I’ve been using Piwik analytics software installed on my server for quite some time, but for couple of months it didn’t record statistics for my WordPress sites, even though I had latest version of WP (2.9.2), Piwik (0.5.5), and Piwik Analytics plug-in (1.0.1), and, at the same time, it records data fine for my Drupal site.
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Finally got around to set up the English version of my blog. It shan’t be exact copy of the Russian version, but most of my posts would be republished here. Moreover, I’ll translate notable backdated posts.
In the year since I set up WordPress on my site, some positive development occured both in the core software and plug-ins. Firstly, WP now (comparing versions 2.1 I had then and 2.3.2) properly supports UTF encoding — database directive “SET NAMES” now included in wp-db.php file. Also, in wp-config.php there is now a way to set up encoding and collation for DB. That and the fact that my hoster started to offer 5th version of MySQL made installation a breeze.
Last few days I had to tinker with the site quite a bit. Troubles, certainly, were somewhat welcome. First, I finally registered and moved to the proper domain (theug.pp.ru). Secondly, fine-tuned the library. Thirdly, screwed CMS to the site.
For quite a while Textpattern has caught my fancy, however, due to hosting limitations I didn’t manage to install it in one setting. Ere I went into search and query, I decided to give WordPress a shot, as my friend recommended.
Installation and adjustment took even less time than WordPress’ “Famous 5-Minute Install”, everything started to work straight away and without particular trouble, aside from hindrances of the hosting itself. Comparing functionality “out of the box”, both systems are quite similar, however WordPress seems somewhat cumbrous and template editing looks more difficult.
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