2011 in review
WordPress.com prepared a 2011 annual report for this blog!
Here’s an excerpt:
In 2011, there were 11 new posts, growing the total archive of this blog to 87 posts. There were 88 pictures uploaded, taking up a total of 13mb. That’s about 2 pictures per week. The busiest day of the year was September 6th with 63 views. The most popular post that day was Planning a Puget Sound Sailing Trip.
Drupal, Joomla! or WordPress: which CMS should you use?
Which content management system should you use? The short answer is: it depends. This note is not a scientific exploration of each CMS but a summarization of my impressions of each engine, after having used each for production websites. This article is a follow-up to my brief posting back in August.
(You may wonder why I include WordPress — known as a blogging platform — in this article on content management systems. Well. A blog has content. You manage that content through the WordPress system. WordPress has much more power than many blogging platforms. On that basis, I consider it a content management system more than a blogging system.)
My foray into WordPress for personal blogging
I’ve installed WordPress for others. It’s an easy-to-use content management system with functionality that can be extended by a wide range of pre-made plugins. You can use the free, basic version at WordPress.com to make a personal blog, or pay a bit for premium services, or install the open-source version available from WordPress.org. Now I’ve installed WordPress for me, because the best way to learn a system is to use it.
