Wordpress or Blogger?

@bryanski (497)
Philippines
September 7, 2008 8:22am CST
Which of the two blogging sites do you prefer? Blogger or Wordpress? Personally, I have known blogger for so long already and Wordpress is not that known to me. And I use Blogger now. I haven't tried Wordpress. But they say Wordpress has better features than Blogger. Or is the opposite true? I don't know since I haven't tried. Insights anyone?
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7 responses
• United States
7 Sep 08
I've been using Wordpress as a stand-alone blog since shortly after the software was introduced. I'm used to having total control over my templates and the code, so I'm not really fond of either Blogger or the Wordpress.com blogs. I maintained a Blogger blog for a client last year and I had to jump through hoops to do things like insert a feed into a sidebar and create static pages, things I can do with just a couple of lines of code in Wordpress. I like Blogger's dashboard better than I like Wordpress.com's if you're managing multiple blogs, though. It's far easier to switch back and forth between blogs though their interface. I know that both teams are very actively working to make things as easy as possible for users while maintaining server security for everyone, so it may come down to which community and feel you prefer.
@xplp211 (253)
• China
7 Sep 08
Thank you very much for your response; it is very helpful! And after seeing so many kinds of blogs, I think your response has summarized very good!
@bryanski (497)
• Philippines
27 Sep 08
Yeah I agree. And that's why this is the best response. Have fun!
@steady (934)
• Philippines
7 Sep 08
blogger! wordpress is just too complicated for me.
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@macoolit (104)
• Philippines
7 Sep 08
I like the interface of wordpress, you can customize a lot more. but blogger is easier for me.
• Malaysia
7 Sep 08
hmm i'm not too sure about this too hehe. i'm using blogger as well. perhaps wordpress is more advanced than blogger or something?
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• Malaysia
7 Sep 08
Hello Bryanski! It depends really. If you can get your own domain, Wordpress is really good. It's got a lot of customisations built in and extensions which you can add if you wish. I like wordpress as well because it gives me the options to use categories instead of tags. Blogger is great as a beginner's tool, and if you're content to just write and go, then it would be a better tool for you, rather than switching to Wordpress. If you want to give Wordpress a try without getting your own domain, sign up for an account at Wordpress.com. It'll give you a rough idea of just what WP is. I hope this helps!
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@vbleble (122)
• Hong Kong
7 Sep 08
I haven't tried WP b4 but i am a Blogger user and I think Blogger is easy to use and I think it is good enough=] But I still suggest you to give a try on WordPress
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@successlog (3172)
• China
7 Sep 08
hello friend, i am also using the blogger.com.I just built it in july.and i feel it is very wonderful sit to post my personal article.and i feel it is convenient and clear to use. i also don't know the worldpress sit.of course, i know the name of this it several months before, but i never use it myself.lol good luck to you