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jellos
05-19-2004, 01:34 PM
I'm thinking about loading some kind of free/open source blogging software on my site, anyone have any suggestions?

Needs to be easy to set up and use. Looking for any help, thanks.
iFroggy
05-20-2004, 02:47 PM
I use (and really like) Nucleus CMS.

http://www.nucleuscms.org
jellos
05-20-2004, 05:17 PM
Pretty easy to set up and maintain?

Work pretty well with our host?

How does it compare to the other blogs out there?
iFroggy
05-20-2004, 11:06 PM
Yes it is easy if you know what you are doing. Yes, would work great. It compares... it's a good script. You can try out a few and decide what you would like to use.
jellos
05-21-2004, 05:12 AM
I'll try it out, going to overhaul my family web site. This information really helps, thanks.
jellos
05-21-2004, 08:25 AM
One more question, do you use the extreme edition?

Also, how do you set it up so it shows up as your index? Like www.yourdomain.com, I haven't tried installing it yet but it seems like it would be at www.mydomain.com/blogs.

Sorry but all this is new to me.
Thanks in advance.
iFroggy
05-21-2004, 11:39 AM
Hello,

No, I just use the version from the site with a few hacks/plug ins.

I just put everything in the nucleus2.5beta folder into my main directory. It'll work and setup fine.
iFroggy
05-24-2004, 06:07 PM
I think someone contacted me privately here maybe via e-mail link on my profile. I though it was a PM notification and deleted it, but I see now... that must not have been the case. If you read this, please send me the message again.

Sorry about that.

Thanks.
bwavell
05-26-2004, 11:59 AM
I have used MovableType, ExpressionEngine, WordPress and Textile. The first two may cost you $$$. The second two are definately free. ExpressionEngine is probably the best, but it's also the most expensive. WordPress and Textile are great and free... There is a pretty good comparison of blogging software at:
http://www.asymptomatic.net/blogbreakdown.htm
jellos
05-26-2004, 05:41 PM
I've decided to use php Nuke for the site. Thanks everyone for your opinion. I'm sure I'll need more help in the future.
jellos
06-10-2004, 08:38 AM
Nuke is pretty powerful and might be too extreme for my needs. I'll take a look at your link above and post back any questions I might have.