Comments on: WordPress vs Tumblr – which blogging platform to choose ?

By: mindtreks

mindtreks — Sun, 27 Nov 2011 22:29:37 +0000

wordpress if for serious bloggers. as for tumblr.it’smore of people’s stream of the mind. it’s just a microblogging platform not like wordpress. theres a very big difference.

By: Carol

Carol — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 10:20:54 +0000

Thank you very much for yet another first-rate article. I am always searching for original WordPress tips to suggest to my readers. Thanks for creating this article. It’s exactly what I was searching for. Truly great post.

By: Matthew Snider

Matthew Snider — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 18:38:26 +0000

The only Con that is correct with wordpress is the cost of a domain name. If someone is that cheap, then they shouldn’t be giving out opinions.

As for the others:

- Limited plugin support, can not install your own plugins – having a community of over 180 million users is limited support? The plugins are almost always supported directly by their coders along with anyone else who understands them via the wordpress forums.

- Custom CSS / additional storage costs extra – As with any website you run yourself you need storage. Custom CSS is not an extra cost unless you don’t know what you are doing. Again if you buy a template from a company they support most requests.

- Ads shown from time to time – No ADS at all if you choose not to use them. This is a statement that is entirely based on if someone wants to make money or not.

- Can not optimize for SEO – WordPress is out of the box SEO optimized but with the addition of over 50 TOP level plugins you could can choose what you want to use to optimize your site for SEO. All in One SEO is an awesome plugin and as to your point above, is greatly supported by more than just the coder.

I am sorry but you did not do any homework around WordPress.

By: Subsky

Subsky — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 10:02:30 +0000

I’ve started my personal blog around month ago and I immediately decided to go for the Self-hosted solution as it offers practically unlimited extensibility and you don’t really need to have PHP or CSS master to adjust it to your own needs. I highly recommend WordPress as a blogging solution if you are taking it seriously, just as Colin commented.

By: So You Want to Start a Blog | MakingMike.com

So You Want to Start a Blog | MakingMike.com — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 06:32:33 +0000

[...] a great comparison of different blogging platforms, check out this article as well. It’s clear and [...]

By: Sean

Sean — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 06:44:43 +0000

Yes, this is one of the great features that can be added to your WordPress installation, one of the plugins that does this is http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wordpress-backup/

By: Katy

Katy — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 21:19:00 +0000

Just came across this entry… WordPress actually has a plugin where you can schedule automated back ups either to your email or on your server. One con removed. =P

By: Period Three Blog » Tumblr

Period Three Blog » Tumblr — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 12:13:21 +0000

[...] as well. I don’t really want to get into a Tumblr vs. WordPress discussion, i’ve read them and honestly it’s not really comparing apples to [...]

By: Colin Clark

Colin Clark — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 18:49:52 +0000

The cons you mentioned about tumblr…
- Troublesome archives
- Need to tag to support search
- Limited flexability and plugin support
- No direct RSS feed
- Does not expand easly
- No built in commenting

These are a BIG deal. I always recommend that if you have the dough or the expertise you should get a hosted wordpress blog. If you’re using it for business, there’s really no excuse to be using a free hosted service (we’re taking this seriously right?). The limitations with Tumblr make it unsuitable for blogging. I have a tumblr account that I feed my blog to, but that’s about it.