A geek's blog about nerdy stuff, with an array of musings on SEO & web design, Barnsley based but internationally read. Honest.
Migrating from BlogEngine.net to WordPress – first thoughts and why we did it.
Well I’ve spent today switching from BlogEngine to WordPress and you know what, it’s not been bad.
I’ll maybe put a write up on here of the experiences but I guess there might not be too much to write.
I’ve always played around with WordPress and implemented it for clients, but being the .net geezer I am (even more so now I’ve fallen in love with mojoPortal) I always went for BlogEngine.
The reason I switched to WordPress was simple, and two fold: BlogEngine didn’t have enough themes or plugins. Of course we could make our own, but why reinvent the wheel? We do build alot of custom themes for clients wanting to blog but building a WP or BE theme seems to take about the same amount of effort, so why not take advantage of the WP extensions library for nothing?
Don’t get me wrong, I love BlogEngine, but I also love tinkering. And WordPress let’s me tinker that little bit more, especially with some of the great SEO and Twitter plugins out there.
Mark wrote this...
Mark is a director at The Design Loft; a marketing studio delivering design, web solutions, SEO, PPC, print, photography and digital marketing directly to SMEs and as white label products to marketing agencies and design houses, all from a base near Sheffield, England. He has consulted and worked on projects for the NHS, UK Ministry of Defence, Barclays PLC, JCB and many more as an experienced web designer, online marketer, IT trainer and casual geek. On top of that he has an affinity for his iPhone and his Mac and loves designing and building pretty websites. He is also a huge advocate of the .NET CMS mojoPortal and is one of the UK's leading mojoPortal skin / mojoPortal theme designers. He has a dog called Pete and is the frontman and bassist for Green Ball Flyers. He also dislikes coconut. Alot.
| Print article | This entry was posted by Mark on December 22, 2009 at 10:35 pm, and is filed under Blogging. Follow any responses to this post through RSS 2.0. You can leave a response or trackback from your own site. |
Swoon Design Wedding Stationery e-commerce Website Launched
about 3 months ago - No comments
We’ve been working with Sarah at Swoon for a while now to design & develop her fantastic new e-commerce website. Sarah is a graphic designer and runs this brilliant little side-line business that specialises in package / bespoke wedding stationery. We’ve slightly tweaked up the e-commerce functionality to allow downloads of table plans that are
The Inform Group, Barnsley Web Design Launch
about 4 months ago - No comments
It’s Friday and it’s 80s Power Anthem afternoon here in the office, but in the mix of John Parr, Queen and (ahem) ABBA we’ve just put live the brand new site for The Inform Group. The site is really packed full of useful info from Darren, the creator of The Inform Group, and his style
New Barnsley Web Design Launch: Jubb & Co Estate Agents
about 4 months ago - No comments
Ahhh another one of these posts… Drum roll…. it’s with the usual elation that we announce the launch of the new Jubb & Co Estate Agents website. The site is a custom WordPress installation with a fantastic property management set up, allowing Jubb the flexibility to maintain a full portfolio of rental properties quickly and
New e-commerce Launch For Barnsley Based Forward Motion Clothing
about 6 months ago - No comments
It’s with great pleasure that we announce the launch of the brand new ecommerce site at www.forwardmotionclothing.co.uk. Forward Motion Clothing welcomes you to our new on-line shop. Over the past year, we have been busy expanding our range to offer you some exciting brands, as well as the very best accessories. Thanks to everyone at
New Website Launch For Whites Bakery
about 6 months ago - No comments
Local bakery celebrates website launch It’s with great please that we have launched the new website for Barnsley’s most prized bakery; Whites Bakery. It’s been a pleasure to work on the project, starting right from concept stage, through product photography and on site photography from our very own @marcwilmot and then into build and launching
New Website Launch For Altogether Better
about 8 months ago - No comments
It is with great pleasure and a little sleepiness that we announce the launch of Phase 1 of http://www.altogetherbetter.org.uk. Altogether Better began in 2008 as a BIG Lottery Wellbeing Programme aimed at improving the health and well-being of communities across Yorkshire and Humber. 16 local projects recruit, train and support community and workplace ‘Community Health
Fitrite.info CMS Website Launch
about 8 months ago - No comments
It’s with great pleasure that we announce the launch of the new Fitrite.info website. Part of Sash UK, here’s a little about them: Specialising in low maintenance decking & fencing, Fitrite delivers a system that is wood-free, durable, and extremely safe and non-slip. And with no need to paint or stain Fitrite makes the perfect
SushiTrade.co.uk Goes Live
about 8 months ago - No comments
A huge congratulations to Stu Turner at SushiTrade.co.uk for whom we’ve just launched a new CMS website. A great looking site with some quality content and stunning imagery, the site has been a pleasure to work with and we look forward to continuing the digital marketing with SushiTrade in the future.
New Grassroots Web Design Launch For Sarah Gough Graphic Design
about 9 months ago - No comments
Good morning! It’s with pleasure that we can announce the site go live for Sarah Gough Graphic Design. Sarah is a fantastic graphic designer with over 15 years experience in offline design for print, along with branding and general graphic prettiness. Sarah took advantage of the fantastic Grassroots package that we offer here at DM2
Google +1 And SEOs Social Future – But Will We Sign Up?
about 10 months ago - No comments
Ok so a few days ago Google announced their new +1 button – a way for savvy searchers to tell people in their Google network that they think a web site is “pretty cool”. Sounds familiar, right? Of course it smacks of the Facebook “Like” button and the inevitable comparisons and war cries began in
about 2 years ago
Good post, but have you thought about Migrating from BlogEngine.net to WordPress – first thoughts and why we did it. before?
about 2 years ago
blog engine is better than wordpress but more users like wordpress because it is easy to use.
about 2 years ago
Hi there
I hear what you’re saying about WordPress being favourable for users who like it’s ease of use. It’s a great system from a backend perspective; I’m not sure either WordPress or BlogEngine is “better” – both systems have their merits and I guess it’s personal preference and whether the product is fit for purpose that decides which is better in each project.
Certainly WordPress is more mature so the extensibility is easier (through pre built plugins) and tutorials are wider spread.
Regards Mark
about 2 years ago
what is the best blogengine or wordpress? Because as i can see blogengine and wordpress are almost same. The only advantage of blogengine it when commenting it is auto approved.
about 2 years ago
I guess it’s personal preference really, I love the extensibility and the plugin directory for WordPress. BlogEngine is just too young for my liking.
about 1 year ago
Your blog provides us a very great information. Its really very helpful to me to find result on search engine. Hope to hear more good information related to searching from your side.