WordPress MU, first impressions

With the release of WordPress MU version 1.25, I decided the time was ripe to take on a project that’s been stewing in the back of my mind for a while. I love WordPress, and the release notes for the latest version seemed promising.

On first inspection, everything was wonderful. The install went flawlessly, setting up my first blog was remarkably easy, and everything worked as I expected it should. I was on my way, right?

Wrong.

WordPress MU is still lacking in some features at this point. Most of those, just like in it’s single blog cousin, can be added quickly and easily with a plugin or two, but that’s where the rub comes in. those plugins are obscure and at times difficult to find. The forums are not necessarily helpful for some issues either (though i haven’t asked for help yet, I’m stubborn that way.)

For now the verdict is “I think this could be a good thing, if I can make it work”.

Look for more on Wordpress MU here in the next few days. Right now I’m off to install a fresh copy to erase some of the errors that either I, or a plugin not specifically designed for mu, caused

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