Tumblr Over WordPress
In a nutshell, Tumblr is a stripped down, more social version of WordPress.
There are advantages to using both services but I'll go into detail a bit more and let you make an informed decision.
I myself have been using WordPress for several years and have had the chance to test out Tumblr for about a year.
WordPress is a blogging platform that has been around sense 2003 and has really exploded and proven itself to be the most popular blog service with a wide variety of WordPress themes and plugins driven by a very devoted and enthusiastic community.
Tumblr is a new venture originally started by two fellows out of New York City, with the help of several investors, Tumblr proves to be the easiest and quickest way to have a great looking personal blog as well as to make sharing and interacting easier than ever.
Tumblr has limited features but offers a more social platform as well as unique tumblr themes.
Lets begin by talking a little about WordPress.
WordPress has a few years on Tumblr so naturally it is a much more developed product.
WordPress features a fully functional admin panel and offers the ability to be hosted or self-hosted on any server.
WordPress.
org is the community site that houses all information, discussion, ideas, issues, plugins, addons, and themes.
It really is the driving force of the platform.
Users can setup a WordPress.
com account in a matter of seconds as well as install the stand-along version on many servers within a couple of minutes or less depending on their host's features.
Although WordPress is a blog platform, with it's plugin database, WordPress becomes whatever you want it to be, a review site, an ecommerce site, whatever motive you may have, there is a good chance that both free and paid plugins can get you there.
The only thing that may prevent someone from deciding to use WP is the admin panel.
Beginners tend to take a step back when they see the admin panel.
This is where Tumblr shines.
Tumblr strips away all the complexity, which does effect it's range of features, but offers ease of use and social networking to make up for those lack of features.
Signing up for Tumblr takes about 5 seconds and making your first post takes even less then that.
Tumblr offers many Tumblr themes in their theme garden.
Something unique about tumblr from a web design perspective is it's use of shortcode and one-page layout making designing tumblr themes very easy.
Tumblr offers the ability to follow and like other Tumblr user's posts.
When you follow a user you will see posts by them in the dashboard.
From there you can comment, like or reblog posts that come in.
This is the simple and unique features of Tumblr that set it apart from other blog services.
Both WordPress and Tumblr offer different features and it's up to your personal wants and needs to decide what is the best route to go.
IF you want something that is fast and just works then Tumblr is probably your best choice.
If you are looking to create a website for your business or just to have more features to work with then WordPress would fit best.
There are advantages to using both services but I'll go into detail a bit more and let you make an informed decision.
I myself have been using WordPress for several years and have had the chance to test out Tumblr for about a year.
WordPress is a blogging platform that has been around sense 2003 and has really exploded and proven itself to be the most popular blog service with a wide variety of WordPress themes and plugins driven by a very devoted and enthusiastic community.
Tumblr is a new venture originally started by two fellows out of New York City, with the help of several investors, Tumblr proves to be the easiest and quickest way to have a great looking personal blog as well as to make sharing and interacting easier than ever.
Tumblr has limited features but offers a more social platform as well as unique tumblr themes.
Lets begin by talking a little about WordPress.
WordPress has a few years on Tumblr so naturally it is a much more developed product.
WordPress features a fully functional admin panel and offers the ability to be hosted or self-hosted on any server.
WordPress.
org is the community site that houses all information, discussion, ideas, issues, plugins, addons, and themes.
It really is the driving force of the platform.
Users can setup a WordPress.
com account in a matter of seconds as well as install the stand-along version on many servers within a couple of minutes or less depending on their host's features.
Although WordPress is a blog platform, with it's plugin database, WordPress becomes whatever you want it to be, a review site, an ecommerce site, whatever motive you may have, there is a good chance that both free and paid plugins can get you there.
The only thing that may prevent someone from deciding to use WP is the admin panel.
Beginners tend to take a step back when they see the admin panel.
This is where Tumblr shines.
Tumblr strips away all the complexity, which does effect it's range of features, but offers ease of use and social networking to make up for those lack of features.
Signing up for Tumblr takes about 5 seconds and making your first post takes even less then that.
Tumblr offers many Tumblr themes in their theme garden.
Something unique about tumblr from a web design perspective is it's use of shortcode and one-page layout making designing tumblr themes very easy.
Tumblr offers the ability to follow and like other Tumblr user's posts.
When you follow a user you will see posts by them in the dashboard.
From there you can comment, like or reblog posts that come in.
This is the simple and unique features of Tumblr that set it apart from other blog services.
Both WordPress and Tumblr offer different features and it's up to your personal wants and needs to decide what is the best route to go.
IF you want something that is fast and just works then Tumblr is probably your best choice.
If you are looking to create a website for your business or just to have more features to work with then WordPress would fit best.