Comments on: Wordpress gets it wrong… and goes deaf

By: Matthew Hill

Matthew Hill — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 17:44:40 +0000

Hi Jez, thanks for the tip. Yep, I have tried that method and got it to work fine, but in the end I decided to stick to Wordpress for this new version of my site, purely because of the amount of time I had already invested in it.

By: Jez Swinscoe

Jez Swinscoe — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 17:36:01 +0000

Just a quick tip if you are looking into ExpressionEngine – if you export your WordPress blog to the Movable Type format then you can import all your posts and categories into ExpressionEngine using the MT importer.

WordPress to MT:
http://projects.codemonkeyramblings.com/2007/03/wordpress-to-movable-type-expo-1.php

MT import in the EE docs:
http://expressionengine.com/docs/cp/admin/utilities/movabletype_import_utility.html

By: Upgraded WordPress to 2.5.1

Upgraded WordPress to 2.5.1 — Sat, 03 May 2008 08:56:12 +0000

[...] unhappy about the new interface for writing posts. I have to say that I agree with them. Check out friskDesign’s post and KJToo’s post. The new layout requires you to scroll up and down much more than in the [...]

By: Kris Johnson

Kris Johnson — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 19:40:21 +0000

I’m running a test installation of Expression Engine, as well, but I’ll have to give Symphony a look. EE is interesting, though at the back of my mind I’m thinking how can I duplicate this functionality in WordPress? Scary.

By: Matthew Hill

Matthew Hill — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 18:31:04 +0000

Hi, Kris, thanks for the update. I'm very doubtful that WP will make any concessions to those of us who find 2.5 a backwards step. I'm annoyed and frustrated enough by all this that I already am trying out local installs of Expression Engine and Symphony. Watch this space!

By: KJToo » WordPress 2.5: The Write Post Interface

KJToo » WordPress 2.5: The Write Post Interface — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 16:10:36 +0000

[...] I start looking elsewhere. Check out Matthew’s own views on the change in his blog post, WordPress gets it wrong…and goes deaf. [back]Initial response to users by forum moderator Otto42. [back]Yes, I call them “design [...]

By: Kris Johnson

Kris Johnson — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 16:04:57 +0000

I'm totally with you on this one, Matthew, and I wanted to thank you again for the comment you left on my blog; it took some time, but thanks to your lead I've found a workaround to some of the issues. Specifically, I'm utilizing the Fluency Admin plugin with a tweaked version of the hack created by Judy Becker. I'd rather not have to resort to this type of jury-rigged trickery (I've detailed some of the drawbacks on my own blog), but until someone at WordPress acknowledges that this was a mis-step (or at least accedes to the requests for a way to revert to the old interface) it'll have to do.

By: Matthew Hill

Matthew Hill — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 11:25:56 +0000

Interesting you should mention that Brian, as a friend who I work with regularly has been wondering about it for some time. He has even setup a demo install for me to play with on one of his servers but I haven’t had the time to look at it yet. I’ll certainly do so as I’m hearing more and more good things about it. The only down side of course is the licencing (for commercial projects), but if it’s good enough, it may well be worth the asking price. You’ve not used it yourself I guess?

By: Brian Warshaw

Brian Warshaw — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 11:02:17 +0000

Matthew,

Have you looked into ExpressionEngine? I’ve heard good things.

By: Telmo Carlos

Telmo Carlos — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 09:08:47 +0000

Hi Matt,

I’m enjoying our engaging conversation (see above) about the Wordpress 2.5 upgrade.

I hope Wordpress hears our voices and improves the Write page soon.