LondonCalling.co <\/a>– both highly ranked by Cision for readership and influence.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n
Ghost, however, promises to shake up the defacto blog platforms and should offer a viable WordPress alternative. Mr O’Nolan, Ghost’s founder, is well qualified. He’s:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n- Built WordPress sites since 2005<\/span><\/li>\n
- Worked as deputy head of the WordPress UI Group from 2009-11<\/li>\n
- Helped design and develop the WordPress user interface<\/li>\n
- Spoke at conferences all over the world about designing in WordPress<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Ghost’s funding on KickStarter has also raised eyebrows. Ghost initially sought \u00a325,000 which was quickly met, leading to Ghost going for a revised funding goal of \u00a3250,000. Given the tech press coverage Ghost has received from the likes of Wired, Forbes and TechCrunch, it seems highly likely that Ghost will meet this higher target. At the time of writing, \u00a3123,996 has been pledged towards the \u00a3250,000 total (50%) with 12 days still to run.<\/p>\n
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So what about Ghost and WebHostingBuzz? And Ghost web hosting?<\/strong><\/p>\nWe reached out to Ghost to express our partnership interest. It seems like we missed the window for the early-stage partner opportunities but we’ll closely monitoring developments, and Ghost has our contact details. Ghost talks about a cloud version of the product and how it will solve some of the ‘complications’ associated with self-hosted WordPress blogs. We assume (and hope) that Ghost does not discount a self-hosted version. We know as well as you do, most WordPress hosting complications are as a result of poor hosting service and not the principal of self-hosting. In fact, if Ghost bring a carefully moderated platform in which tested themes\/plugins are approved and suggested to Ghost users, many of the problems that WordPress users face would be solved. I’m advocating a system as closed as Apple’s, but something better than the Android-esque approach used by WordPress would benefit users and web hosts alike. It’s very easy to develop a poor WordPress plugin then buy some positive reviews on Fiverr. People \u00a0then trust this plugin assuming these reviews are legitimate. And this is where security problems start.<\/p>\n
When more details of a self-hosted version of Ghost surface, we will do plenty of groundwork to insure our hosting platform is fully compatible. We’ll quickly look to build a 1-click \/ auto-installer to make Ghost installation simple for our clients. And our team will conduct an intensive Ghost training course upon launch, guaranteeing we can support Ghost to the level we and you are used to.<\/p>\n
Ghost is still a few months out. More information on their timeline can be found at\u00a0http:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/projects\/johnonolan\/ghost-just-a-blogging-platform#faq_58417<\/a><\/p>\nI’ll close by wishing John and Ghost the best of luck!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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