It has been a surprise to see my recent WordPress vs. TextPattern entry become a popular search. Clearly the webloggers who feel disenfranchised by SixApart’s new licenses (whether the initial announcement or after the clarification) are searching out new CMS packages.
All of the developers are swell folks (I’m including Ben and Mena Trott in that).
Neither WordPress nor TextPattern are all that well documented right now. Go look at the user forums.
In choosing any software package for me support forums have always played an important role. It isn’t so much that I’ll necessarily need to use them. Being able to search a vBulletin or similar support BBS lets me get an idea of how the users of the software are coping, how much and how well the developers respond or at least how helpful the other users are.
While it may feel as if your lungs will burst if you don’t get that new software up and running right now, relax. Most likely it has been functioning fine and can continue to for a week or a month.
Spend an hour, or many hours digging through the user forums to see if your requirements and questions are answered or are likely to be. Post your questions. You’ll find the other guys ready to proselytize (as always), convert and help you out.
Take your time. When you transition to whichever new program you choose it’ll be easier on your readers and, hence, you. And you probably want to do your best to recreate your archive structure or at least discover the Apache directives to redirect Google and the visitors it sends to the new edition of the page. Hundreds or thousands of Error 404 pages won’t do anyone any good.
Go to the tech support user staffed forums, read, browse, take notes. Take your time.
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