Comments on: WordPress FAQ: How Do I combine Blogs? http://technosailor.com/2007/03/29/wordpress-faq-how-do-i-combine-blogs/ Web Technology and Real Life Merge Thu, 18 Mar 2010 02:16:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0-alpha By: QueenZ http://technosailor.com/2007/03/29/wordpress-faq-how-do-i-combine-blogs/comment-page-1/#comment-224874 QueenZ Sat, 05 Jul 2008 18:57:10 +0000 http://technosailor.com/wordpress-faq-how-do-i-combine-blogs/#comment-224874 I'm not that good at coding here but i did manage to combine my blogs and also posted this tutorial on my website (http://www.QueenZSoftware.com/Forums) as well.. thanks ;) I’m not that good at coding here but i did manage to combine my blogs and also posted this tutorial on my website (http://www.QueenZSoftware.com/Forums) as well.. thanks ;)

]]> By: lokin http://technosailor.com/2007/03/29/wordpress-faq-how-do-i-combine-blogs/comment-page-1/#comment-133350 lokin Sun, 21 Oct 2007 03:44:55 +0000 http://technosailor.com/wordpress-faq-how-do-i-combine-blogs/#comment-133350 Greetings, I am part of a group of players for an online mmorpg game. *many players that interact in an online gaming enviroment* We are wanting to create a Website for our Group aka Guild that allows each one of us to have our own "blog" yet we would like for each persons blog to exist under one roof. In short, our own private myspace. I found that I can setup categories and have each member or user assign their post to their own category and I found the information on combining blogs using Wordpress MU. My question is can there be a Primary Admin for all the blogs, and would it all be just as effective as using a cms system like Drupal. It is our hopes that in the future we can expand our Guild Blog Site to not only have Authors writing posts on their own page under the Guild Website Banner, but also have a higher level that will offer access to other Guilds similiar to the old idea of web rings. So 1 primary site that says here are the Guilds of this server and each Page/category has an introduction to the guild with the ability to delve deeper into that Guild and see posts from each member. Im comfortable with creating my own blog templates to some extent and I am very comfortable with CSS, Xhtml, and some js and php. I looked into Drupal but it seems almost to big for what I what, has a much harder learning curve for the users, and almost seems like overkill. Plus it will take extra plug ins to make posts easy to formate. This is what I love about Wordpress. OUt of the box it is perfect and simple for those that are not so internet savvy.. Any direction and words of advice would be greatly appreciated thanks! Greetings, I am part of a group of players for an online mmorpg game. *many players that interact in an online gaming enviroment* We are wanting to create a Website for our Group aka Guild that allows each one of us to have our own “blog” yet we would like for each persons blog to exist under one roof. In short, our own private myspace. I found that I can setup categories and have each member or user assign their post to their own category and I found the information on combining blogs using Wordpress MU. My question is can there be a Primary Admin for all the blogs, and would it all be just as effective as using a cms system like Drupal. It is our hopes that in the future we can expand our Guild Blog Site to not only have Authors writing posts on their own page under the Guild Website Banner, but also have a higher level that will offer access to other Guilds similiar to the old idea of web rings. So 1 primary site that says here are the Guilds of this server and each Page/category has an introduction to the guild with the ability to delve deeper into that Guild and see posts from each member. Im comfortable with creating my own blog templates to some extent and I am very comfortable with CSS, Xhtml, and some js and php. I looked into Drupal but it seems almost to big for what I what, has a much harder learning curve for the users, and almost seems like overkill. Plus it will take extra plug ins to make posts easy to formate. This is what I love about Wordpress. OUt of the box it is perfect and simple for those that are not so internet savvy.. Any direction and words of advice would be greatly appreciated thanks!

]]> By: Jason Neuman http://technosailor.com/2007/03/29/wordpress-faq-how-do-i-combine-blogs/comment-page-1/#comment-104311 Jason Neuman Thu, 28 Jun 2007 15:31:45 +0000 http://technosailor.com/wordpress-faq-how-do-i-combine-blogs/#comment-104311 At the moment I am using wordpress and blogger and using the same domain. How am I doing? Well blogger allows for you to use a cname record in your hositing so I have pointed my www to blogger and then installed my wordpress blog into my root directory giving it the domain address with out the www. Two different blogs working separate from one another but all stats counting for one domain. What I would like to do is run both the wordpress blog and blogger blog on one site. Is this possible? At the moment I am using wordpress and blogger and using the same domain. How am I doing? Well blogger allows for you to use a cname record in your hositing so I have pointed my www to blogger and then installed my wordpress blog into my root directory giving it the domain address with out the www. Two different blogs working separate from one another but all stats counting for one domain.

