Comments on: I’m Digging MyBlogLog

By: You’ve Gotta Get a MyBlogLog Community - Healthy WebDesign - Developing and Building Successful Websites for Independent Professionals

Tue, 23 Jan 2007 20:27:21 +0000

[...] I’ve already written about how much I’m Digging MyBlogLog. My community is growing and I’m meeting some really great people with some interesting blogs. [...]

By: Dawud Miracle

Dawud Miracle — Fri, 19 Jan 2007 15:09:15 +0000

Thanks. I fell in love with WordPress about a year ago and have been kneeding and stretching it ever since. I'm not great with PHP, but I know enough to get around. I find the WordPress Codex to be a great resource. And the forum help is top notch. I fully understand what you mean. For instance, you can spot a Joomla site almost immediately. Joomla, Mambo, etc - they're all good. But I think WordPress is superior in ease of customization and definitely in ease of use for the everyday user - which is who I serve. I've been using WordPress as a basic CMS for clients since early last year and have had great results. I'd like to see a few plugins that would make life even easier, but they're really minor things at this point. I'm actually working on a few designs I'm going to repackage as a WordPress-driven, predesigned template package for clients who need a basic site. When they're done (couple of months), I'll consider offering them at Theme Viewer. Thanks for the idea.

By: Garry Conn

Garry Conn — Fri, 19 Jan 2007 14:55:37 +0000

Wordpress is a great program. Out of the box, it is awesome and put into the hands of someone with a little higher level of experience it soars! and screams SEO! Yes, you had me guessing for a second until I viewed the source files. Hard to believe that this site is Wordpress. (Again, not that Wordpress is a bad thing... It's Not!) You did such a great job making this site look unique, that it somewhat stands in its own class. Blogger.com sites... they typically look like blogger.com sites. Typepad sites, well... look like Typepad. Wordpress sites, you guessed it, typically look like Wordpress sites.... same goes with most CMS systems, as well as message board systems. Again, there is nothing wrong with any of these programs... they are awesome. But also too... being unique and creative is great too, and you have designed a theme that totally masks the fact that this is a Wordpress site. You don't happen to publish a few free samples at Theme Viewer?

By: Dawud Miracle

Dawud Miracle — Fri, 19 Jan 2007 13:30:19 +0000

Thanks. I hope my site is a reflection of the level of work I do.

The whole thing is driven by WordPress. I had to do quite a bit of hacking to get everything to work as I wanted. Still some small adjustments I want to make – like highlighted top nav bar when in child pages. But I’ll get to that soon.

There’s also a few more features and functions I want to add. But I’m running a business too, so I can’t fiddle all day – well, at least not every day.

By: Garry Conn

Garry Conn — Fri, 19 Jan 2007 07:32:41 +0000

Hey there,

I like the site… the design is awesome! We exchanged contacts /joined communities on MyBlogLog.com…

Figured I would drop in and see what your site is all about… and I am totally impressed. It looks Great!

If this site is a reflection of the work you do for customers then you are definitely someone I would do business with.

- Garry