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Freshman Denial Now On Tumblr « Freshman Denial — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 21:52:48 +0000

[…] friends often ask me “what blogging service should I use – Tumblr or WordPress.” After creating a Tumblr to post links to my posts on this blog, I can comfortably stick to […]

Comment on Debugging: Random Redirect and WP Super Cache by AwesomeGIFs

AwesomeGIFs — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 02:44:49 +0000

Thanks so much for the post! I just added that code right above the QUERY_STRING in the .htaccess and it worked like a charm.

Comment on Showdown: Tumblr vs. WordPress by Sacha

Sacha — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 18:49:22 +0000

Nice little article even though you didn’t go really into detail I think. I think tumblr are doing a great job.

Anyways I have to agree about what Stephen said: on the (12/06/08). Me to, I need to be able to customize a blog in any way I like, I think that templates are lame and that users should get the ability whether it’s self installed or hosted to edit easily “without having to learn any programming” any aspect of their sites. This would make it way easier for users to customize their blogs the way they really like and this is a call out to (facebook, tumblr, myspace)… all of these and all web-developers.

So my statement after all this is an appellation to all devolpers/web-designers out there: “The Blog” simply doesn’t exist yet, It still has to be developed. Just do it and get rich damn!

Comment on Showdown: Tumblr vs. WordPress by Dorothy

Dorothy — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 22:00:47 +0000

Im thinking about making the switch, but reading these makes me think that I should stay put at WP. I just HATE the lame designs and wish that they made it easier to customize without knowing CSS. I dont know how to code at all, and the thing looks so stale. Theres artistry in leaving this looking a little intentionally web.1.0 (lots of my clients are a little slow to the internet/design capabilities), but I just wish it looked a little more fun, reflective of my personality.

Any ideas/suggestions. Do I just need to invest in a decent CSS coder who can help me figure out how to use my own art as a backdrop…thats basically what I want to do. Thanks for any tips.

Comment on Showdown: Tumblr vs. WordPress by Michelle

Michelle — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 19:33:15 +0000

I’ve just started blogging and I thought I was going to use Wordpress, hands-down, but…I just started my first blog on tumblr. I love the simplicity of tumblr and the dynamic aspect of it. Wordpress blogs look professional, but they also look static. I feel like it’s OK to write something short on tumblr whereas Wordpress makes me freeze up with anxiety. Tumblr has flow. I want to start a second blog and I am still thinking of creating it on Wordpress (because it is more serious) but, I like tumblr a lot. I like that with tumblr I don’t have to pay for a web host as I would if I used W.org. I like that the tumblr templates are better than W.net’s templates. I also like that there is no image capacity limit on tumblr- I don’t have to pay for an upgrade to store my images.

Comment on Showdown: Tumblr vs. WordPress by Laura

Laura — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 15:00:32 +0000

This has been remarkably helpful. Thanks!

Comment on Showdown: Tumblr vs. WordPress by Paul Wigmore

Paul Wigmore — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 23:56:18 +0000

Very many thanks, David. I’m encouraged! I shall use free hosting - it sounds perfect for what I do. If you care to see what I do I’m at (does this site do links, I wonder?) http://paulwigmore.co.uk. Or just Google my home page on Paul Wigmore. ‘Monday’ is linked there. All good wishes to you.

Comment on Showdown: Tumblr vs. WordPress by david

david — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 01:09:59 +0000

Yes, I’d generally agree with that. Things have changed since I wrote this (I’ve been meaning to do a new comparison, since both have come some distance), but generally for long discursive writing like you describe I’d favor WordPress.

It has a nice WYSIWYG (what you see is what you get) editor, spell check, the ability to schedule future posts, and a good interface for saved drafts.

I’d also point out that design-flexibility will cost you a nominal amount with a WordPress.com blog, but with self-hosted WordPress (ie: WordPress.org) (I’m not sure which you’re thinking of) it’s “free” (disregarding hosting costs). The distinction between WordPress.org and .com can confuse people new to WordPress and is something I don’t thing I made very explicit in this post.

Comment on Showdown: Tumblr vs. WordPress by Paul Wigmore

Paul Wigmore — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 13:30:26 +0000

At present I write something weekly (I call it ‘Monday’) that resembles a newspaper column, using Google Blogger. But I need something more design-flexible. I use only straightfoward text and illustrations. No bells and whistles of any kind. The ability to link would be useful sometimes. I’m inclined to get WordPress. It looks so much more ‘my kind of thing’. Agreed?

Comment on Showdown: Tumblr vs. WordPress by MarkB

MarkB — Sun, 09 Aug 2009 11:37:57 +0000

I started down the Wordpress path when I was huckstering news embedding software and needed a demo platform for my formal “web consultant” site. I love to research/write, but mainly 8-5, when I’m paid to do so…my blog updates have become more of an annual expression.. Your comment is spot on re keeping fresh, and [my favorite web 2.0 catch phrase] being an organic part of regular life/work activities.

I came here via Google search [tumblr wordpress] after experiencing tumblr during a diyplanner.com/tiddly wiki/GTD/twitter drilldown that led me to funny shoesonwrong.tumblr and into the tumblr sign up page. Cheers!