Sometimes a blog just isn’t the right tool for the job

Let me start by saying that I really like WordPress. I use it on several blogs and don’t see myself going to another blog platform anytime soon. The problem is that when I come up with a idea for a new project I tend to start of thinking “how can I get WordPress to do [...]

Joomla to SMF Bridge discontinued

Due to changes in how the Joomla authors are interpreting the GPL the bridge between Joomla and Simple Machines Forum is being discontinued. Since I don’t fully understand all the nuances of the GPL below is a quote from the announcement on the SMF forums along with a link to the full thread. As some [...]

Bridging forums, blogs, and content areas

From an email Thank you in advance for responding to this question. I am getting involved in a project that has blogging and news component but also member ship area and forumz. I am not sure that wordpress is enough. For blogging it seems fine, for a social networking maybe not. I am looking for [...]

Using WordPress as a full CMS

Normally if I’m setting up a site and I want it to be a blog I use WordPress and if I’m setting up more of a static looking site I’ll use Etomite. I like both packages a lot, and both have worked very well for me. With the upcoming release of a web application project [...]

Bridging Etomite and SMF

A few months ago I started a photography forum with another moderator from a previous forum I was on. Part of our goal was to have a library of articles in a static site and link those articles back to a Simple Machines forum for discussion. For the CMS I decided on Etomite since I’ve [...]