And here's a problem I just noticed: some funkiness with the new WYSIWYG rich text editor. I wouldn't rule out user error, but sometimes WP is putting in a div class=post tag when I hit Enter to make a paragraph break. Then it shows my text with new paragraphs starting on a new line but with no blank line between them. But sometimes it doesn't do that and the text displays properly. I can't figure out a pattern for when DIV tags are being produced and when they're not (and if they belong at every new paragraph, why they're not giving me a blank line between paragraphs, like the p tag does). So I've just now turned the rich text editor feature off and removed all the extra DIV tags. Things look okay now, but it would be nice to be able to use the rich text editor.
So I'm not sure how my WP experiment will work out, but I do know that I wouldn't even have bothered if not for the improved MT Import tool. And I wouldn't have succeeded without the patch.
Also posted at the WP-powered, but not yet (and perhaps never to be) redesigned, Bitch Has *Word*.
Article comments
1 - Aaman
Great report
I have a question that's somewhat related. A website I manage had Wordpress installed on a website hosted on yahoo webhosting. Recently, Yahoo rolled out Wordpress (and MT) integration. I went in, selected a new directory to install wordpress to, and click-click the WordPress 2.0 installation was complete. When I navigate to the old directory, however, I get a message that WordPress is not installed. Is there any way I can retrieve the posts from that old Wordpress installation?
2 - bhw
Thanks, Aaman.
Unfortunately, everything I know about WordPress is contained in the post above. Maybe the WP support forums can help?
3 - Mark Sahm
BHW: Thanks for the plug, although I was simply trying to spread the word on WP's good blog software. I've used it for my blog since June (after Blogger decided to boycott my server) and aside from having to brush up a bit on protocols, it's been lovely.
Aaman: I don't know specifically how to help you, but here is the page on WordPress's site about their Yahoo endeavors, as well as the WP Codex which contains all the troubleshooting and guides. You should be able to find your answer there. Good luck!
4 - Temple Stark
Good post. I am a blogging software retard, and I don't think it has helped that I'm on a Mac. I know these things are supposed to be cross-platform but the stuff is always in different directories from where people tell me.
I plan to get better but I'll work on my old WP and old MT before advancing.
5 - Aaman
Does the Mac also use a FAT-style file system? Or is it POSIX-based (UNIX)?
6 - Temple Stark
I guess it would matter more what the server is, on second thinking. OSX .4 is very much unix based and i don't know what the other means :-)
At some point I'm going to go begging. But first i'll contact the peple who installed my software. I paid 'em after all, and they host the site I'm particularly thinking of.
7 - Ichank Ijo
Good info. Now, I think to migrate my blog to wordpress. Install wordpress is easy and no charge to download. Just if we want looks be a pro, we must have private domain.