Category Archive: Blogging

Overview:

Blogging Platforms are used for managing your online content for communicating with your audience across the globe. Many free and open source blogging platforms have evolved over the years. As a result, we have a number of variations like blogging tools, web site builders, static site generators etc.

Selection:

There are so many blogging platforms available. Because of this, choice becomes difficult as each platform has its own pros and cons. Our team has gone through a huge number of platforms and filtered a list of 5 best blogging software available as of today:

• WordPress
• Jekyll
• Ghost
• Serendipity
• SilverStripe

Customization:

WordPress: A big community of WordPress results into a huge number of plugins. Then huge user base has various use cases. So the plugins offered by WordPress are diversified and cover most of the customization requirements of any business.

Jekyll: Jekyll is a Ruby based open source content management system which generates blog or site contents in plain HTML.Jekyll also allows you to extend functionality via its plugin system without modifying its core. Therefore, you can create high speed blogs with Jekyll.

Ghost: Ghost is developed using Node.js which makes it a fast and robust platform. It focuses more on Markdown instead of WYSIWYG editing. Ghost also provides a number of integrations with Zapier, Google, Strip and the list goes on.

Serendipity: An open source PHP based weblog engine designed for the casual bloggers. However, offers an expandable framework which has the power to build professional applications. It also offers robust plugin system which allows to achieve required customization.

SilverStripe: PHP based free and open source CMS and Framework for creating and maintaining websites, blogs and web applications. In order to support customization, SilverStripe offers a variety of useful Add On.