Blogspot vs WordPress

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After evaluating self hosted blog using WordPress for 8 months, I think Blogspot still rocks. I really missed using Blogspot because:

Blogspot remains user friendly.
Wordpress is also user friendly. But WP has been upgraded into many version and it has become complicated. I prefer only having the Save, Publish and Preview button like Blogspot. No need to have those extra settings. I wish I can hide them just to ease my mind.

Besides that, Blogspot has upgraded their interface, dashboard, (draft version is available too) and widget element window. I’m not sure if there’s more.

Blogspot coding is much easier
Wordpress layout requires lot of PHP coding. I was like having a culture shock when shifting from Blogger Template Code to understanding PHP code. Blogger Template Code is much more easier to type, remembered and digested. If you put wrong PHP code, then you will be in trouble. So Blogspot coding really rocks.

New layout design
During the last weekend, I’ve wasted my time redesigning my Blogspot and Portfolio Blog. I’m not into graphic design at the moment, so I just play with the CSS and DHTML.

My Blogspot

My Blogspot

I realise that whenever I commented on Blogspot blogs, people will click my name and they will be taken into my Blogger profile. If they click on ‘My Website’, they will be taken to AdlanKhalidi.com. I do have a nostalgic moment with the old blogs. So I will update them with a fresh content entitled “Snippets of thoughtless thoughts. I love the header banner which is made with Jalur Gemilang.

Digital Portfolio

Astadiyu Digital Portfolio

While another blog is meant for my studio project from my early days in IIUM Matriculation Centre under AED department, until my second year in KAED Gombak campus. I just play around with the DHTML script with simple graphic header. My portfolio is everywhere. This is the earliest one because it shows my studio project. Pretty nostalgic too.

The conclusion here is that, blogging platform is not that important. The important thing is what you blog about and how your blog contribute to yourself and your readers.

P/S – Tun Dr. Mahathir is using Movable Type. I hope I can review on MT soon. :P

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88 Responses to Blogspot vs WordPress


  1. Chazz

    hahaha!1 Blogger RULEZ!! actually I got WP account years ago..masa mula2 wujud..hahaha… tapi cam tak best.. lol..

    my first blog was @ tripod, then Blogger.. blogger jla yg active smpai skrg..

    anyway, movable type tu apa ek? @_@


  2. Chazz

    hahaha!1 Blogger RULEZ!! actually I got WP account years ago..masa mula2 wujud..hahaha… tapi cam tak best.. lol..

    my first blog was @ tripod, then Blogger.. blogger jla yg active smpai skrg..

    anyway, movable type tu apa ek? @_@


  3. myadlan

    yea. i also have a tripod account till now. i’ll share wif u later..

    movable type is another blogging platform.but not that popular. as fas as i concern, only TDM uses it.

    check out http://movabletype.org


  4. myadlan

    yea. i also have a tripod account till now. i’ll share wif u later..

    movable type is another blogging platform.but not that popular. as fas as i concern, only TDM uses it.

    check out http://movabletype.org


  5. ashraflatif

    oit, saper kate malaysia tak kena gerhana? ni mesti bangun subuh lambat nih. kantoi hahahahahah


    • myadlan

      aku baca dlm berita gerhana penuh lalu rusia ke china, mmg xpeduli pn..

      subuh ku sentiasa dlm lingkungan waktu nye..
      kdg2 je.. hehe


  6. ashraflatif

    oit, saper kate malaysia tak kena gerhana? ni mesti bangun subuh lambat nih. kantoi hahahahahah


    • myadlan

      aku baca dlm berita gerhana penuh lalu rusia ke china, mmg xpeduli pn..

      subuh ku sentiasa dlm lingkungan waktu nye..
      kdg2 je.. hehe


  7. azuwachan

    I never use other than blogger. in fact, blogger is my first and (will be) the only one that I use, hehe..

    malas sbnrnye nk tukar2 nih :D


    • myadlan

      actly takde hal pn kalo nk mengekalkan blogger dlm domain baru. cuma xpasti caranye..

      nnt la nk explore2 lg.


    • szakif

      tapi wawa sangat rajin tukar layout blog dia. aku pun tak leh nak kira bape kali dia da tukar layout. huhu~

      Latest post Out with Juniors


    • myadlan

      yep.. ramai lagi ske tukar2 layout..
      chazzie.. nana.. tu je yg ku knal kot..
      yg xknal lg ramai ada hobi camtu!


  8. azuwachan

    I never use other than blogger. in fact, blogger is my first and (will be) the only one that I use, hehe..

    malas sbnrnye nk tukar2 nih :D


    • myadlan

      actly takde hal pn kalo nk mengekalkan blogger dlm domain baru. cuma xpasti caranye..

      nnt la nk explore2 lg.


    • szakif

      tapi wawa sangat rajin tukar layout blog dia. aku pun tak leh nak kira bape kali dia da tukar layout. huhu~

      Latest post Out with Juniors


    • myadlan

      yep.. ramai lagi ske tukar2 layout..
      chazzie.. nana.. tu je yg ku knal kot..
      yg xknal lg ramai ada hobi camtu!


