So i finally bit the bullet and started moving the blog over to Textpattern. Why Textpattern? Dunno really. It’s what all the cool kids are using and I didn’t want to feel left out.

Seriously though, it’s a tidy piece of kit, and the fact that I’m doing it at this stage means I’ve got the benefit of lots of people who’ve been through the process already, and are willing to help out. It seems like a really nice community in fact.

Anyway the install was a doddle, even if you’re not a PHP/MySQL wizard, and I’ve been tinkering with it for the last two days.

Customising the template is a breeze, and the only thing I’ve found slightly confusing is getting your head round categories/sections/forms but after a day it’s all starting to make sense. And you really can’t complain about that.

I’ve got the main blog up and running now, but I’m looking at using it to control all the other “static” pages on the site, which has taken a bit more work.

Still, with all the plugins, modules and forums it seems like you can do pretty much anything you want. It rocks!

One slight concern, when the big day comes and I punt the blog over to Textpattern I’d like to avoid some kind of Pol Pot Year Zero cleansing and keep my old Blogger posts if it’s possible. If not, it’s no biggie, the blog’s not been going for that long anyway. I guess you can’t make an omelette without breaking some eggs.