What I would like to do is run both the wordpress blog and blogger blog on one site. Is this possible?

]]> By: Aaron Brazell http://technosailor.com/2007/03/29/wordpress-faq-how-do-i-combine-blogs/comment-page-1/#comment-79995 Aaron Brazell Mon, 16 Apr 2007 13:08:23 +0000 http://technosailor.com/wordpress-faq-how-do-i-combine-blogs/#comment-79995 Using <code>query_posts()</code> to set the parameters of your Loop. For instance, <code>query_posts('cat=-11')</code> will construct the contents of the Loop to exclude category 11 Using

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query_posts()

to set the parameters of your Loop. For instance,

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query_posts('cat=-11')

will construct the contents of the Loop to exclude category 11

]]> By: Armen http://technosailor.com/2007/03/29/wordpress-faq-how-do-i-combine-blogs/comment-page-1/#comment-79911 Armen Mon, 16 Apr 2007 08:35:12 +0000 http://technosailor.com/wordpress-faq-how-do-i-combine-blogs/#comment-79911 Actually, I think I've come up with a solution - a plugin called Ultimate Category Excluder. I'll try it out, but I'd appreciate it if you can enlighten me on any method that may be better. Actually, I think I’ve come up with a solution – a plugin called Ultimate Category Excluder. I’ll try it out, but I’d appreciate it if you can enlighten me on any method that may be better.

]]> By: Armen http://technosailor.com/2007/03/29/wordpress-faq-how-do-i-combine-blogs/comment-page-1/#comment-79909 Armen Mon, 16 Apr 2007 08:00:18 +0000 http://technosailor.com/wordpress-faq-how-do-i-combine-blogs/#comment-79909 Aaron, I'm wondering if you could ellaborate on the second option, or point me in the direction of resources that would help me with it. I would like to run one Wordpress install, but with two separate topics. One personal, the other being articles on a given topic. However, when people arrive at the root address, I only want my articles to appear. To get to my personal, one would have to click 'Personal' or something in the sidebar. Is this possible, or is it just easier to have two wordpress installs, one at mybusiness.com and the other at mybusiness.com/personal ?? Aaron, I’m wondering if you could ellaborate on the second option, or point me in the direction of resources that would help me with it.

I would like to run one Wordpress install, but with two separate topics. One personal, the other being articles on a given topic. However, when people arrive at the root address, I only want my articles to appear. To get to my personal, one would have to click ‘Personal’ or something in the sidebar.

Is this possible, or is it just easier to have two wordpress installs, one at mybusiness.com and the other at mybusiness.com/personal ??

]]> By: Travis Seitler http://technosailor.com/2007/03/29/wordpress-faq-how-do-i-combine-blogs/comment-page-1/#comment-72906 Travis Seitler Thu, 29 Mar 2007 18:24:04 +0000 http://technosailor.com/wordpress-faq-how-do-i-combine-blogs/#comment-72906 Aaron, good stuff! But I've gotta side with Steve on this one... I'm pretty sure she was asking if she could get a domain-level blog (something other than <em>"*blog*.wordpress.com"</em>) for free... and <em>also</em> wondering if it's possible to merge the three existing blogs into one. Like Steve said, you answered her side issue without addressing the main question ("Is there a free domain-level hosting plan that I can run a blog on?")--which isn't a problem, per se. Just an observation. Aaron, good stuff! But I’ve gotta side with Steve on this one… I’m pretty sure she was asking if she could get a domain-level blog (something other than “*blog*.wordpress.com”) for free… and also wondering if it’s possible to merge the three existing blogs into one. Like Steve said, you answered her side issue without addressing the main question (“Is there a free domain-level hosting plan that I can run a blog on?”)–which isn’t a problem, per se. Just an observation.

