Posted on 11/29/2012 8:59:51 AM PST by Chickensoup
Am thinking of leaving my much beloved FrontPage to move my old old website to WordPress.
It seems to be a dream come true for a tech-idiot like me. The man who I spoke with stated he could set me up for about 3K. I would be doing the movement of content, and day to day management.
Your thoughts about this software option would be much appreciated and respected.
I paid a little money for something called the Weaver theme (you can google it), and found it to be well worth the money. Most of the other paid themes, not so much.
Unless this person is going to be doing a whole lot for you (i.e. unless your site is fairly complicated), 3K is a whole lot of money to make that transition.
Hosting a basic blog at wordpress.com is free, but they will show ads on your site. If you upgrade, you can get your own domain, control your own ads, get more space, etc..
If you have any questions, I'll answer tham (for free). :)
ps: In case people are confused, Wordpress is php blog software that is free an open source. It is available at wordpress.org. The company that manages development runs a commercial venture at wordpress.com, selling hosting services.
If my site were intended to be provide even a minimal income, I would probably have to find a host and pay for its services to have Google or other ads. However, that is not why I blog.
I agree with all the above: WP is probably fine for any content you previously presented with FrontPage, try it first at WordPress.com, and PLEASE don’t pay anyone $3k to set it up! It’s a five minute process; half an hour if you’re completely non-technical and it’s your first time.
I have used Front Page for many years. Like you I wanted something which would allow for easier updating.
I switched to drupal 7.
It is open-source, flexible and very easy to update.
WP shouldn’t cost you 3k to set-up.
In addition to notes in my email, look at WIX instead of Wordpress. Very easy to set up yourself.
Thank you.
Thank you.
I had three sites that I created with Frontpage that were hosted by AT&T. When AT&T got out of the hosting biz, and MS pulled the plug on FP, I started over with WP hosted by Hostgator. I have since added a 4th site. My sites are informational, personal blog, and a place to publish my Christian writing. I find WP very easy and very flexible - which is exactly what I wanted since I wanted to spend more time creating and less time “building”.
As others have suggested, if you built your pages with Frontpage, you should be able to handle WP easily. You will probably kick yourself for not changing sooner like I did.
I just emailed and asked my site folks whether they are on linix and I am waiting their reply. Would I have to install linix too in order to run the software and do the uploads? I do love my IE and Windows. Hey consider the source, me!
No I have a site with good search standings and I want to keep it as an independent website. Not as a blogspot site.
Bookmark for later.
Thank you
Nothing wrong with WP. Also nothing wrong with paying for the migration if you’re not interested in learning to do it yourself.
The folks here telling you to do it yourself are either professionals, or are satisfied with very simple layouts and functionality.
Drupal is a good alternative. Just get a couple of bids at least, from people who can port to multiple platforms - WP, Drupal, or Joomla.
There are awesome themes available for each. Staying up to date is also a concern, so the person who recommended having it hosted at WP is giving good advice.
I would not listen to anyone who tells you that “x” is the BEST way.
Stay agnostic in your search for a good home for your site.
They host either linux or MS.
Thank you
Just got a call, I need to run to work for an unexpected session.
Back this evening.
Thank you again
No, all these things are part of the site. Once you login, and you can upload, add content, or whatever, from your windows PC using a browser. These features are built into the software. It's really easy once you get the basics down pat.
Most of these sites will run under Linux, so that is probably the way to go. It won’t matter to you because you won’t be touching the “Linux” operating system once it is installed. Everything is done through “admin” or configuration pages built into the site ... so you do not need to do anything in Linux or know how to develop. And you can do all this right from your home PC through your browser. Whether you have Linux, Windows, or MAC does not make any difference.
I’m a professional web designer and agree with the others. $3K for a set up that you’d have to import the content is a complete rip off. That figure is only reasonable if they are transferring all your content into a custom theme they’ve designed specifically for you.
Wordpress comes free with most hosting accounts. It is easy to install (5 minutes) and professionally designed themes are readily available for about $50 or less.
I’d recommend that you try it out yourself. Your current hosting provider may offer it, and if so, install it in a test directory and see what you think of it. You can work on it in this preview area without worrying about the public seeing it.
If you do need help with the set up, you should be able to bring someone in for a couple hours of training/set-up help. That shouldn’t cost more than a couple hundred dollars.
Hope this helps.
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