Jaime - url
http://wp2drupal.teodorani.com/
Not tested by me, but it's worth a shot.
Saturday, November 24th 2007 @ 4:16 pm
Sigg3 - url
Well, if there's a WP 2 Drupal script I could always take the long way home..
Saturday, November 24th 2007 @ 12:31 pm
Jaime - url
Up until just a few days ago, yes, dooce.com was powered by movable type, but now it's drupal. I wouldn't use moveable type just for the not owning the code part of it. Free for personal use doesn't satisfy me. I'll share the code, as long as I know I own it. Wordpress, Drupal, Joomla, Django, Ruby on Rails, etc, all satisfy that requirement.
Django is nice, but it's more of a framework than a CMS. It's more like Ruby on Rails (but in Python). It's a lot more flexible, but (to quote a Spider-man corollary) with great flexibility comes a buttload of work.
I'd vote for Wordpress or Drupal.
Wordpress pros:
Easy to install, migrate, theme. Quick and easy.
Wordpress cons:
Code is a mess, more security problems, less flexible for things other then straight blog.
Drupal Pros:
Easy to install. Robust, flexible, extensible, tons of plugins (modules), secure. PHP code is beautiful, tight.
Drupal Cons:
Probably not easy to migrate data from b2, flexible="lots to learn", heavier on the backend (i.e. slower), Documentation on drupal.com is all over the place.
Drupal WILL subtract years from your life, so it is only for the brave or the foolhearty.
Friday, November 23rd 2007 @ 6:25 pm
koew - url
Django would indeed be an overkill. Not just on the database. I believe it would be something like a soft-version of EPiServer, but only for blogging purposes. Though you should test it and see what 'feels good'. Here's an "MT. vs. WP"-article.
Friday, November 23rd 2007 @ 2:03 pm
Sigg3 - url
There was a script for transferring content from b2 to MT, methinks.
I've been drooling over Django @ djangoproject.com. But it might be a bit overkill on the database side..
My cellphone also supports Typepad, which I've never seen.. but I guess it's a livejournal kind of thing. E.g. sucky.
Friday, November 23rd 2007 @ 12:03 pm
koew - url
Actually, Movable Type claims that Dooce.com is powered by them (below header "Movable Type at work"). Though I don't know about conversion, from b2 to MT.
Friday, November 23rd 2007 @ 10:52 am
koew - url
How about MovableType? It's free for personal use and it looks like it's got a lot of great customizing features.
Friday, November 23rd 2007 @ 10:39 am
Jaime - url
I know the wordpress would be the natural progression of b2, but your site is much more than a blog. Your site really calls out to be a drupal site, with the blog being just one part of the portal. My own blog is wordpress, but any other site I do for a client is drupal. Dooce.com just went through an upgrade and they choose drupal as the platform. The Onion runs on drupal too.
Drupal is a pain in the ass to set up, but it's super robust, secure, and has a tight object oriented framework.
I could help you out if you want (wordpress or drupal depending).
Friday, November 23rd 2007 @ 2:25 am
koew - url
R.I.P b2. Short and simple.
Thursday, November 22nd 2007 @ 2:04 pm
Michael - url
And it was about time for me to redesign the site. :)
Thursday, November 22nd 2007 @ 3:05 am