Thinking about Wordpress..

**fury** · September 1st, 2008, 8:05 PM

So I have been debating for a long time about whether or not to install and use Wordpress on my website. I've invested a lot of time and entries into Livejournal, and I have all my friends there, which is a big part of why I have stayed with an embedded Livejournal instead of going to Wordpress.

What I really like is the idea of having pages for individual entries instead of linking to my posts on Livejournal, I can keep users on my site, and just keep things organized. My only fear is that I want to keep my current theme, and really only display the raw parts of Wordpress, hopefully using the CSS that I already have. I can make some new classes if needed, but I'd like it to more or less look and feel the same as it already does.

Does anyone have any experience with this? I guess it kinda seems like more work than it's worth, since everything is already done for me with Livejournal. But I like some of the features from Wordpress.

Thoughts?

**fury** · September 1st, 2008, 11:44 PM

Ok, so I was bored and I figured it all out on my own. I'm smart! I even found a plugin to cross post to my Livejournal and be all fancy pants.

If anyone wants to check it out, hit my link in my sig.

**Adam** · September 2nd, 2008, 2:23 AM

that's very cool

i've been curious about implementing wordpress into already existing sites.

glad to see it worked out so well.

**fury** · September 2nd, 2008, 3:12 AM

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Originally Posted by Adam

that's very cool

i've been curious about implementing wordpress into already existing sites.

glad to see it worked out so well.

Yeah, it was actually pretty easy. The theme system is 100 time easier than I thought it would be. I found a really good tutorial that breaks it down and shows you how to take any CSS template and make it into a simple WP theme. Only took me about 10 minutes to convert it, and another 20 minutes or so to fine tune it to display how I wanted it to.

And best of all I can keep LJ updated automatically with the cross post plugin, so my I don't have to force friends to read on my site.

**Edwin** · September 2nd, 2008, 9:48 AM

I never got that LJ plugin to work as I wanted. Doesn't matter anymore, I've given up on LiveJournal (and the other Journal's)

**fury** · September 3rd, 2008, 2:25 AM

Shows up pretty good for me. I like that it links back to my site too.

unforeseen fury

I wanted to import all of my old entries from Livejournal to Wordpress, but the scripts/programs I found for that didn't seem to work all that well. I just deleted them all.

**Kayla** · September 3rd, 2008, 2:55 AM

I like!

**fury** · September 3rd, 2008, 3:04 AM

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Originally Posted by Kayla

I like!

I love that icon! I have lots of them :P

**ceo** · September 3rd, 2008, 8:09 AM

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Originally Posted by fury

Shows up pretty good for me. I like that it links back to my site too.

unforeseen fury

I wanted to import all of my old entries from Livejournal to Wordpress, but the scripts/programs I found for that didn't seem to work all that well. I just deleted them all.

Just download the XML file at LJ and use WP's import feature.

What plugin are you using to crosspost?

September 1st, 2008, 8:05 PM	#1 (permalink)
fury Surpass Fan Excelling Contributor Joined in Dec 2005 Lives in MN > USA Hosted on pass84 969 posts Gave thanks: 49 Thanked 43 times	Thinking about Wordpress.. So I have been debating for a long time about whether or not to install and use Wordpress on my website. I've invested a lot of time and entries into Livejournal, and I have all my friends there, which is a big part of why I have stayed with an embedded Livejournal instead of going to Wordpress. What I really like is the idea of having pages for individual entries instead of linking to my posts on Livejournal, I can keep users on my site, and just keep things organized. My only fear is that I want to keep my current theme, and really only display the raw parts of Wordpress, hopefully using the CSS that I already have. I can make some new classes if needed, but I'd like it to more or less look and feel the same as it already does. Does anyone have any experience with this? I guess it kinda seems like more work than it's worth, since everything is already done for me with Livejournal. But I like some of the features from Wordpress. Thoughts? __________________ fury™ - not helping the situation since 1987 robmonroe.net \| \| bullsux.com

September 1st, 2008, 11:44 PM	#2 (permalink)
fury Surpass Fan Excelling Contributor Joined in Dec 2005 Lives in MN > USA Hosted on pass84 969 posts Gave thanks: 49 Thanked 43 times	Ok, so I was bored and I figured it all out on my own. I'm smart! I even found a plugin to cross post to my Livejournal and be all fancy pants. If anyone wants to check it out, hit my link in my sig. __________________ fury™ - not helping the situation since 1987 robmonroe.net \| \| bullsux.com

September 2nd, 2008, 2:23 AM	#3 (permalink)
Adam Surpass Staff Comfy Contributor Joined in Jun 2008 290 posts Gave thanks: 8 Thanked 14 times	that's very cool i've been curious about implementing wordpress into already existing sites. glad to see it worked out so well. __________________ wtb 1x [internet], pst \| last.fm twitter flickr

September 2nd, 2008, 9:48 AM	#5 (permalink)
Edwin Surpassing Dutch Super #1 Joined in Sep 2004 Hosted on SH98 2,557 posts Gave thanks: 190 Thanked 45 times	I never got that LJ plugin to work as I wanted. Doesn't matter anymore, I've given up on LiveJournal (and the other Journal's) __________________ sh98

September 3rd, 2008, 2:25 AM	#6 (permalink)
fury Surpass Fan Excelling Contributor Joined in Dec 2005 Lives in MN > USA Hosted on pass84 969 posts Gave thanks: 49 Thanked 43 times	Shows up pretty good for me. I like that it links back to my site too. unforeseen fury I wanted to import all of my old entries from Livejournal to Wordpress, but the scripts/programs I found for that didn't seem to work all that well. I just deleted them all. __________________ fury™ - not helping the situation since 1987 robmonroe.net \| \| bullsux.com

September 3rd, 2008, 2:55 AM	#7 (permalink)
Kayla Marketing Maven Surpass Staff Joined in May 2003 Lives in Chicago 24,757 posts Gave thanks: 946 Thanked 807 times	I like! __________________ Follow Surpass on Twitter and Facebook And there's my own Twitter and LinkedIn

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