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  • cardinalvices
    Confirmed User
    • Dec 2006
    • 2084
    #1

    Looking for advice on blog software

    Howdy,

    Guys, help me out here, I need a stand alone software package that I can install on my server. Main key is that I want my users to be able to open their own accounts, aka start their own blogs.
    I tried Word Press but it seems that they are only offering the software package for your own use. I can of corse create the PHP script that will automate account creations, but maybe there is a solution that does that already?
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    • DrunkEric
      Confirmed User
      • Aug 2004
      • 154
      #2
      which version of wordpress did you try? http://mu.wordpress.org/ is what they run on wordpress.com and seems to work without issue

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        • cardinalvices
          Confirmed User
          • Dec 2006
          • 2084
          #3
          I love you!
          That is what I was looking for
          Thanks

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            • NemesiS876
              Confirmed User
              • May 2006
              • 7436
              #4
              I am just by the way, and welcome to GFY

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                • cardinalvices
                  Confirmed User
                  • Dec 2006
                  • 2084
                  #5
                  Is there any other software developer other than WordPress that is worth of checking out?

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                    • edgeprod
                      Permanently Gone
                      • Mar 2004
                      • 10019
                      #6
                      Originally posted by DrunkEric
                      which version of wordpress did you try? http://mu.wordpress.org/ is what they run on wordpress.com and seems to work without issue
                      Very *few* issues, at least.

                      It was a pain to get running and tweak, but now that it's up, it's cooking along nicely. I use Autoblogger Pro to "seed" it with blogs so that people are encouraged to make their own (i.e., it doesn't look dead). They crank up to a few thousand visitors within the first month, which is nice .. and then grow nicely after that.

                      Nice selection of themes (most WP themes work with MUWP as well), comes with the source code so you can modify it, etc.

                      Aside from the people who've never even run it groaning about it hogging resources that you'll have to listen to over and over ... MU WordPress gets my recommendation, too.

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                        • Mike Semen
                          Confirmed User
                          • Dec 2001
                          • 2924
                          #7
                          Try Autoblogger pro as well....

                          edit- beat me edgeprod.
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                            • edgeprod
                              Permanently Gone
                              • Mar 2004
                              • 10019
                              #8
                              Originally posted by Mike Semen
                              Try Autoblogger pro as well....

                              edit- beat me edgeprod.
                              Hehe .. sorry about that, I have fast fingers. While I'd agree with you that ABPSA is great for blogging (what'd you expect? ), I'd say that it isn't appropriate for exactly what he's trying to do.

                              I'd use it more as a supplement more than anything else.

                              However, once he's got it up and running, I'd be happy to use MY copy of ABP to post to HIS blog system.

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                                • DrunkEric
                                  Confirmed User
                                  • Aug 2004
                                  • 154
                                  #9
                                  Originally posted by edgeprod
                                  Very *few* issues, at least.

                                  It was a pain to get running and tweak, but now that it's up, it's cooking along nicely. I use Autoblogger Pro to "seed" it with blogs so that people are encouraged to make their own (i.e., it doesn't look dead). They crank up to a few thousand visitors within the first month, which is nice .. and then grow nicely after that.

                                  Nice selection of themes (most WP themes work with MUWP as well), comes with the source code so you can modify it, etc.

                                  Aside from the people who've never even run it groaning about it hogging resources that you'll have to listen to over and over ... MU WordPress gets my recommendation, too.
                                  I have not tried it myself, just figured since original poster was familiar with WP it would be the best way to start. I have something coming up that I wanna work on so I will be testing it out a bit shortly. Good to hear that it does work well, even if there are a few headaches getting it up and running.

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                                    • cardinalvices
                                      Confirmed User
                                      • Dec 2006
                                      • 2084
                                      #10
                                      ok, thanks, I'll check out Autoblogger Pro too

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                                        • edgeprod
                                          Permanently Gone
                                          • Mar 2004
                                          • 10019
                                          #11
                                          Originally posted by DrunkEric
                                          I have not tried it myself, just figured since original poster was familiar with WP it would be the best way to start. I have something coming up that I wanna work on so I will be testing it out a bit shortly. Good to hear that it does work well, even if there are a few headaches getting it up and running.
                                          They're headaches only if you don't know what to look out for, and once you've got it down, you'll find your subsequent installs of Multiuser WordPress are fairly smooth.

                                          It's slick in many regards, frustrating in others. To see a "live" setup of MU WordPress, check out:

                                          http://www.edgereport.com

                                          Some of the sub-domains under Edge Report (MUWP is configured to use subdomains, not subdirectories, in my install) are:

                                          http://gadgets.edgereport.com/
                                          http://cooking.edgereport.com/
                                          http://ps3info.edgereport.com/
                                          http://wiiblog.edgereport.com/

                                          All of those were populated with Autoblogger Pro Stand Alone, and run on "autopilot" every few hours.

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                                            • edgeprod
                                              Permanently Gone
                                              • Mar 2004
                                              • 10019
                                              #12
                                              Originally posted by cardinalvices
                                              ok, thanks, I'll check out Autoblogger Pro too
                                              Unless you're a blogging veteran, ABP might be overwhelming. I wrote it to be user-friendly, but at the same time, it's got a lot of horsepower.

                                              Let's get your MUWP installation rocking and rolling first, and then we'll play with ABP and see what we can get going between the two before you make any decisions.

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