Written on May 31st, 2009 at 12:05 am by Darren Rowse
What Blogging Platforms Do We Use? [POLL RESULTS]
Last month I asked readers what blog platform they are using?
The results were clear with 43% of ProBlogger readers using WordPress.org, 29% using Blogger and 13% using WordPress.com.
This isn’t the first time I’ve run this survey. The first time I ran it was in January of 2006 – since then I ran it again in November 2007. Here are those results:
The top two platforms still remain #1 and #2 although WordPress.org has taken pushed out their lead but from there on in there’s been a shift with MovableType taking a step back and WordPress.come surging. Also interesting to me is the ‘Other’ category. When we ran this survey in 2006 there were many more platforms mentioned.
Keep in mind that this is just a survey of ProBlogger readers. While we have some diversity in our community we’re just a subset of the wider blogosphere and I’m not sure that these stats are representative of all bloggers.
69 Responses to “What Blogging Platforms Do We Use? [POLL RESULTS]” - Add Yours
Roseli A. Bakar
May 31st, 2009 12:29 am
Go For Wordpress.org !!
Michael Aulia
May 31st, 2009 12:44 am
Yeah, Go WordPress! It’s the most useable and fun to use blogging platform system, in my opinion :)
Moved a couple of years ago from Google Blogger to a stand alone WordPress blog. Loving it every single day!
PraShawn
May 31st, 2009 12:44 am
I am amazed to see how many bloggers are using blogger.com. Thanks for sharing.
Michele
May 31st, 2009 12:52 am
It’s always interesting to look at survey results, but as you rightly pointed out, the results are based on just a small subset of the blogosphere
Spyros
May 31st, 2009 12:53 am
What more could you ask from wordpress that does not already have? Really steady cms for blogs and i really think it’s going to get even more popular over the years to come.
Owen Kelly
May 31st, 2009 12:57 am
We drupal users may be a minority, but the flexibility and extensibility is second to none.
I swear by it.
Twittipscenter
May 31st, 2009 12:57 am
Well, I was one who voted for Wordpress (Self hosted) Because I believe there are millions of blogger blogs and wordpress.com and one thing which is going to help you in standing yours out and branding it is to self host it.
Wordpress.org is being used by millions, and big websites though!
axel g
May 31st, 2009 12:57 am
That just goes to show!
Most bloggers opt for the user-friendly platforms.
Personally, I prefer the good-old static html +_+
Jim Gaudet
May 31st, 2009 1:00 am
WordPress is just too easy..
Doug
May 31st, 2009 1:15 am
Interesting results. Even though I’m still using Blogger and understand that I need to move to a different platform (and I will, honest!), it’s curious that the number of people on Blogger has increased each time you’ve run the survey. What gives? Great site, btw, so glad I found it!
David
May 31st, 2009 1:25 am
Interesting. I remember years ago when first starting blogging facing a tough choice between WordPress and Movable Type.
So happy to have chosen WP as the platform and the support has just gotten better and better.
Kevin
May 31st, 2009 1:25 am
I guess its from beginning,blogger and wordpress are dominant in the blogging business. Wordpress will be always having more market share than blogger as they have huge community and widgets available. Also their code is in php compared to blogger which is having their own language.
dante jarabelo
May 31st, 2009 1:29 am
I am a proud user of wordpress. It’s PHP and MySQL, it has a lot of plug-ins available, and most important, it’s FREE.
Denise
May 31st, 2009 1:34 am
Well, in yesterdays posting you showed me some of the mistakes I am/was guilty of. Now I see from the results of your survey, I believe I’ve made a real good choice of wordpress. Thanks!
Giorgio Marandola
May 31st, 2009 1:35 am
The only one solution is self hosted Wordpress blog..
Like mine: http://www.technicoblog.com
Is more flexible, and first of all, you can put all the ads you need!
Speener
May 31st, 2009 2:00 am
I think it’s interesting that Wordpress.com sank and blogger improved. I’ve used most of the majors – blogger is the least impressive in their implementation. I love Wordpress self hosted, but it’s not for everyone, but Wordpress.com offers most of the same flexibility.
Greg Ellison
May 31st, 2009 2:02 am
I like the self hosted WordPress because it gives you more freedom to do what you. There are a lot of plugins to add features to your blog. Greg Ellison
jon buscall
May 31st, 2009 2:15 am
Very interesting results. I switched to WordPress from ExpressionEngine, having used EE for three years, this January. Since doing so I’ve seen a big increase in traffic and better SEO. This is largely down to the great plugins that abound, community advice for optimising WP sites for SEO and the Thesis theme.
I don’t regret changing at all.
Asswass
May 31st, 2009 2:18 am
Blogger may be easier but Wordpress is way better.
Patrick Parker
May 31st, 2009 2:30 am
Well, perhaps I’m in the minority, based on your previous comments, but IMO Blogger is both easier and better than wordpress. Much of the “better” does come in the form of “easier.”
