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Blogger or Wordpress?
Posted by bromoluz • 7/21/07 • Subscribe to this Discussion [RSS] • Report This Topic
Tags: blogger, rank, wodrpess
I would like to know which you prefer, and why
hugs!
bromohv.blogspot.com
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I prefer installing wordpress myself because of all the possible plugins and customization. Free blogs are very limited on what you can do. -
I had blogger originally.
I prefer self hosted wordpress. I have a wordpress.com as well and prefer that over blogger. -
May I export my blog to wordpress?
What kind of plugins have wordpress?-
yes you can export your blog to wordpress by using wordpress control panel.
there are alot of plugin in wordpress though.. try browse around in blogcatalog directory, u might come across to some blog that use WP (wordpress) -
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You can get a wordpress.com account for free and see what they have - play around with it. The wordpress.com blog which is my Darfur blog has.
delicious
flickr,meta,rss tag, cloud, akismet, blog stats, calendar, sonific songspot, meebo,category,pages, recent comment, top posts, box.net file sharing, platial map kits, top post, top click, and vod pod video widgets available as well as as many text widgets as you want.
The problem is there are certain type of javascript they do not allow .
Right now their my blog log function ability is broken and they are all at word camp so it won't be fixed till they get back.
There are a lot of themes available.
I think it is the way to go before doing the self hosting where you can then have total control over your themes, altering them yourself or designing your own and all script. There are hundreds of widgets available for self hosting just look in the wordpress plugin repository.
Blogger is much easier to hack which is what happened to me and why I left.Thank god for that I say.
You can try it and if you don't like it don't use it.-
wow, so interesting point!!
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Yea you can export it.
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I got depressed.
I thought that my blog of blogger was well. But good, I am going to check that it offers things to me wordpress.
Thanks for your advices.
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Wordpress all the way!-
thx roopster, could you explain more?
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I have both and for certain things Blogger is easier but then again WordPress isn't that bad either...-
Usted tiene a ambos. ¿A cuál ha gustado usarle más? Me gustaría saber más sobre su experiencia.
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I actually find blogger much harder now when I go back. I believe it is a matter of getting used to one over the other. Blogger was easier when I used it, wordpress is easier now that I use it. You will find that some people who have had blogger for some time are just moer comfortable with it, same with wordpress. Wordpress has the advantage of letting you use the platform to self host.
Blogger gets hacked easier.
I don't t hink there is a right answer but wordpress to me is a cleaner system and looks better out of the box. -
How Blogger gets hacked easier?
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I don't use either, but based on all the blogs I've seen WordPress would be better. I personally don't use either one, but I'm just telling you anyway.
Make sure to get your own domain though.-
yep, I'll try to do it.
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thx elfreakz for help me about how export my blog to wordpress
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thx xerendipity!! nice site
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I have no idea how. I only know they hacked my blog several times before I finally left. The template was replaced with the words - "get a better blogging platform, get wordpress".
I changed my password a couple times and it happened again. finally I quit and got a self hosted wordpress blog.-
so this is more serious than I was thinking :O
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Self hosted wordpress all the way!!
www.jessicainrome.com-
jessucanoel, I'll hope get a self hosted soon
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i voted for self hosted wordpress.-
Thx Imwong, you are a WP fan!!
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ideall, i wish i could have wordpress with blogger interfaces. i run a blog farm, and seeing all those options and plugins and widgets just intimidates them. i've made my site as user friendly as possible, but some people cant be pleased. -
I have installed wordpress and many many plugins in multiple hosting accounts... so I swear by it
I LOVE WORDPRESS!!
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nobody loves blogger?
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Wordpress offers a wider ability for customization... -
Wordpress is great. You should also look at Joomla and Mambo for great plug ins. Word Press is by far the easiest to use and customize in my opinion. I use Joomla on a few sites and it has a bit more custom plug ins, but a bit more painful admin section.-
I have personalized very much my blog using blogger's platform, that's why I surprise some of the things that you have described.
I am thinking of changing seriously.
Especially because nobody has appeared defending to blogger, except me.
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i love love love love love love love Joomla
Joomla + DocMan + DocuWiki + CommunityBuilder = An amazing community or intranet site.
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the discussion seem to encourage me to shift to wordpress. But is it possible that I can transfer all my posts there in just few clicks?
quinkoytawops.blogspot.com
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Wordpress now comes with a plugin that imports all your posts directly from blogger. You may have to do a bit of tweaking, but it's really minor work considering that you're saving yourself hours of work.
Like someone mentioned earlier, try their online version first and if you like it switch to self hosted, if not stay with blogger.
