Yet another adventure
Ron and I have been working on a top-secret project for the homeschooling community and we need some testers for feedback. It is a homeschooling weblog site powered by WordPress MultiUser, a branch of WP (kinda like WP Lite).
Features:
a chance to try out WordPress
your own subdomain
your choice of username
over 50 templates (and growing)
comment moderation & spam controls
invite your friends
archiving by category
options for greater functionality
importing and exporting content
integrated blogroll – can import current blogroll
multiple authors
site statistics
static pages (like an About page)
future posting
password protected posts
file uploading
trackbacks/pings
And did we mention this will be FREE? (Donations would be accepted but not required.) We are not affiliated with any business, publication, or association. There are NO ads. This site is not geared to any specfic kind of homeschooler, but ALL homeschoolers.
This is a private venture of ours. Because we are still in the testing phase, we have set membership to a limited number of invites. Please leave a comment if you would like to try it out.
(cross-posted to both blogs)
Ron mentioned this to me on a comment on my blog. I need to move soon as I’m getting spam comments so I’d be really interested…
Cx
Comment by Clare — March 13, 2006 @ 11:08 am
Will it support ppl wanting to put javascript type webrings on it? As Clare will need to
Comment by Jax — March 13, 2006 @ 3:07 pm
Yep.
(for the curious onlookers)
Comment by Andrea — March 14, 2006 @ 2:45 pm
I’m curious.
Comment by Spunky — March 15, 2006 @ 5:24 pm
I’d like to move my blog due to the child abuse problem. I am not all that computer savvy, so I am willing, but a little nervous. I switched blogsites once already (from blogspot due to so mant technical difficulties) and what a pain it was. Will I be able to easily move all my current and archived content? Will it take alot of time (I unfortunately am stuck with dial-up out here in the booneys)? Help?
Comment by Theresa — March 19, 2006 @ 5:08 pm
Great stuff, Theresa, for considering such a move. Hopefully will be able to link to your site, conscience-free, in the near future!
Comment by Carlotta — March 20, 2006 @ 5:22 am
Ooh, how exciting! I look forward to seeing how this develops. R & A, you guys are amazing.
Comment by Melissa Wiley — March 20, 2006 @ 8:15 am
Good for you! I may even be interested. Will there be any kind of moderation on your end in terms of parenting philosophy that is endorsed? I don’t expect a complete lack of punishment or spanking. Just protection from the culture of abuse being embrace by more and more Christians.
Comment by Joanne, The Happy Homeschooler — March 20, 2006 @ 8:37 am
I’m interested. Thanks for providing this opportunity!
Comment by Nancy P. — March 20, 2006 @ 10:34 am
Any room for heffalumps?
Comment by Mama Heffalump — March 20, 2006 @ 9:52 pm
I’ve directed about 50 different bloggers here. I am not really in the market to move my blog, but I am sure willing to foot the cost of people willing to move from HSB. Where do I donate and what will the bandwidth be costing you?
Comment by Doc — March 21, 2006 @ 1:41 pm
I’m interested, if there are still openings. But I wouldn’t want to crowd out any HSB refugees that need the space more than I do.
Comment by GailV — March 21, 2006 @ 2:41 pm
I’m just getting back online after three weeks of ongoing computer problems, but I wanted to leave a note of appreciation for this project and all the really great work you two do for homeschoolers! If there’s anything I can do to assist your efforts (free advertising and promotions thru our far-flung networks?) just let me know!
Comment by Helen Hegener — March 22, 2006 @ 3:05 pm
I am a current blogger at HSB and would like to move my blog. I am by no means a computer savy person so I have no idea how to move what I have there already. So if someone was willing to hold my hand so to speak I am up for making the move. Thanks
Comment by JoAnnE. — March 24, 2006 @ 3:09 pm
I don’t know if I’m too late, but I would love to try this out! I have blogs on HSB that I’d like to move. I love what I’ve seen so far on your new site!
Comment by Amy — March 25, 2006 @ 11:06 am
I just started a blog at HSB and then found out what I’d stepped in! I’d love to give this a try instead.
Comment by Ann — March 27, 2006 @ 12:45 pm
I hope you still have room for one more. I recently moved my blog from HSB to blogger.com… but I don’t think I want to stay there permanently. I was hoping and praying that I would find another homeschool community blogger to blog on.
Lesa
Comment by Lesa — March 27, 2006 @ 4:08 pm
I am potentially interested as well. Would we be able to “tweak” the templates? I’ve been looking for something with category features. But I too wouldn’t want to crowd out any HSB refugees, so I’m OK if there’s not room enough for me.
Comment by Keer — April 1, 2006 @ 12:21 am
Oh, and would we be limited to the things we could blog about?
Comment by Keer — April 1, 2006 @ 12:21 am
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