While Textpattern is a fully capable CMS, it excels at blogs. It has a configurable authoring
environment and full commenting, and supports all of the technology designers expect in
a blog, such as RSS syndication and archive pages.
Figure 9-5. Textpattern offers writers a well-designed and functional authoring environment for
blogging.
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WordPress
WordPress was launched in 2003 as a user-friendly and standards-compliant PHP/MySQL
solution for building websites.8 Unlike other CMSs, WordPress maintains a laser-like focus
on being the best blogging solution available, instead of trying to be the best general CMS
available.
This dedication has earned it deep loyalty among its users, who have installed the software
on hundreds of thousands of sites. WordPress also boasts a thriving community of contributors
who lurk the forum, construct plug-ins, and add to the source code. While there
is no formal support in place, almost any development question can be answered by
searching through the vast knowledgebase that this cooperative has built.
For businesses looking to get up and running quickly with a locally installed blogging solution,
WordPress is the ideal candidate.
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