So finally I took the plunge. I have migrated my site to WordPress and hosted my blog here. I am planning to permanently move from Livejournal to here.
Considering that I have been blogging in Livejournal since 2004, it wasn’t an easy decision to make. However I had to take the plunge some day, and I thought the time has come.
So what have the major painpoints been?
- LJ does not allow script inclusions. In this world of Web 2.0, it is almost impossible to not have widgets in your pages.
- Analytics: You have absolutely no idea how many people reached your site and via which sources or keywords and why your blog is valued the most.
- Very limited customization – frankly the themes seem very Web 1.0’ish.
Things were not easy. Exporting my Livejournal blog posts and importing them to WordPress was one thing. Setting up WordPress as my primary hosting, while allowing the rest of the site to function smoothly was another.
Once these were done, the rest was easy and the results are fascinating. I was able to setup my photo albums, analytics, Feedburner and integrate widgets for Friendfeed, Twitter in no time.
There are still some minor issues here and there, especially with migrating my content from the old site to the new one – I will work on them as and when I find time.
So, feel free to browse my site and let me know what you think!