I’ve tried both, and wordpress is frustrating to me because it has simply too many un-needed options. Its easier to blog under Blogger because of the fewer distracting options.
Your mileage might vary.
Patrick Parker
http://www.mokurendojo.com
Ziserman
May 31st, 2009 2:40 am
Yeah, WordPress is better.
Darren what’s the program for constructing this great charts?
Steve MindSix
May 31st, 2009 3:47 am
Wordpress is for the best tool!!
I tried Drupal last month and….sorry, can’t…
Jenny
May 31st, 2009 4:50 am
A lot of people use WordPress. I honestly don’t know why people continue to use blogger though.
Salman
May 31st, 2009 5:04 am
Hi Darren,
I always use blogger because blogger is the best in my opinion.Before 1 month I have created a wordpress blog but it was not much satisfying as blogger.
Regards,
Salman
http://www.tips4blogging.co.cc for blogging tips and hacks.
StockTradersBlog
May 31st, 2009 6:04 am
I use self hosted Wordpress platform. Self host platform is the best
watch my day trading journey here
Kristjan V.
May 31st, 2009 6:16 am
Darren,
could you tell us how many people participated in the survey this year as well as the previous years?
Thanks!
Gary Sanet
May 31st, 2009 7:31 am
Yeah I know dat wordpress is clearly ahead … but I personally like everything ‘Google’ n so I’m a blogger fan :)
EBIZEL
May 31st, 2009 7:33 am
Can I ask what did you use to take the poll … I wanna do it too :)
Gerry Faehrmann - YourLawnAndGarden
May 31st, 2009 9:58 am
Maintain your independence with your own domain and wordpress – this is a no brainer!
Victor Goh
May 31st, 2009 11:53 am
Textpattern is dying… dead. Time to switch to Wordpress.
John Evans
May 31st, 2009 11:58 am
Very Nice post, wordpress will be leader in the next years to come.
Next year Wordpress will get more than 55 %
Thanks
Bryan Karl
May 31st, 2009 2:13 pm
Kudos to Wordpress.org! I <3 WP. :D
Jon
May 31st, 2009 5:32 pm
Are there any legitimate “probloggers” using Blogger? Seems like the big gurus all use Wordpress or something outside of Blogger…
HazardousPaste
May 31st, 2009 6:23 pm
Blogger is much too limiting for people who know what they’re doing. I don’t know of any popular blogs that use Blogger.
Rock
May 31st, 2009 6:27 pm
I use wordpress but I am thinking of going with square space…anyone make the switch? Did you lose functionality?
Kimberly Davis
May 31st, 2009 6:42 pm
I was sorry to see all of these comments running down Blogger, which is probably the easiest blogging platform for non-techies to use. I have a blog about creative writing craft, and of my hand-picked blogroll on my sidebar, at least eleven of the blogs are other writers using blogger (four with hosted wordpress and three with typepad). I think this is a group more interested in ease of setup and updating.
Technology Slice
May 31st, 2009 7:16 pm
Go WordPress!!!
kang
May 31st, 2009 9:58 pm
Definitely Wordpress. Its better looking and the typography and image management is spot on. Not to mention the excellent third party support you get with wordpress, thousands upon thousands of plug in available on it. Though the best thing I like about wordpress is sheer integration. I manage both my blogs through the same CMS interface – a uniform system which is both easy to work on and highly efficient.
Most of all, since I maintain alot of pictures on both my blogs, I need a framework powerful enough to display photos of any size I want – and not be resized or compressed down for lower image quality.
Great typography, clean design and ability to display high quality photos as I originally intended, Wordpress rocks.
Zemalf
May 31st, 2009 10:10 pm
Thank you for the poll results.
I actually migrated my two Blogger/blogspot into one WordPress.org blog with the built-in import functionality. Made some minor tweaks (import took Blogger tags as WordPress categories, and such), set redirection from the blogspot blogs to my new blog and never looked back…
Moving to WordPress.org was the best decision in my blogging like, or actually it really started my blogging life because with the self-hosted blog the potential is huge and the possibilities are endless compared to the free-hosted services.
Make Money Online
May 31st, 2009 10:19 pm
Well no surprises there. Wordpress is the most famous CMS and it will be thanks to the high level of support, themes and plugins.
Blogger Make Money
May 31st, 2009 10:20 pm
This great, salute for Blogger and Wordpress.org…I’m using both of them.
Bill Buck
June 1st, 2009 12:12 am
Sample size has a lot to do about accuracy of poll results. It would be helpful to publish how many participants there were in each year.
Daniel Pereira
June 1st, 2009 12:27 am
Hi Darren! in the “other” categories, which platforms are included? In spite of you not refering them on the graphic, you could have said which ones are included there.. at least I would like to know that! thanks for that!
