For what it's worth, I wasn't really comparing blogcfm to any other product. Just listing out the reasons why I wrote blogCFM. I didn't mean to imply that the other apps didn't have those features I listed.
- Rick Jake . wrote: > Just wanted to quickly clarify a few things. Rick you were probably looking > at version 3.5 for the BF feature list. > > >>These are the reasons why I wrote my own blog app as opposed to using >>Ray's or buying Jake's: >> >> - Multiple blogs in a single database / file structure > > > This is going to happen in the next release. The database structure is there, > I just need to work out the UI issues and tweak the code (then test like > mad). I didn't want to hold up the 4.0 release though. > > >> - I like free =) BlogCFC is free, but BlogFusion is not. > > > Not free for commercial use, no. But with the 4.0 launch, I've made the > pricing for non-commercial/non-profit/user group license pretty dang cheap - > a purchase off my Amazon wishlist, which includes items as low as $5. > > >> - I wanted more search engine friendly URLS. You know, URL's >> that don't contain UUIDs =) > > > Like Ray, I'm just not convinced that there is much need for this. It's more > of judgement call at this point, since (as I understand it) Google and other > major search engines can handle query strings just fine. > > That said, I've been thinking about changing it just to have it changed. > Maybe in an upcoming release. > > >> - Integrated HTML editor for posting > > > I actually looked at this quite a bit. I research a number of blog systems, > as wel las conducted some HIGHLY informal research. I even threw together > quick demo and had my friends run through it. Across the board, the request > was to just make it simple. I've included some basic options like > bold/italic/link. I also figured it was a better way to go, since HTML tends > to create much much larger entries in the database per comment. Again, > judgement call really. > > >> - Integrated file manager for uploading images and stuff. > > > You definetely have me here. Your file manager is a terrific application. > > >> - More security options to prevent comment spam. > > > Yeah, this was priority number one for me. I've added comment moderation, > email verification (click link in email before comment goes up), and captcha > requirement. All of which can be toggled on/off. > > >> - photo blogs > > > Version 4.0 now includes a photoblog built in. > > >> - support multiple CFML engines *AND* multiple databases. > > > Version 4.0 now supports Access, MS SQL, and MySQL. I've not tested against > BD yet, however. > > Rick, you have a great app, and I've been impressed with how fast it's been > created. Not meaning to try to play one-up at all, just want to make sure > that things are clear! > > Jake > blogfusion.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Logware (www.logware.us): a new and convenient web-based time tracking application. Start tracking and documenting hours spent on a project or with a client with Logware today. Try it for free with a 15 day trial account. http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=67 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:206592 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
