In comments to my post,WeblogTweaks: Tool Independence Jacques Distler wrote: There are things that one can do in WordPress that one cannot (easily) do in MovableType. And there are things one can do in MT that one cannot (easily) do in WP. The day that our tools become interchangeable is the day that one can truly say […]
Author: Shelley Powers
The first challenge to moving a weblog is getting a snapshot of your weblog data in a format that can be imported into the new tool. To create an export that works with most tools, at least for moment, you’ll want to export your existing weblog’s data using the Movable Type import/export format. WordPress doesn’t have […]
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A cat’s perspective
Recovered from the Wayback Machine. Hi, I’m Zoe. This is my first time writing to a weblog, and I hope I do it right. I’m not sure how many cats write weblogs. I saw a weblog written by a dog today, but all it wrote was variations on feed me and smell my butt. Seems rather limited, somehow. Shelley […]
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Weblog tweaks: tool independence
Recovered from the Wayback Machine. Once upon a time, a weblogger was defined by the tool they used as much as the type of material they published and the style of writing they favored. We were, and many still are, a fiercely loyal bunch when it comes to the software that help us publish our […]
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Bad mans find good woman
I’ve been hit severals time recently with comment spams. In fact the frequency of attack has really picked up as WordPress has become more popular. I don’t use any form of blacklist, but controlling the spam is still pretty trivial. There’s one throttle in place that doesn’t allow more than so many posts in a […]