Deart
June 1st, 2009 1:28 am
Wordpress is the best for his flexibility and powerful with search engines. Moving on wordpress we gained 30% of traffic on our ten years old website http://it.occhio.it
Chris Jacobson
June 1st, 2009 2:11 am
I started off many years ago with Blogger, but migrated over to WordPress — never looked back.
carla | green and chic
June 1st, 2009 2:45 am
For a personal blog, Blogger is fine. But once you go to Wordpress.org, you cant go back! Now-a-days, its so easy and inexpensive to set up your blog in your domain (one click process) I’m shocked more people are not crossing over.
Debbie
June 1st, 2009 3:07 am
I use Blogger and Wordpress to power my sites. It really depends on what the site needs since I’m comfortable with both systems.
I love Wordpress software but I don’t like the .com version. Too few templates with too little room to customize. And as a designer, I need the freedom to customize the look and feel of my sites. Just my 2cents’ worth. :)
Debbie
adam
June 1st, 2009 4:20 am
i used both wordpress and blogger….
Adam
http://www.adammoney.com
Sandeep
June 1st, 2009 4:55 am
wordpress.org rocks!
Jensen
June 1st, 2009 6:09 am
I wish I would have known Wordpress.org earlier. Open source rocks!
mike
June 1st, 2009 1:28 pm
They are probably all good. I started using blogger so I just stay with them.
Harris
June 1st, 2009 3:29 pm
Wordpress (with self hosting) is now my king. i love it, and will love it more because it’s easy and lots of plugins and widgets to support the platform.
Dean Saliba
June 1st, 2009 8:37 pm
I was a bit shocked that more people used Wordpress in 2006 then 2007.
I could not ask anything more from Wordpress. It does it all for me and so much more. :)
Weblogs newsrack
June 1st, 2009 9:46 pm
I’m glad to see drupal getting more users year after year. I like it, it’s far more superior to wordpress, but it’s a cms in esence
Mauro - Staff "Il Bloggatore"
June 2nd, 2009 3:51 am
I prefer Wordpress, because there are many plugins for it…
Cotton Rohrscheib
June 2nd, 2009 12:16 pm
Wordpress Rules!
Debt Free Hispanic
June 3rd, 2009 2:22 am
I started off by using blogger but soon realized the limitations so I exported all my posts into wordpress. Been using wordpress ever since and now my blog looks cleaner.
Ecommerce Website Design
June 3rd, 2009 10:16 am
Interesting to see Blogger’s reach growing. Seems to be becoming more popular with individuals as well as companies (i.e. Twitter). Have to admit it’s very easy to use.
Tinh
June 3rd, 2009 12:41 pm
That is why I stayed with WP and never thought of leaving. Thanks for great survey
Social Networking Lifestyle
June 4th, 2009 2:21 pm
My blog is one of those “Others”…it is run on a hybrid Wordpress platform called Blogi360.
There is no other blog platform I’ll use anymore.
@TimothyCarter
Sheryl Loch
June 6th, 2009 6:39 pm
I figured Wordpress would be on the top with blogger to follow.
Our blogs are b2evolution. I’ve tried others but, would not give up our B2’s for any of them. It does look like I am the only commenter using this platform. Oh well, I can deal with being in the minority. ;)
Ryan St. Germaine
June 21st, 2009 4:08 am
I just switched off Blogger to Wordpress as I’m in the process of developing my brand for StGermaine.ca. I like the options on Wordpress better for implementing a custom design.
That said, I really liked the functionality on Blogger. Sooner or later Google will own the world, so I’m sure they’ll keep making their blog platform better.
Overall I’m for Wordpress, but I do agree that for a non-techie, Blogger is easier to operate.
Falkonator
July 1st, 2009 1:48 pm
I love the self-hosted Wordpress. Once you get the hang of it there is no going back to blogger or wordpress.com. I’ve tried all three. Wordpress.org gives the best and most professional looking results.
Christine Halvorson
July 3rd, 2009 1:36 am
I have used Typepad since it was invented and can’t, for the life of me, think why anybody would use anything else. Widgets? Got ‘em. Self-hosted? Got it. There is never any need to learn code or follow really complex instructions meant for web designers, not persons who just want to communicate via a blog. Wordpress seems clunky and not user friendly in the least to me.
alousse
July 14th, 2009 9:39 am
WordPress is just too easy..
http://alousse.com
SURVEYS FOR MONEY
July 16th, 2009 6:17 pm
I’ve always stuck with blogger because of its easy use. Great widgets and appearance. It seems like more people are turning to blogger also. Wouldn’t mind giving Wordpress a try though.
Ed Hardy bags
July 22nd, 2009 10:37 pm
I figured Wordpress would be on the top with blogger to follow.
Eheringe
July 25th, 2009 4:01 pm
We use also Wordpress, it great. GREETINGS from GERMANY!!
xt Commerce Templates
August 19th, 2009 5:16 pm
I started off many years ago with Blogger, but migrated over to Drupal. For me the best choice, because you can do much more than blogging.
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