Comments on: Why did I have to yell at Movable Type to get them to Listen? http://www.geeknewscentral.com/2007/11/04/why-did-i-have-to-yell-at-movable-type-to-get-them-to-listen/ Geek News Central is the technical site for Geeks. We Spin tech for the common man. With a Family of Tech Shows and Content. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:38:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Woodrow "asim" Jarvis Hill http://www.geeknewscentral.com/2007/11/04/why-did-i-have-to-yell-at-movable-type-to-get-them-to-listen/comment-page-1/#comment-3819 Woodrow "asim" Jarvis Hill Tue, 06 Nov 2007 15:44:41 +0000 http://www.geeknewscentral.com/2007/11/04/why-did-i-have-to-yell-at-movable-type-to-get-them-to-listen/#comment-3819 <blockquote>the new MT 4 is not user friendly</blockquote>See, and this is where I'd differ. I just switched from WordPress back to MovableType; I was one of the many users who dropped when they "went corporate". <span class="mt-export2wp"></span> I liked WordPress. I can say a lot of nice things about it. Yet, I find MT4's interface and management much easier and simpler to navigate. Since a lot of my readership overlaps with my LiveJournal, the big "selling point" was the ease that they could comment on my MT blog; I tried multiple times to install the OpenID plugin for WordPress, but failed miserably. <span class="mt-export2wp"></span> Now, mind you, I just blog. If I was to podcast, or to manage templates, I'd likely share more of your issues.

the new MT 4 is not user friendly

See, and this is where I’d differ. I just switched from WordPress back to MovableType; I was one of the many users who dropped when they “went corporate”.

I liked WordPress. I can say a lot of nice things about it. Yet, I find MT4′s interface and management much easier and simpler to navigate. Since a lot of my readership overlaps with my LiveJournal, the big “selling point” was the ease that they could comment on my MT blog; I tried multiple times to install the OpenID plugin for WordPress, but failed miserably.

Now, mind you, I just blog. If I was to podcast, or to manage templates, I’d likely share more of your issues.

]]> By: A Blogger http://www.geeknewscentral.com/2007/11/04/why-did-i-have-to-yell-at-movable-type-to-get-them-to-listen/comment-page-1/#comment-3818 A Blogger Tue, 06 Nov 2007 01:12:12 +0000 http://www.geeknewscentral.com/2007/11/04/why-did-i-have-to-yell-at-movable-type-to-get-them-to-listen/#comment-3818 Hi Todd, <span class="mt-export2wp"></span> I don't think that your rant was that harsh - the new MT 4 is not user friendly. In fact, it is a nightmare. SixApart has completely ignored end users. The limited number of plugins, the impossibility of exporting templates easily (unless you want to spend $100 to buy a plugin), the extremely difficulty (if not impossibility) to moblog, a support forum that resembles a ghost town, are just a few of the major problems with MT4. <span class="mt-export2wp"></span> I finally gave up and am now converting my blogs to WordPress. Sure, it can't handle multiple blogs (which I think is one MP's worst problems) but, even then, it is far, far easier to accomplish everything else with it. It's really a shame but MT4 is such an albatross and the more time that transpires without significant changes will only going to lead to the demise of a program that had so many possibilities. Hi Todd,

I don’t think that your rant was that harsh – the new MT 4 is not user friendly. In fact, it is a nightmare. SixApart has completely ignored end users. The limited number of plugins, the impossibility of exporting templates easily (unless you want to spend $100 to buy a plugin), the extremely difficulty (if not impossibility) to moblog, a support forum that resembles a ghost town, are just a few of the major problems with MT4.

I finally gave up and am now converting my blogs to WordPress. Sure, it can’t handle multiple blogs (which I think is one MP’s worst problems) but, even then, it is far, far easier to accomplish everything else with it. It’s really a shame but MT4 is such an albatross and the more time that transpires without significant changes will only going to lead to the demise of a program that had so many possibilities.

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