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app103:
The only real advantage to, say, WordPress.com, is automated security updates, but that can sometimes break your site.
-barney (May 28, 2013, 07:21 PM)
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And that's why every self-hosted wordpress site I set up takes 3-5 hours, just for the security checks and enhancements, setup of automated update notifications & off-site backups.  :huh:

After that, your site notifies you by email, when it needs you to update something, at which point it's one click to make an immediate backup of database and all files, so you can roll back if the update breaks things, till you can figure out a solution.

I have become an expert in setting this stuff up.

I had the OP's best interests in mind: how to get your computer illiterate wife off your back, sorry, make her more independent  ;) And surely it must be less hassle to just select a log-on and password and a theme on Wordpress.com, then to have to get into the whole business of downloading Wordpress, getting server space, uploading it, installing it, and then regularly having to update it (however much that appeals to DoCo's techie audience  ;D). It's just more work.
-dr_andus (May 29, 2013, 05:06 AM)
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Which is why I offered to do most of the work for him if he wants my help. Then it's just a matter of picking a theme and setting up WLW for her, leaving the rest to me.  ;)

tomos:
I have become an expert in setting this stuff up.
-app103 (May 29, 2013, 09:42 AM)
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I'll vouch for this: app has setup a site for me.
When I say 'setup', I mean everything from domain name to hosting to Wordpress plus a contact page (all free) - and all I did was be a fussy beggar when it came to choosing a theme :-)

I'm very happy with it :Thmbsup:

app103:
and all I did was be a fussy beggar when it came to choosing a theme :-)
-tomos (May 29, 2013, 04:06 PM)
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And he was so fussy that he abandoned all the other ideas when he saw the default theme that comes with Wordpress, and decided it was perfect for what he had in mind.  ;D

But looking at all those other themes wasn't a complete waste of my time. My daughter found one she really liked a lot for use on her own portfolio site, if she ever finally decides if she really wants one or not, and I found a few for some other purposes of my own.

When I say 'setup', I mean everything from domain name to hosting to Wordpress plus a contact page (all free)
-tomos (May 29, 2013, 04:06 PM)
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It wasn't entirely free. Instead of it costing him any money for my services, I did it in exchange for a small favor in the near future.  ;)

mouser:
Although I recommended wordpress, I also want to agree with TalksToPCs when he says:

I'm sorry, late to the game, I know, but WordPress is not dead simple. Us techies may not realize it, but WordPress is relatively complex.
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To say Wordpress is "simple" is setting people up for some real frustration.

It would probably be better to say that if you can find someone with some Wordpress experience, or if you are willing to do some significant learning, Wordpress can be an excellent choice in terms of the level of work required to get a relatively simple but nicely functioning and flexible website.

And in my opinion, going with one of these all-in-in one hosted services is going to be a TON less work and maintenance than setting up your own hosting, as long as you are willing to give up some freedom, control, and guarantees.

wraith808:
Hmmm... I'd actually disagree.  If you want a dead simple installation... wordpress is as dead simple as it gets.  Now there's more behind the scenes as you add stuff on... but to get the basic themes up and running, even self hosted, you can do it with very minimal technical experience.  It just depends on who you get for hosting at that point.

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