I’ve come across what I think might be the first (p)review of the much awaited wordpress.com
From what I’ve read, wordpress.com is, more or less, a hosted version of WordPress that could give TypePad even more of a run for it’s money
more: a WYSIWYG editor (a huge deal for those less technically inclined and lacking in HTML knowledge), a new backend with a blue-themed template that is “WAY better than the standard 1.5 one”, recent wordpress.com posts (competes directly with TypePad’s “Recently Updated Weblogs” and would be a welcome addition to WordPress), resizeable text box for writing posts, etc
less: users can’t edit templates, not many plugins come preinstalled and you can’t use any that aren’t already there
Accounts are currently strictly invitaion only, and I actually just entered a contest to win a wp.com invite (which hopefully I can get so I can check it out and write my own review for you guys here at How to Blog!)
you might want to check the site again, you might be surprised by the winner !
Is the WYSIWYG editor available for users of the .org side of Wordpress (i.e. as a plugin)?
Is the WYSIWYG editor available for users of the .org side of Wordpress (i.e. as a plugin)?
I was just given a wp.com blog, I had signed in to their “Invite” site a few weeks ago and was randomly chosen. Says I can send one extra invite… If you don’t yet have one, I’d gladly send the extra on to you (I assume I can give the thing to whomever I want without any negative vibes from WP?).
It’d be the least I can do for the help you’ve given here.
-Larson
Hi Emily, having just come by in late November, I’m a new Wordpress user from a hosted service in Australia called edublogs.org, and Wordpress.com looks like it’s open for business for one and all now. Just thought you might like to know.
Having used Typepad as well (at http://austlit.typepad.com/cfn) I’d have to agree that if themes become widely available and the hosting is bug-free, Wordpress could be huge.