  9. chazz

    huha~ my tripod account da kna block! jahat nih… *sapa suruh tak update*

    ohohh…tu rupanya lovable type. pna tgk kat blogskins.com.. tapi cam advanced jek… huha~


    • myadlan

      chazz2.. bkn lovable la.. MOVABLE.. hehe

      macam la advance. tp lebih kurang je rasa dgn WP


  10. chazz

    huha~ my tripod account da kna block! jahat nih… *sapa suruh tak update*

    ohohh…tu rupanya lovable type. pna tgk kat blogskins.com.. tapi cam advanced jek… huha~


    • myadlan

      chazz2.. bkn lovable la.. MOVABLE.. hehe

      macam la advance. tp lebih kurang je rasa dgn WP


  11. chazz

    *eh salah…..movable… *weng*


  12. chazz

    *eh salah…..movable… *weng*


  13. Nani-chan

    blogger rocks, alright. *^^* haha. wordpress is kool, too. its just that..blogger being user frenly is way kooler~!


    • myadlan

      wordpress is meant for advanced-user friendly..

      blogger is most-type of user friendly ;)


  14. Nani-chan

    blogger rocks, alright. *^^* haha. wordpress is kool, too. its just that..blogger being user frenly is way kooler~!


    • myadlan

      wordpress is meant for advanced-user friendly..

      blogger is most-type of user friendly ;)


  15. Nana-chan

    saya stuju!


  16. Nana-chan

    saya stuju!


  17. aeropama dot com

    aku tukar ke WP sbb aku agak lemas dgn struktur komennya. susah nk bls komen pembaca…

    Latest post Lelaki Itu Sunyi…


    • myadlan

      yep. komen dlm blogspot agak berterabur.

      tp kalo subscribe coment xde mslh kot.

      xseperti WP yg boleh direka sesuka ati remaja je..


  18. aeropama dot com

    aku tukar ke WP sbb aku agak lemas dgn struktur komennya. susah nk bls komen pembaca…

    Latest post Lelaki Itu Sunyi…


    • myadlan

      yep. komen dlm blogspot agak berterabur.

      tp kalo subscribe coment xde mslh kot.

      xseperti WP yg boleh direka sesuka ati remaja je..


  19. super blogger

    Sometimes I prefer blogspot for easy and not too update…
    Maybe comment column must be improve

    Latest post Pressure Kills Software


    • myadlan

      yea. why google bought blogger but they don’t attend to this issue eh?

      i’ll tell blogger about this.. :P


  20. super blogger

    Sometimes I prefer blogspot for easy and not too update…
    Maybe comment column must be improve

    Latest post Pressure Kills Software


    • myadlan

      yea. why google bought blogger but they don’t attend to this issue eh?

      i’ll tell blogger about this.. :P


  21. Shila

    Maybe ada pro n kontra antara kedua-duanya..
    Setakat yang saya gunakan blogspot,ianya memang mesra pengguna dan amat senang didominasikan…:)

    Latest post Kesedaran Sivik Masyarakat: Wujudkah Ia?


    • myadlan

      rasanya mungkin ramai blogger yg mendominasi blogspot berbanding wordpress..

      nnt sy akan cuba kaji statistik ini..


    • Lut

      Aku suka 2 2 tu.wp n bloger…hehehe. Ai myadlan salam kenalan..


  22. Shila

    Maybe ada pro n kontra antara kedua-duanya..
    Setakat yang saya gunakan blogspot,ianya memang mesra pengguna dan amat senang didominasikan…:)

    Latest post Kesedaran Sivik Masyarakat: Wujudkah Ia?


    • myadlan

      rasanya mungkin ramai blogger yg mendominasi blogspot berbanding wordpress..

      nnt sy akan cuba kaji statistik ini..


    • Lut

      Aku suka 2 2 tu.wp n bloger…hehehe. Ai myadlan salam kenalan..


  23. saffa

    at some point.. saffa stuju.. tp saffa lgi prefer WP. :P
    coding? mmg betul2 memeningkan kepala!


  24. saffa

    at some point.. saffa stuju.. tp saffa lgi prefer WP. :P
    coding? mmg betul2 memeningkan kepala!


  25. myadlan

    coding yang panjang dan berjela2..
    sy slalu tersilap taip.. adeh.. ;(


  26. myadlan

    coding yang panjang dan berjela2..
    sy slalu tersilap taip.. adeh.. ;(


  27. chazz

    ya!! aku dah betulkan la…kerek ni…


  28. chazz

    ya!! aku dah betulkan la…kerek ni…


  29. megat

    more complicated to customize it, more experiences gain!

    it will take our template designing skills on whatever cms platform out there such as wp or joomla. hu3.

    Latest post Kemaskini Laju, Berubat Dan Bisnes


  30. megat

    more complicated to customize it, more experiences gain!

    it will take our template designing skills on whatever cms platform out there such as wp or joomla. hu3.

    Latest post Kemaskini Laju, Berubat Dan Bisnes


  31. Firdaus

    WordPress is better if you have lots of dynamic content, it re-renders everytime a page is loaded. Love the pages features as well.

