The New Blog Lives
19 12 2005Well my love affair with Google’s Blogger didn’t last after all. Anyone that knows me could have guessed it - I just like fiddling too much to settle with a one-size-fits-all blogging solution like Blogger. Ultimately it was the lack of cateogories that made me decide to make the switch to WordPress.
Initially I was a little disappointed. I missed Blogger’s WYSIWYG editor, and simplicity of inserting images. Compared to Blogger, the WordPress interface was also very plain and - dare I say it - boring. Finally, editing themes was nowhere near as easy or intuitive. Blogger had an instant preview option which I found very useful, and unfortunately WordPress has nothing similar.
It was around this time that I discovered WordPress plug-ins. Not only did I track down a very capable editor interface (WYSIWYG Plugin For Wordpress), but I realised just how expandable this software was.
[…] Finally I can honestly say that WordPress satisfies my requirements entirely. I was originally a little disappointed after migrating from Blogger (see The New Blog Lives) but this new version has put all of my previous concerns to rest. It’s now time to settle in and begin using this great content publishing platform. […]