Overview of Blogs

"Blog Wordle" by Mike Bogle licensed as CC-BY 2.0.

Common Features

  • Posts – “listed in reverse chronological order” (see Post vs. Page)
  • Pages – “static and are not listed by date.” (see Post vs. Page)
  • Commenting for discussion on posts and/or pages
  • Categories and tagging for organisation (see Categories vs Tagging)
  • Support embedded media – video, audio, images
  • Choices in blog “themes” or “skins” – determine how the blog appears visually
  • RSS feeds at many levels – blog feed, category feeds, and tag feeds

Dependent on Theme or Blog Provider

  • Plugins & Widgets / 3rd Party plugins
  • Restrictions on embedded content
  • Customisable headings / banner graphics

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