[Web4lib] FW: Request for info

[Ryan Eby]

I used to use MovableType though I switched to Wordpress. They are both 
great and one of the main reasons I switched is that I'm more familiar 
with PHP. I also find Wordpress easier to use, install and customize. 
We use Wordpress internally and I use it myself for my blog. I also 
just recently implemented my department's "Online Handbook" using it 
and it's working well so far. The main dept. intranet page brings in 
the RSS feed from the handbook and other campus units using the Magpie 
parser. While not behind a firewall as in library only these are behind 
a user/passwd authentication. The firewall isn't going to be much of a 
factor compared to what your server supports.

Another reason I use Wordpress is that it's dynamic instead of the 
rebuild of pages. MovableType does have a dynamic option though I'm not 
as fond of it. The building of pages does come in handy though for 
projects that don't need to be dynamic (use it as a CMS) or for ones 
where the target machine can't host dynamic scripts. I've used 
movabletype on one computer (internal) to another computer (public) 
that wasn't set up to host scripts due to security reasons.

Since you are just starting you may find Wordpress easier to begin 
with. The install process (once the database is created) is about as 
easy as it gets. Since it's open source you can try it out at the site 
below along with various other ones. Hope it helps.

http://opensourcecms.com/

Ryan Eby
MSU Distance Learning Services
http://ebybox.aresgate.net/blog/

On Jun 21, 2005, at 3:49 PM, K.G. Schneider wrote:

> Sent off to Web4Lib with Kathy's permission. Further questions to her,
> please... thanks. I'm like the least competent authority on blog 
> software
> behind any wall, let alone a firewall.
>
> Karen G. Schneider
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Kathy Coorsh [mailto:kcoo1973 at gmail.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, June 21, 2005 12:47 PM
> To: kgs at bluehighways.com
> Subject: Re: Request for info
>
> certainly, and thanks.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "K.G. Schneider" <kgs at bluehighways.com>
> To: "'Kathy Coorsh'" <katcoo at io.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, June 21, 2005 1:19 PM
> Subject: RE: Request for info
>
>
> Hmmmmmmm... that sounds like a good question for Web4Lib! I think both
> Wordpress and Movable Type can be used behind a firewall. May I send 
> your
> question on to a list?
>
> Karen
>
> ________________________________________
> From: Kathy Coorsh [mailto:katcoo at io.org]
> Sent: Tuesday, June 21, 2005 10:05 AM
> To: kgs at bluehighways.com
> Subject: Request for info
>
> Hello Karen,
> I had attended a few of your sessions at both OLA & SLA and have found 
> them
> very useful. I do however have a basic question with which I hope you 
> won't
> mind assisting me. Of all the blogware referred to in the various 
> postings I
> am only interested in software that I can use behind a firewall. I am
> proposing to create a blog on my corporate library's Intranet site and 
> that
> site is only accessible to our staff. I've fooled around with 
> Thingamablog
> which is not bad - but some of the references to programs such as 
> Moveable
> Type and others seem more useable and flexible. (I am no techie - but 
> I can
> rely on the help or our webmaster - when he's available)
> Would you mind commenting on blogging software that is aimed or 
> appropriate
> for Intranets specifically?
> Many thanks
> K. Coorsh
> Information Research Centre
> CFIB
> Toronto
>
>
>
>
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