I have (hopefully) enabled OpenID for comments

Please test it out if you have a chance and let me know if it works for you. I had trouble with this using my former software, but I am told this is quite stable in WordPress, and I would really like to allow people to do this.

Here’s hoping…

EDIT: just an update. The OpenID plugin seems to be working quite well. Feel free to use OpenID to make comments.

12 comments April 18th, 2008

I have migrated to WordPress

And frankly, I’m impressed. This was the easiest software migration I have ever had. To import my DotClear blog into WordPress, all I did was this:

1. Install WordPress, including a new MySQL database.

2. Browse to the admin dashboard and click Manage->Import->DotClear.

3. Input the details for the old database, eg. location, password, etc.

4. Wait a minute.

That was it. It imported all my posts, categories, comments, and even my images. All I had to do was put the posts into categories by hand. I still need to update the blogroll/links and re-theme the site, but that was expected, and I need to do that anyway.

A huge shoutout to WordPress. I am completely impressed!!

(PlanetUbuntu readers: I apologize if there is a flood of my posts on the feed…I had to change the feed url.)

3 comments April 18th, 2008

I’m migrating the blog

I have enjoyed using dotclear as my blog software. It is stable and an overall good product. Unfortunately, nearly all of the documentation and files use French. I have been translating into English for everything; plugins, captcha, site templates, and so on.

Well, dotclear just released a security update. That’s a good thing. However, it looks like an upgrade will require me to do more work translating files and so on than I am prepared to do at the moment. It will be just as easy to move to a new piece of software, one that will have an easier maintenance and upgrade path for me.

So, with a fondness in my heart, I am preparing to bid DotClear adieu.

Comments and trackbacks will be closed until after the migration, and no new posts will be made until then. Hopefully, you will see me again soon.

Add comment April 18th, 2008

Trackback spam

I’ve had a recent rash of trackback spam, so I am considering turning the trackback feature off. In the last seven months, only spammers have used it anyway. However, I have installed a spam baysian filter that I want to play with and test before I just give up. So, if you see spam links, please know that I am watching, training my filter, and actively fighting them. Hopefully the new toy will work and I won’t have to remove the trackback feature…although I notice the plugin author has done so.

On the positive side, if this works well, I will remove the captcha requirement from posting, even though I wrote all the questions myself and think they are rather amusing.

3 comments April 18th, 2008