After not knowing too much about CMS platforms, I decided to
research three platforms and compare and contrast their capabilities. The three platforms that I researched were
WordPress, TextPattern, and Blogger.
Other than WordPress, I have no experience with any other platforms.
WordPress
is the world’s leading blogging platform.
It attracts 330 million visitors who view 3.4 billion pages every month
(http://www.forbes.com/sites/jjcolao/2012/09/05/the-internets-mother-tongue/).
I think that this platform is ideal for college students who have never
created a blog. Topics are unlimited and
users are able to read millions of blogs using the same platform.
TextPattern
is not as widespread as WordPress. According
to http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/10-popular-content-management-systems-online/, TextPattern is a
minimalist platform that is fast, powerful and provides plenty of options. Although there is a small learning curve for
new users, once you get past that, it is very easy to navigate. If you are considering transferring content
form another CMS, TextPattern is equipped with import tools that allow
this. This platform also features an
anti-spam system that allows users to block unwanted comments.
I do not
recommend this site for college students.
I think that they will give up on the platform during the learning
process. I also do not think that users
of this platform will blog about topics that college students are interested
in.
Another CMS
critic, http://www.cmscritic.com/textpattern-review/,
finds that textile for article writing is more intuitive and produces a cleaner
content.
The last
CMS platform that I researched was Google’s Blogger. According to http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2081842,00.asp,
Blogger is free and very easy to use. If
you do decide to purchase your own site using this platform, it will cost $10 a
year. This is the cheapest price
compared to other platforms.
I think
that this platform will also be useful to college students because it does not
require much knowledge about hosting a website or coding HTML.
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