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Updated April 23, 2019<\/h2>\n

Choosing the best blogging platform means more than simply installing WordPress.\u00a0 In fact, for many, choosing Textpattern or WordPress<\/strong> can be the blog software decision of the decade.\u00a0 Textpattern has been around for decades, has tons of features and is considered the best blog software by many, thanks to its ease of use.\u00a0 Read on about how we compare Textpattern to WordPress…<\/p>\n

There are plenty of options to choose from when it comes to content management systems (CMS)<\/strong> \u2013 including Drupal, Textpattern, WordPress, Joomla, Mambo, ModX, Contentful, Squarespace, Microsoft SharePoint, and so on. Of the many CMS options available, only two options enjoy a good deal of competitiveness and a range of similarities with each other for we we offer solutions for \u2013 WordPress Hosting<\/a><\/strong> and Textpattern Hosting<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

WordPress, since its launch in 2003, has been catering to plenty of clients. It has powerful CMS and premium frameworks that help users in creating professional blogs. WordPress also offers a range of widgets and plugins to enhance the user experience.<\/p>\n

Textpattern<\/h2>\n

Textpattern<\/a>, on the other hand, was initially released in 2003, but the first stable release was in 2005. With years of development, it\u2019s now broadly used as both CMS and blogging software. Textpattern Hosting<\/a><\/strong> is now the go-to option for many bloggers, designers, and developers who are looking for a better experience than what they find with WordPress.<\/p>\n

As two open source CMS and blogging platforms, both WordPress<\/a> and Textpattern are free to download systems based upon MySQL and PHP. Meaning, users can download the latest versions of these two content management systems directly from their official websites \u2013 free of charge.\u00a0 Textpattern is available as 1-click install via Softaculous<\/a><\/strong> on managed hosting from $3.47\/month at KnownHost<\/strong>.\u00a0 Included with basic cPanel, WHMCS hosting<\/a><\/strong> is available at competitive pricing today.<\/p>\n

Textpattern is known to be the most flexible Open Source CMS today. It is the number one option for many developers and designers. With a basic interface that\u2019s preferable for the tech-oriented individuals, the CMS remains a popular choice for those with a programming background. Textpattern is the perfect software for people who have high documentation needs, manage multiple sites and plan on tweaking their site considerably. Unlike other content management systems, Textpattern provides a fresh and adaptable approach to content management.<\/p>\n

As stated above, Textpattern is Open Source. This means that there are millions of developers working together to ensure that the end user can have the best experience while using the CMS. The \u201cOpen Source Tag\u201d also allows any user to download the CMS free of charge and use it on their website. And there is no need for worrying about documentation and support because they are also available for free in the form of forums. Users who have a hard time deploying Textpattern effectively can head over to the forums and get immediate help and guidance from other users.<\/p>\n

Key Features<\/strong><\/h3>\n

– Textpattern offers a wide range of free platform modifications, plugins, and themes<\/strong>
\n– It has customizable subscription features<\/strong>, allowing visitors to customize a content feed according to what they like or prefer
\n– It integrates streamlined comment management and users log<\/strong> features<\/p>\n

Organizing<\/strong><\/h3>\n

The way of organizing content with Textpattern is pretty straightforward; all articles are stored in sections \u2013 and can even be tagged into categories. When comparing this to WordPress; sections and categories in Textpattern are like categories and tags in WordPress<\/strong> respectively \u2013 which can be a little confusing. So we\u2019ll stick with the Textpattern\u2019s terminology in this post.<\/p>\n

Users could have several sections in Textpattern that could be organized by broad categories like \u201ctutorial\u201d, \u201csports\u201d and \u201cvideo. Each category gets its own archives, syndication and can have its own appearance and style<\/strong>. The front page can be designed to show individual columns with the most recent content from all sections. One can also go with the original setup, where there is a single stream with the latest content from all sections set to go live on the front page. Textpattern\u2019s \u201ceverything goes in one content bucket\u201d approach makes it way more flexible than WordPress.<\/p>\n

Writing<\/strong><\/h3>\n

With Textpattern, you get to assess the editor immediately after signing in instead of landing on a dashboard page like other content management systems. WordPress, in particular, falls short when it comes to offering a good writing experience and environment. Although it offers more bells and whistles, Textpattern concentrates on what matters \u2013 writing. Again, WordPress tends to substitute Unicode emoticons and smiley faces with its own emoticons and \u201cfunny phrases\u201d with \u201ccurly quotation marks\u201d<\/strong> \u2013 which can be annoying. Textpattern doesn\u2019t do that \u2013 in fact, it doesn\u2019t interfere with your content, apart from wrapping paragraphs correctly, it lets you do all the thinking. The CMS uses wrapping paragraphs – only, textile markup or leave content untouched \u2013 all which users can set as options in the admin panel. Well, this is incredible, unlike in WordPress where one has to bear with its defaults unless they disable the functionality through plugins.<\/p>\n

Modifications<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Textpattern\u2019s interface is easy to use. One won\u2019t have a hard time removing date fields and so on. However, for WordPress, operations like removing a date field among other modifications need some knowledge of PHP language.\u00a0Textpattern has plenty of good ideas and execution \u2013 it is an incredible content management service option for anyone who is looking to blog without the stress of having to deal with maintenance. It\u2019s safe to say that Textpattern is an ideal solution for bloggers, much more than WordPress.<\/p>\n

Conclusions<\/h2>\n

WordPress<\/strong> is great – we love it.\u00a0 But just as variety is the spice of life, so too must we have variety in our software choices.\u00a0 Textpattern is a popular WordPress alternative.\u00a0 One shouldn’t go whole hog, changing their entire history of blog posts from one application to another on a whim.\u00a0 Instead, try out some different options, see how the other half lives, consider Textpattern, try it, and see.\u00a0 Then decide.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Updated April 23, 2019 Choosing the best blogging platform means more than simply installing WordPress.\u00a0 In fact, for many, choosing Textpattern or WordPress can be the blog software decision of the decade.\u00a0 Textpattern has been around for decades, has tons of features and is considered the best blog software by many, thanks to its ease […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":157,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[121],"tags":[1863,106,2257],"class_list":["post-12931","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-wordpress","tag-application","tag-blogging-2","tag-textpattern"],"yoast_head":"\n3 Reasons to Choose Textpattern over WordPress - KnownHost<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"If you looking for options to start your next blog, here are 3 reasons how Textpattern could be a better fit than WordPress.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/blog\/3-reasons-textpattern-over-wordpress\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"3 Reasons to Choose Textpattern over WordPress - 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