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I have both and I like self hosted wordpress more because of the flexibility of controlling. -
Go for both! Have the main blog in WP and do the secondary blog about the main one in Blogger - this way you'll get the most from both SEO.-
kamazas, It's the most probable action that I get
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i prefer blogger and am doing the reverse of what kamazas said.. am having blogger as the main and wordpress as the secondary.. and to avoid repetation am juz adding snippets of the posts in wordpress(not doing tht for a couple of weeks though..!)
vish..!
inside-n-outside.blogspot.com-
good point
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i had a wordpress account, i hated it! it did not support my mood feature
so now im with blogger! love it! -
great morinn, you interpreted me!
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agree with u..
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blogger! -
actually: WP 17 aganist 3 votes for blogger
I need more opinions.
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BLOGGGGGGGER definitely...why? simple- cos i'm using one. -
ok. thanks for the advice.. il be trying sometime..
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your welcome quincyjohn!!
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I started off a few months ago using Blogger. I grabbed the first template which seems to wok fine. The template does not quite meet my needs as I would like columns on both sides of text. There are other templates available but I am leery of trying another one if it screws thinks up.
I have loaded Wordpress on my own domain and I am just learning the features and I have one duplicate article there.
Blogger sure was easy to set up and the their WYSIWYG template with the easy to use and setup column box works well.
In wordpress and I am just learning it does seem harder to figure out.
Niels-
Nielsp,
Sidebars on both sides of text... are you speaking of something like mine? Check it out.
endoh.blogspot.com/
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definitely wordpress -
thank you oiloffmar!! You are agree with everybody
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Thanks to this thread I've setup a wordpress account and have imported the posts from one of my blogs (so easy!) and I love the template choices...I'm having trouble adding the other blog to the same account - anyone know the trick? TIA...more questions please ;-) can you setup adsense in WP? or the same badges, etc. as in Blogger? By going to WP does that end the google adsense relationship? Danny -
WP =19 votes
Blogger = 4 votes
*My blog is in blogger platafform* (I haven't said that)
bromohv.blogspot.com -
wordpress all the way!!!!!!!
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I am currently on blogger, but it is also the same reason why I am in the process of switching to a self-hosted wordpress now.
I am just a little pissed that I see too much http error codes and for some directories, the delay in showing up posts can go as far as 9 hours.-
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thnk you vey much EndohT, I will consider your opinion.
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My youtubes didn't all get transferred though...
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Actually I think this problem is more of Youtube than blogger/WP. I have tried putting iMeen in my blogger and it works perfect. Tested it out on a friend's WP and it works too. Youtube is seemingly taking longer to load, that's all.
I am not sure if buy-overs of such services contribute to the problem. Look at Photobucket, same thing. Ever since the buy-over, it's uberly slow. That is also one of the reasons why I finally decide to have my own webhost, host all my own music compositions to pictures and videos.
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I think that WP wins
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I like blogger.
Wordpress looks like it's a bigger setup. Is it actually free Like blogger?-
thanks jorgegoyco
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Blogger = 6 -
It's free if you have your own hosting! But if you want them to host your site, you have to pay them Wordpress is good because of the plugins you can find, but I'm happy with Blogger for now -
Wordpress.com hosted Wordpress sites are free. You CAN spend money/credits for extra stuff like more features or more storage space.
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wordpress of course! -
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ok friend
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I like Blogger. -
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WP = 22 votes
Blogger = 8 votes -
I use my own installation of WP also. The only thing I don't like about WP is the complexity of upgrading to current versions. Also the plugin workings can be frustrating.
On the one hand it is great to have a platform that allows you do find a plugin and theme for almost anything that you want to do. On the other, it is frustrating that every time WP puts out a new version, many of the plugins and themes are broken by the WP changes. The authors of said plugins and themes are often too busy to keep their customizations up to date with the frequent WP releases. So for the end user, it becomes a huge problem. -
i like blogger actually i hate wordpress because you cannot edit your html or customize-
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yes, we can customize html
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I use Both-
what do you prefer Gorric?
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I like both, but wordpress is of course more customizable Many plugins, etc.
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Wordpress has a lot of features, but Blogger is simple to use. I prefer Blogger actually.
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WP = 22 votes
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Wordpress. I used to use Blogger and edit the templates but I like Wordpress templates more - there's thousands available and I love all the plugins and extras. Easy to use and lots of variety. I enjoy the occasional challenge too. -
thank you kathie!!
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Blogger = 9 votes -
Wordpress because it's what I installed on my domain. I once tried the free version of blogger and didn't care much for it so I am biased to some extent.-
WP = 24 votes
Blogger = 10 votes
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I prefer blogger than wordpress
it is easy to customise layout design n widgets
plus.. its free to have adsense..
