[Web4lib] Movable Type or Wordpress MU for multiple library blogs?

[Carl W. Hunt]

I have experience installing and configuring WordPress MU for the UCLA
Library. WordPress MU is basically a one-man operation. Don't expect
shrink-wrapped software or "enterprise"-type support. The forum [1] is
decent and the best source of information but you'll have to roll up
your sleeves and do a lot for yourself. The administration interface
is not designed for a site administer to manage all blog settings en
masse. Some settings can be managed this way but for other settings
each blog must be administered individually.

Akismet is pretty good anti-spam software, but must be administered on
a per blog basis (usually by the blog administrator). It's also not
free (except with certain restrictions which we cannot accept) so that
should be factored into your decision.

-- Carl

[1] http://mu.wordpress.org/forums/

On Nov 27, 2007 6:30 AM, Emily Molanphy <emolanphy at gmail.com> wrote:
> I was wondering if anyone had any experiences to share running multiple
> blogs for their library on either MT or Wordpress MU. We would like to start
> several blogs, each with multiple authors. The first one would be for
> internal communication and later we'd create others to communicate with
> library users. Some authors would write for more than one blog, and the
> different blogs should probably have different templates. Also, I'd like to
> be able to maintain the blogs (in terms of spam blocking, etc.) as a group,
> rather than each individually.
>
> Personally, I have a bit more experience with Wordpress, and would prefer
> not to have to commit to a cap on the total number of users (authors) before
> we know how the project plays out--which I think MT's nonprofit license
> would force us to do. Notwithstanding my preferences, I think we should
> still consider other options, including MT.
>
> Does anyone have positive or negative things to say about running either
> system? Are there any other options that people have used successfully?
>
> Emily Molanphy
> Web Services Librarian
> NYU Health Sciences Libraries
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