Blog Systems

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I can't say enough about WordPress: it's brillliant and very easy to use. It's very smart in the way it's structured in development --- keeping out all "flair" and using plugins for it instead. There are thousands of free skins available out there, and new ones are added daily. And with a well written and structured CSS even a noob like me can adjust things.

Can't believe I have I wasted time with slaving away updating html pages, when I can simply edit a part of a template (exernal file) and have it updated across thousands of pages instantenously.

Remi, looking at how WordPress uses pages (and child pages), I can't see why anyone shouldn't be able to create a "normal" looking website (not a blog) by simply structuring the site with pages and child pages? Using a static page for the main page and simply adjusting the navigation should get someone well on the way. What's easier and quicker to update and maintain than that?! I'm going to give that a go for my main website I think.

I can't believe something like this is 100% FREE!

I just updated my 4 "blogs" with a new skin (just need to add a small banner graphic), it has seven additional separate files that can pull in ads (or other content) to predefined hotspots. No need to code anything --- just edit the external files. Love this simplistic skin, ok, the only drawback is the lateral scrolling for 800 by 600 monitors, but that's the price I have to pay for those three columns that I want. At least the main content is visible without scrolling...

Check it out on Scudfish.com --- and Ristoons.com (has pictures on it, but you probably have to go to page 2 to see ads populating in the hotspot (for the complete look)).

Risto