]]> By: UKStevieB http://technosailor.com/2007/03/29/wordpress-faq-how-do-i-combine-blogs/comment-page-1/#comment-72860 UKStevieB Thu, 29 Mar 2007 15:57:43 +0000 http://technosailor.com/wordpress-faq-how-do-i-combine-blogs/#comment-72860 Sorry to hear that you have had a rough night, I have gone back and re-read my first comment and I can see where it could come across as being a little aggressive, apologies to you for that. My comment: "So how come you the question and only commented on the side issue of importing the 3 blogs into one?" This was not meant to imply you were evading the point, there would be no need to avoid it on your part, at least none that I can conceive of, it was just badly worded as I posted on the fly, never a good idea! ;-) As for our difference of opinions as to the central point of the question, I have sent you a reply e-mail that I hope clears up the way that I read it and may lead to another article at some point. I enjoy your blog and wish you success with this new mini-series on WordPress FAQ questions. Sorry to hear that you have had a rough night, I have gone back and re-read my first comment and I can see where it could come across as being a little aggressive, apologies to you for that. My comment:

“So how come you the question and only commented on the side issue of importing the 3 blogs into one?”

This was not meant to imply you were evading the point, there would be no need to avoid it on your part, at least none that I can conceive of, it was just badly worded as I posted on the fly, never a good idea! ;-)
As for our difference of opinions as to the central point of the question, I have sent you a reply e-mail that I hope clears up the way that I read it and may lead to another article at some point.
I enjoy your blog and wish you success with this new mini-series on WordPress FAQ questions.

]]> By: Aaron Brazell http://technosailor.com/2007/03/29/wordpress-faq-how-do-i-combine-blogs/comment-page-1/#comment-72799 Aaron Brazell Thu, 29 Mar 2007 14:46:30 +0000 http://technosailor.com/wordpress-faq-how-do-i-combine-blogs/#comment-72799 Forgive my snarkiness, steve. I've been up all night in an ER. I think you're pretty much trying to pick a fight or something because the answer is in my answer. Wordpress is free. All three solutions are Wordpress based. Therefore, it is free. Obviously there is hosting and domain but as far as I'm concerned, you already knew that, so I'm not sure what your point is. Please feel free to enlighten me. Forgive my snarkiness, steve. I’ve been up all night in an ER. I think you’re pretty much trying to pick a fight or something because the answer is in my answer. Wordpress is free. All three solutions are Wordpress based. Therefore, it is free. Obviously there is hosting and domain but as far as I’m concerned, you already knew that, so I’m not sure what your point is. Please feel free to enlighten me.

]]> By: UKStevieB http://technosailor.com/2007/03/29/wordpress-faq-how-do-i-combine-blogs/comment-page-1/#comment-72768 UKStevieB Thu, 29 Mar 2007 13:55:50 +0000 http://technosailor.com/wordpress-faq-how-do-i-combine-blogs/#comment-72768 So the question was: "I’ve wanted to have a personal blog (and really collate my 3 personal blogger blogs into one) and I’m looking at WP but I don’t want to have the “*blog*.wordpress.com” attached. Can I do this with a free blog, or do I necessarily have to buy one?" So how come you avoided the question and only commented on the side issue of importing the 3 blogs into one? I don't ask this as a rant against your post, I found it informative and learned something that I think I will find of use in the future, but I just wanted to make sure you realized you hadn't actually answered the question, now shown without the side point: I’ve wanted to have a personal blog and I’m looking at WP but I don’t want to have the “*blog*.wordpress.com” attached. Can I do this with a free blog, or do I necessarily have to buy one? So the question was:

“I’ve wanted to have a personal blog (and really collate my 3 personal blogger blogs into one) and I’m looking at WP but I don’t want to have the “*blog*.wordpress.com” attached. Can I do this with a free blog, or do I necessarily have to buy one?”

So how come you avoided the question and only commented on the side issue of importing the 3 blogs into one?
I don’t ask this as a rant against your post, I found it informative and learned something that I think I will find of use in the future, but I just wanted to make sure you realized you hadn’t actually answered the question, now shown without the side point:

I’ve wanted to have a personal blog and I’m looking at WP but I don’t want to have the “*blog*.wordpress.com” attached. Can I do this with a free blog, or do I necessarily have to buy one?

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