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

[Cloutman, David]

I have installed WordPress Mu on a server we placed in-house because our
librarians were going and starting blogs on third party services such as
blogger. I have not yet moved us over to the new system, but I have to
say once I got past some of the initial installation issues, I was very
impressed with the interface user interface. I am looking forward to
moving our blogs onto the Wordpress Mu system. I think our librarians
will like it. My only complaint with Wordpress in general is that the
templating API is very confusing, and not object oriented. If you use
someone elses template, or only make minor changes, I don't think that
this should be a big issue.

- David



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David Cloutman <dcloutman at co.marin.ca.us>
Electronic Services Librarian
Marin County Free Library 

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[mailto:web4lib-bounces at webjunction.org] On Behalf Of Emily Molanphy
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To: Web4Lib at webjunction.org
Subject: [Web4lib] Movable Type or Wordpress MU for multiple library
blogs?


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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