventing forum software, and I've seen some people have tried, but there isn't any forum software out there that really takes my fancy. vBulletin is decent but bloated and the latest version is way overpriced. I ditched vBulletin at <a href="http://www.cmfads.com/" rel="nofollow">CMF Ads</a> and started building my own integrated forum instead. It's simple, but it works well. Hi Dustin – I really can’t agree with you on using WP + plugins for a forum. I’ve seen SimplePress on a few sites and I found it to be badly laid out, and unattractive. I like a simple, slick look for a forum. If you’re a keen photographer, then Flickr groups do the job quite well. But I’d rather have the forum on my site instead of hosted elsewhere.

I see your point about reinventing forum software, and I’ve seen some people have tried, but there isn’t any forum software out there that really takes my fancy. vBulletin is decent but bloated and the latest version is way overpriced. I ditched vBulletin at CMF Ads and started building my own integrated forum instead. It’s simple, but it works well.

]]> By: Dustin http://www.benbarden.com/why-im-quite-excited-to-use-wordpress/#comment-96 Dustin Mon, 26 Jul 2010 19:10:52 +0000 http://www.benbarden.com/?p=131#comment-96 I've used NucleusCMS and Blogger in the past. I recently setup a new blog using Wordpress and the only regret I have is that I didn't switch over sooner. When setting it up I got just the plugins I needed. But I quickly discovered new plugins that now that I've used them, I don't know how I ever did without them. Wordpress definitely wins my best blog platform award. The next time I create any website whose sole purpose is "content", I will be using wordpress. (i.e. any non e-commerce site) This includes forums, because I think that current forum software is outdated and needs to be reinvented. I’ve used NucleusCMS and Blogger in the past. I recently setup a new blog using WordPress and the only regret I have is that I didn’t switch over sooner. When setting it up I got just the plugins I needed. But I quickly discovered new plugins that now that I’ve used them, I don’t know how I ever did without them. WordPress definitely wins my best blog platform award.

The next time I create any website whose sole purpose is “content”, I will be using wordpress. (i.e. any non e-commerce site) This includes forums, because I think that current forum software is outdated and needs to be reinvented.

]]> By: Ben http://www.benbarden.com/why-im-quite-excited-to-use-wordpress/#comment-95 Ben Mon, 26 Jul 2010 07:35:28 +0000 http://www.benbarden.com/?p=131#comment-95 Hey John - thanks! At least now I can spend more time writing blog posts, and less time updating the software. Hey John – thanks! At least now I can spend more time writing blog posts, and less time updating the software.

]]> By: John Lampard http://www.benbarden.com/why-im-quite-excited-to-use-wordpress/#comment-94 John Lampard Mon, 26 Jul 2010 06:51:37 +0000 http://www.benbarden.com/?p=131#comment-94 Haha, welcome to the dark side... just when I thought I'd never hear you talk favourably about WP :) Granted it's not perfect and there's a few more things it could do (which you pretty much list here) but overall I'm happy with WP. Sure beats maintaining a blog with manual markup and notepad, which I did for many years before migrating in 07. Nice work with the redesign here as well :) Haha, welcome to the dark side… just when I thought I’d never hear you talk favourably about WP :)

Granted it’s not perfect and there’s a few more things it could do (which you pretty much list here) but overall I’m happy with WP. Sure beats maintaining a blog with manual markup and notepad, which I did for many years before migrating in 07.

Nice work with the redesign here as well :)

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