A kind of normality returns
Fiddling with the nuts and bolts of the web actually went off without any kind of a hitch a couple of weeks ago. So the site hosting has moved and the domain registration also. At the same time I installed Wordpress to handle the blog and that’s where things didn’t go smoothly. I was expecting some hiccups but I had to spend a lot more time on security than I anticipated. That’s all done now but the default Wordpress theme will need some tweaks and getting to grips with that is also taking time. Now I need to decide whether to blog on here in HTML or wait a bit longer and get the proper blog in place.
I’ve decided the whole site needs re-working fairly soon so there’s quite a lot to consider and it’s probably better to get a sound foundation sorted out rather than rush into it. In the mean time the old blog page has moved and I’ll be posting a bit on Twitter and Facebook.
Web site interruption
As part of the annual rejig and forthcoming blog changes this web site will possibly disappear briefly some time over the next week or so. The interruption should be very brief and I’ll try to keep the site available via www.bemuso.co.uk when this URL is off the air. If everything goes pear-shaped it might be longer but I have a plan now, so what can go wrong?
New year, new plans
My web site here is becoming cramped and underpowered—blogging in HTML has really brought this home, with no RSS feed, social feeds or blog comments (among other things). So I’ve been quiet lately, reading up the possibilities.
If I was starting from scratch it would be simple but I want to migrate without completely re-working search, inward links and the structure of the content. Eventually I’ll move the hosting and revamp the whole site but in the mean time I think I’ll replace the landing page with a Wordpress blog. That will bring me into the 21st century without too much upheaval and I can then plan a longer term solution and research fully hosted options with more presentation tools.
I have several blog posts in the pipeline, so for now I’ll wish you all a happy new year and get back to testing Wordpress.