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Feb 08, 2010

Blosxom and plugins

I've been using Blosxom for a few weeks now. It seems to be exactly what I wanted. Specifically I wanted a very simple blogging solution that required no database server, such as mysql, (a possible exception would be given for something like sqlite) and, preferrably, allowed me to use vim to type up the blog entries. I also hoped for tag support, reasonable indexing, and the ability to customize the theme. Blosxom is all of this.

It took me awhile to find the tagging support, but I found it (along with lots of other plugins).

If you don't like the theme then don't blame Blosxom. Blame my crazy taste in color and my love of simplicity.

If the sourceforge site is any indication it doesn't seem that Blosxom is under active development anymore. I'm not sure that's a huge problem since the most recent version of Blosxom seems fine to me. The only real problem I had was finding active links to plugins (see the links above for good links). The Blosxom homepage has links to a number of webpages that are dead.

So far I have to say I like Blosxom a lot. It has met all my requirements and fits well into the way I work. The only real question is whether I want to continue blogging.

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[p] Posted @ 22:46 by Seth


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