Comments on: Using WordPress and WordPress MU to build out your domains

By: admin

admin — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 17:25:51 +0000

They are a different animals. WordPress is free software that is updated by the WordPress community and with add-ons that provide different functionality. This means it is constantly upgraded for security, for functionality and there are many free themes to change the look of your websites. My book shows you how to change it from blogging software to traditional website software and some tricks to optimize your site
Xsitepro is a web building script that is more limited and may work for you but unlike WordPress, it is not free and upgrades are not free. WordPress MU allows you to manage many websites from one piece of software which Xsitepro does not. This is really important when it comes to managing multiple sites because you would have to upgrade each site separately with xsitepro. With WordPress MU you do it once.
So in summary, WordPress is free, more powerful and more flexible than Xsitepro. Xsitepro is good for a simple site or couple of sites.
This site is build on WordPress for example. I will provide updates to the book too to cover future versions. A new version of WP just came out and i am rewriting the book to cover the new interface. That will be provided shortly to everyone who has bought the book. Again no obligation. Doesn’t work for you, then get your refund and try xsitepro.
You can see the WordPress website (default as blogging software) at http://wordpress.org/about/

By: Palomino

Palomino — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 16:18:04 +0000

I am looking to develop some of my parked domains and have basic computer skills. Would your book be helpful to me? Would you know how WordPress compares to Xsite pro?

By: admin

admin — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 00:05:34 +0000

It does cover a manual install which is what you want. You need to create the database yourself whereas Fantastico or other scripts will do this for you. The database manual creation is described in the book. I can’t cover all the possible tools so I give a MySQL example. If you can’t get it working for some reason, remember there is a 100% refund on the price for up to 60 days after purchase. If you do have questions, email me and I will try to help you through it.

By: Chris

Chris — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 23:21:18 +0000

Does your book outline how to install WordPress MU on a VPS and how does that differ from using Fantastisco installations of WordPress?

Cheers!

By: admin

admin — Sun, 16 Mar 2008 23:53:52 +0000

Thanks for the question. Both share 99% of code so I use WordPress to lay down the basics of the program as well as show how to adapt from a blog to a website for most of the book. Then I show how to apply this to WordPress MU. This includes the quirks of themes and plugins in WP MU, how to set up multiple websites etc.
If you are already familiar with WordPress, a lot of the book may be familiar but there are tricks to optimize as a website and not a blog. Perhaps I should think about a smaller version just covering WP MU for those already familiar with WordPress?

By: orca

orca — Sun, 16 Mar 2008 23:31:48 +0000

In your ebook, are you talking mainly about wordpress mu or wordpress?

By: Damir

Damir — Sun, 16 Mar 2008 18:22:15 +0000

Nice post there you “speak” from experience.

Great WORK