WordPress

WordPress is open source blogging software. WordPress users are able to host their blog on their own server or at WordPress.com. Some webhosts offer an auto-install of the WordPress software; WordPress lists a few of these hosts at their website.

Currently lj2wordpress is researching solutions for transferring LiveJournals to WordPress; the big list of research is here.


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Requirements
If you would like to use WordPress on your own server, there are a few minimum requirements (the listed requirements are for WordPress version 2.0 and later):PHP version 4.2 or greaterMySQL version 3.23.23 or greaterYour host must allow remote connections.

Apache or Lightspeed is also recommended, but not required.

Installation
The basic steps to install WordPress on your server are as follows.Download and unzip/decompress the WordPress package.Create your WordPress MySQL database.Find the wp-config-sample.php file and change the name to wp-config.php.Open wp-config.php with your preferred editor and add your database details.</li>Upload the WordPress files to where you would like them to be located on your server.</li>Run the installation script by visiting wp-admin/install.php in your preferred web browser.</li></ol>

More detailed instructions, as well as special information (such as how to install WordPress in your language) can be found here.

Features
Features that may be useful to LiveJournal users include:Entries can have designated categories, which are similar to LiveJournal's tags feature.</li>Comments can be moderated ("screened" on LiveJournal).</li>WordPress has a built-in links feature, which works like LiveJournal's S2 links list.</li>Downloadable clients are available, or you can update via webpage.</li>Comments can be emailed.</li>Entries can be password-protected.</li>Many plugins are available and can enable you to do such things as thread entry comments, add avatars, or integrate your blog with your Flickr account, for example.</li>Comments can be edited through the use of a plugin; a time limit to editing can be added as well.</li>WordPress uses themes ("styles" on LiveJournal), which are created with CSS, PHP, and basic HTML. Free premade themes are available for download.</li>Trackback and pingback are offered.</li>Static pages can be used to create pages in your blog that do not have changing content. This feature can be used to create an about/profile/info page.</li>It is possible to allow multiple users to update the same WordPress blog, similar to LiveJournal's shared journal or a limited posting access community.</li></ul>