    But then, Blogger static HTML is a boon as well for page with high hits. It also tend to load faster.

    This difference also affect the ranking of the blog. According to my experience, WordPress blog climbs to higher ranking in search engine faster than Blogger.

    Odd, considering Blogger is part of Google. ;)

    Latest post Tips: Buang Garisan Merah Dalam Microsoft Word


    • myadlan

      hehe.. there’s a trick in SEO.
      still learning to get the good ranking..
      hope to see more from Blogger in the future


  32. Firdaus

    WordPress is better if you have lots of dynamic content, it re-renders everytime a page is loaded. Love the pages features as well.

    But then, Blogger static HTML is a boon as well for page with high hits. It also tend to load faster.

    This difference also affect the ranking of the blog. According to my experience, WordPress blog climbs to higher ranking in search engine faster than Blogger.

    Odd, considering Blogger is part of Google. ;)

    Latest post Tips: Buang Garisan Merah Dalam Microsoft Word


    • myadlan

      hehe.. there’s a trick in SEO.
      still learning to get the good ranking..
      hope to see more from Blogger in the future


  33. KNizam

    hehheh aku satu mende pun tak paham coding2 neh. tahu guna je plug in yg ada. hehe :)


  34. KNizam

    hehheh aku satu mende pun tak paham coding2 neh. tahu guna je plug in yg ada. hehe :)


  35. Adry

    Aku lebih suka self hosting wordpress… sebab kita dapat full control of our page… tak kisah la rumit sedikit , yang penting its our page… we can do what we like…


    • myadlan

      yep.. especially kalo bab2 design, mmg xpuas la kalo xdpt ape yg kita nk.

      dat’s why i explore WP too! hehe


  36. Adry

    Aku lebih suka self hosting wordpress… sebab kita dapat full control of our page… tak kisah la rumit sedikit , yang penting its our page… we can do what we like…


    • myadlan

      yep.. especially kalo bab2 design, mmg xpuas la kalo xdpt ape yg kita nk.

      dat’s why i explore WP too! hehe


  37. syamsulariff.com

    one vote to wordpress.. :)


    • myadlan

      hehe.. i’m not talking about wordpress here..

      its hard to change people mind here.. :(


  38. syamsulariff.com

    one vote to wordpress.. :)


    • myadlan

      hehe.. i’m not talking about wordpress here..

      its hard to change people mind here.. :(


  39. szakif

    lan, same la kite. bila aku mula2 bukak iiumbloggers.com, aku da pening da~ mende alah la WP nih.. tapi demi khidmat kepada komuniti, aku layankan jugak bace manual camne nak buat WP. isk~

    blogspot sangat rocks!!!


    • myadlan

      hehe.. aku kagum dgn kesanggupan ko berkhidmat demi komuniti..

      baca e-book kdg2 susah gak nk paham.

      aku prefer one-on-one tutorial.. cpat je faham.. hehe


  40. szakif

    lan, same la kite. bila aku mula2 bukak iiumbloggers.com, aku da pening da~ mende alah la WP nih.. tapi demi khidmat kepada komuniti, aku layankan jugak bace manual camne nak buat WP. isk~

    blogspot sangat rocks!!!


    • myadlan

      hehe.. aku kagum dgn kesanggupan ko berkhidmat demi komuniti..

      baca e-book kdg2 susah gak nk paham.

      aku prefer one-on-one tutorial.. cpat je faham.. hehe


  41. muhdzahari

    wordpress aku nampak macam kool. tapi bro, aku nak tunggu ape lagi pembaharuan dalam blogger in draft. nampak agak kool jugak

    Latest post Hari Ini Milik Aku!


    • myadlan

      hehe. blogger in draft tu nmpk misteri jugak..
      tak tau apa developer google blogger nga usahakan..
      tapi mesti nnt diorg come up something yg WOW nye.. huhu sape tau kan..


  42. muhdzahari

    wordpress aku nampak macam kool. tapi bro, aku nak tunggu ape lagi pembaharuan dalam blogger in draft. nampak agak kool jugak

    Latest post Hari Ini Milik Aku!


    • myadlan

      hehe. blogger in draft tu nmpk misteri jugak..
      tak tau apa developer google blogger nga usahakan..
      tapi mesti nnt diorg come up something yg WOW nye.. huhu sape tau kan..


  43. szakif

    paling tak bleh bla, kena beli ebook tu.. haha.. tapi takpe la.. sokong sesama bumiputera katenye

    Latest post The Wish Finally Granted


  44. szakif

    paling tak bleh bla, kena beli ebook tu.. haha.. tapi takpe la.. sokong sesama bumiputera katenye

    Latest post The Wish Finally Granted


  45. anonymous

    i think blogspot page result is better in google search.
    by:
    blogger


    • myadlan

      it depends. google has its own way in search for queries. try look for ‘how google works’


  46. anonymous

    i think blogspot page result is better in google search.
    by:
    blogger


    • myadlan

      it depends. google has its own way in search for queries. try look for ‘how google works’

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