Comments on: Migrating from Blogger to WordPress – My Experience

By: Sara

Sara — Tue, 14 Sep 2010 19:55:19 +0000

You really should put together an e-book for moving from Blogger to WordPress. I’d so buy it and fix the things that I’m sure I missed this weekend. Like this CName and .htaccess business. None of the other things I found talked about these things.

By: WORDPRESSMIGRATION

WORDPRESSMIGRATION — Sat, 28 Aug 2010 10:03:53 +0000

I do see how blogger bodâ€™s can become a tight-knit community with the blogger system but I think the cons outweigh the pros WORDPRESS MIGRATION

By: Sharon

Sharon — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 03:10:26 +0000

thanks Darcy — I’m starting to make my plan to move on over. Your info is very helpful!
.-= SharonÂ´s last blog ..How to Save on Satellite Radio =-.

By: Nikowa@KHA

Nikowa@KHA — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 13:54:14 +0000

Still considering. I like WP’s posting & pages, but the links “looping” & sigh…..not sure if it’s “worth it”.

By: Jaime @ A Place Out West

Jaime @ A Place Out West — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 13:33:57 +0000

Ok, I know this is an older post, but I’m so glad I came across it! Thanks for all of the helpful information.

By: Jimmie

Jimmie — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 12:02:07 +0000

This was most interesting for me. I moved from Homeschool Blogger (I will refrain from making tacky comments about the platform, ahem) to my own self-hosted in May this year.
I also use Thesis/Wordpress. I LOVE it, and only wonder what took me so long! The flexibility and ease of use makes me fall in love with blogging again. I have far more subscribers NOW than I had on my free platform. I didn’t loose people. Instead I gained readers.

By: Amber

Amber — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 22:51:42 +0000

I was wondering if you could answer 1 question for me.
I have dreamhost and was going to do the 1 click install. But how do I install it to where when a visitor goes to my url http://www.illegallysighted.com they end up at my blogs main page and not http://www.mydomain.com/blog or /index.html or whatever? Does that make sense?
Like when I go to your blog http://my3boybarians.com I see your blog I don’t have to type any longer of a url. Does this have to do with what I name my database?
I can’t seem to find the answer anywhere.

By: Darcy

Darcy — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 17:08:24 +0000

Yes – this is a WordPress blog with Google Friend Connect. I found that I wasn’t able to make it work with the plug in. I had to go to the site and download it per their instructions, which means installing the file in your root directory with your host.

Hope that helps!

By: shruti

shruti — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 15:26:52 +0000

i started my new blog on wordpress.com…i wanted to add google friend connect feature on it….is it possible to do that?

i tried several times unsuceessfully…

By: TidyMom

TidyMom — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 16:06:24 +0000

Thanks so much for this post – all of that scared me! LOL I post as a contributor of a blog on WP and I have to say, posting is VERY easy and similar to Blogger – that much I know I like – but all the technical stuff you mentioned scares me! LOL I like to figure stuff out, but that sounds “over my head”.

I’m not quiet ready for that kind of investment, but when I am, I think I would like WP – I’ll just have to pay someone to set it up!! – I’m bookmarking your post!

Thanks!
~TidyMom

By: Alli Worthington ( @alliworthington )

Alli Worthington ( @alliworthington ) — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 04:35:29 +0000

Such a wonderful post! Absolutely excellent! Already Stumbled it!

{golf clap}

By: Peter P

Peter P — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 02:07:36 +0000

Great post.

I actually don’t like blogger’s ‘community’ because it forces you to be a blogger member and play by their rules, I much prefer the open system that WordPress uses. I do see how blogger bod’s can become a tight-knit community with the blogger system but I think the cons outweigh the pros.

$120 a year is very high for blog hosting. I run a webhosting company in the UK and we don’t charge anything like that… Maybe I’ll have to think about moving my business over here!

Thanks for such a well thought-out post.

By: Richella

Richella — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 18:15:13 +0000

It’s good of you to write all this out. It’s funny–I’ve just barely begun blogging, so Blogger is most certainly plenty adequate to my needs–yet I still read this post, even the parts I didn’t understand. I think it’s fair to say that I hang on your every word. Not to mention your images. I am glad that you’ve found the right platform for you to do what you do so well.

By: katdish

katdish — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 17:29:39 +0000

Your point about blogger having a better interconnected community has really made me reconsider switching to WordPress. My blog readership is driven by the sense of community that has been built, and I would hate to lose those relationships.

Thanks. Now I’m more confused than before – but in a good way.

By: Darcy

Darcy — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 17:26:41 +0000

Hi Lisa –

Great feedback! Coincidentally, I have already installed the plug-in and I think I have many of them over. Still looking for a few random URLs. Please let me know if you are interested in work referral, and I would be happy to send some clients your way. I am much more on the artistic side than the programming side, and would be happy to tag team some projects with you. Since this IE/Blogger problem the mass exodus of Blogger has me overwhelmed with clients! If some don’t need new graphics, and only want to transfer, I’ll send them your way.
thanks again for your comment.

By: Beth @ Pages of Our Life

Beth @ Pages of Our Life — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 15:51:49 +0000

Thank you Darcy for giving us your experience and informative opinion. I can see how WP would be helpful for buisness minded blogs. Negatively speaking as a Blogger user, I “cringe” at the space they offer to work in before posting. It gives a real headache to those of us with larger blogging spaces. That nice open space in WP looks so cozy.

By: Lisa B @ simply His

Lisa B @ simply His — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 14:40:47 +0000

Great information! We have a lot in common: I love WordPress and Thesis too! I’m more of a coder than designer though and have done many Blogger -> WordPress conversions. There’s a lot to change over, but I think it’s well worth it! Oh, and you should check out the Search and Replace plugin for WordPress — you can search for all those old links and replace them with the new links pretty easily (like if in your blog you have links to oldblog.com just search for “oldblog.com” and change it to “newblog.com”).

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 04:08:23 +0000

Thanks so much! I’ve been trying to get up the nerve to take the plunge into WordPress. As soon as I have a bit of extra time on my hands, I’m going to do it!

By: BlueCastle

BlueCastle — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 03:49:14 +0000

Thank you, Darcy! I’ve been debating on making the switch and your information has helped me so much. Thank you for taking the time to answer questions about your experience.

By: melissa stover

melissa stover — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 00:49:24 +0000

good useful info here. i’ve tossed around the idea of switching for a while. i have experience using wordpress.com for our church website so i know a little of what it has to offer. i wouldn’t call myself a hobby blogger, but i’m not sure professional is my title either. if i ever made enough from blogging to pay the wordpress hosting fee, i might consider it more seriously.

By: Jen@Balancing Beauty and Bedlam

Jen@Balancing Beauty and Bedlam — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 00:14:04 +0000

ok – I am going to go memorize this. I must make the change since I have lost so many with the IE issue, but I am chicken. I’ve built and built and I know that not everyone wants to change over to a new domain. UGH! Thanks for the info.