[Hidden-tech] square space vs wordpress

[Al Williams]

Greetings,

Depending on your application and capacity, you may want to to look at
www.silverstripe.org as well.

Al


On Tue, Apr 2, 2013 at 10:34 PM, Sarah Meikle <sarah at sarahmeikle.com> wrote:

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> Hi Ann/All
>
> Just piping in to say that WordPress will also allow you to upload images
> that are 1500 pixels wide and then size them for the device and the site in
> the website.  I think you will find that, as a do-it-yourselfer unfamiliar
> with code, Wordpress is by far the easiest and most powerful option.  The
> plethora of plugins and themes that are easily available, plenty/most of
> which are free, make it the perfect option for you.  There are also SO many
> people using WordPress it makes finding help when you are stuck very easy.
>
> A good place to start is http://www.wpbeginner.com.  Even for the
> seasoned WordPress designer it is a wonderful resource.
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> Good luck!
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> All the best
> Sarah
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> Kind regards
> Sarah
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> On Tue, Apr 2, 2013 at 7:57 PM, Michael Bishop <mbtyke at gmail.com> wrote:
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>> Ann,
>>
>> Another app you may want to try is Sandvox by Karelia Software. It was
>> around before iWeb and a lot of people thought iWeb would kill it off, but
>> it didn't.
>>
>> It's the closest heir to iWeb. I personally know the developer and he's
>> very good.
>>
>> http://www.karelia.com/sandvox/
>>
>> _ michael
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>> On Apr 2, 2013, at 5:10 PM, Ann Brauer <ann at annbrauer.com> wrote:
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>> Oh you folks are so very very helpful. Yes Tom I know I can still
>> continue to use iWeb but I worry about its compatibility with all the new
>> mobile devices so I am at least considering changing. Squarespace will let
>> me upload images that are 1500 pixels wide and then size them for the
>> device and the site in the website. And while I do love the ease of iWeb I
>> think I could do better. Also I want to add a shop to my site. And yes, I
>> will do it myself. I like the challenge and change my website frequently so
>> I want to know the potential. However, I am not wild about learning code.
>>
>> I did find this interesting analysis of the difference between the two.
>> http://www.bigpictureweb.com/blog/2010/6/7/squarespace-vs-wordpress-both-sides-of-the-story.html
>>
>> And for the other side:
>> http://business.lavitaebellablog.com/2013/01/why-we-switch-from-squarespace-to-wordpress/
>>
>> Of course I still welcome insights as I try to figure it out.
>>
>> Thanks.
>>
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