Vote for blogger
visit my recipe blog www.recipescollection.blogspot.com/ -
WP = 24 votes
Blogger = 11 votes -
Never Tried Blogger.
I'm a supporter of wordpress.
There are MANY pluggin for you blog
www.ilovethatrecipe.com/blog
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WP = 25 votes
Blogger = 11 votes
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Definitely wordpress, hands down. Blogger is cumbersome and clumsy. The coding is pretty poor. Google will get it right and when they do it'll be great but right now it's not a great platform. -
thank you AP!!
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Blogger = 11 votes -
Blogger does ok for me, I switched from Wordpress due to issues.-
thank you MsRebecca!!
WP = 26 votes
Blogger = 12 votes
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I like blogger more because you can monetize it and it's so easy to use. Wordpress can only be monetized if you host the blog on your own website but I hear that it has alot of features as well. The free one is nice to use, just I just like the layout of blogger better
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I have just started blogging and am currently using Blogger. I haven't had a problem with Blogger, once you learn how the blog is constructed. Once you learn that, you could pretty much do a lot with it.
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WP = 26 votes
Blogger = 14 votes -
I have found out about wordpress when reading other blogs that may or may not have anything to do with blogging. After checking out some of the features and other things that can be custom made, I will be sticking with Blogger because it is not very difficult to use for those who know as least the basic web editing processes.
Also, I did not get into blogging to get rich off of a Blog. Instead, I used my blog as a portal to provide information, humor and commentary on my own movie making process and that of others. If I wanted to get into all of the self hosting and server stuff, I would probably use wordpress since it would be a better choice business-wise. Since my goals do not include making a business out of one or several blogs, Blogger seems to be sufficient enough. -
I have to say Joomla as I love wordpress it as to many limitation for a news content web site. -
Simplicity is more my bag over more features.
I made a wordpress blog awhile back and quickly abandoned it.
Blogger for me...Plus, between free domains, blogspot sounds better than wordpress. -
Bromoluz,
Tengo varios años utilizando los dos servicios, inicialmente comencé con blogger, como el contenido de mis blogs era meramente literario, los migré a googlepages pues necesitaba que mis contenidos no se archivaran en históricos sino que estuvieran a la vuelta de un click, más tarde abrí mi cuenta en wordpress y el blog que estoy llevando es una galería de mis pinturas, eventualmente las pasaré a un sitio web, pero permíteme decirte que estoy encantado con todas las bondades que te da el administrador de wp, no tengo la versión hosteada, sino la gratuita en .com, aún así, es una genialidad.
Blogger es un excelente servicio pero en mi humilde opinión, wordpress va un paso adelante.
Si no me equivoco en tu perfil noté que eres Chileno, que gran País!
Abrazo mi hermano! -
WP = 28 votes
Blogger = 16 votes -
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WP = 28 votes
Blogger = 17 votes -
Wordpress without a doubt.
When I started work for my current employer (a publishing company) they had four commercial blogs all through Blogger. We did not use the Blogspot hosting. Instead we published the blogs via FTP to our own servers. We were constantly having issues with Blogger publishing via FTP timing out as the blogs got bigger and bigger. One of our blogs - Library Stuff www.librarystuff.net - had so many posts and comments that updates would take forever.
We looked around at other and finally selected Wordpress. So far we have migrated the three busiest blogs over to our own Linux server with Wordpress. The blog authors have all been thrilled with the change. From an author's viewpoint Wordpress is just plain easier to deal with and more responsive. From an admin's point of view, Wordpress is infinitely more extensible and much easier to backup and maintain.
In Blogger's defense, once I changed publishing from FTP to SFTP (I tracked down an acceptable SFTP/SCP server for Windows), the publishing issues improved drastically. -
I prefer Blogger. It suits my needs. -
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How many people who expressed a firm opinion have actually used both Blogger AND Wordpress? -
I'll vote for Blogger, but just because I use it more and it attracts more attention (read traffic), more quickly, with less effort. Creating new blogs is simple. And modifying the templates is a snack with just a little knowledge. I host on my own domain and that probably makes it both easier and harder, if I can put it that way!
I do have one WP installation and it's OK, works fine. Probably technically superior, too, I just don't find it matters that much for my purposes. I think as you scale up WP becomes much better though.. Blogger takes forever to update when you have tons of tags and files and what have you. I also use my own platform for both, and that helps reduce downtime and errors.
Agree also that whatever you use you get used to... and using both hasn't been a problem, I've just become used to both ;-) -
WP = 29 votes
Blogger = 18 votes
both = 1 vote
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