Might I suggest you use Disqus for comments when you switch to Drupal, rather than use the core comments module?
My reasoning for this is pretty simple: Using comment.module means people either leave pseudonymous comments, or have to create an account just for your site. Using Disqus means they have an account that works all over the net, reducing the need to track multiple accounts. Not only that but Disqus now supports Facebook Connect (and no doubt has OpenID support on the way) which opens the gates to comments from interested parties even more!
As for linking to your other presences online, FriendFeed, the FriendFeed module for Drupal, and a custom pipe that Rob Loach made could do the job nicely. If you see the service icons on coldacid dot net, they're collected from FriendFeed through that custom pipe, and a custom module Rob made for his site emits the HTML to display them from the pipe's JSON output. I can share the code with you, if you want -- just drop me an e-mail.
Worth a try. Thanks for the suggestion! It'd be great to get some kind of backup of it too, and to see if I can import my existing Wordpress comments... I'll look into it!
I think it is possible for your Wordpress comments to be imported into Disqus, although it'd be best to ask @danielha about that. I know Rob was at one point working on a way to move Drupal comments to Disqus, although that was a while ago.
Because I understand how to hack it better, and most indicators point to Drupal being more extensible than Wordpress if you want to do non-bloggy things. =)
I recently (yesterday!) redesigned my site and had to go through a similar exercise. I don't think I was as thorough as you though! Good luck with making all the changes!
PS: Disqus plays very nicely with WordPress, allowing backups, import, and export. I don't use it on my blog, but I am a big fan of the service.
Wow, that's a lot. How do you find the time for all the amazing stuff you do? I've been visiting your site since 2007 (or 2006?) for reasons unknown. Maybe because you seem organized and amazing to me (I hope that doesn't sound 'stalker-ish' to you :-P) Please do numbers 23, 25, 26, and 27. :-)
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Chris Charabaruk
2009-01-03T20:50:40ZMight I suggest you use Disqus for comments when you switch to Drupal, rather than use the core comments module?
My reasoning for this is pretty simple: Using comment.module means people either leave pseudonymous comments, or have to create an account just for your site. Using Disqus means they have an account that works all over the net, reducing the need to track multiple accounts. Not only that but Disqus now supports Facebook Connect (and no doubt has OpenID support on the way) which opens the gates to comments from interested parties even more!
As for linking to your other presences online, FriendFeed, the FriendFeed module for Drupal, and a custom pipe that Rob Loach made could do the job nicely. If you see the service icons on coldacid dot net, they're collected from FriendFeed through that custom pipe, and a custom module Rob made for his site emits the HTML to display them from the pipe's JSON output. I can share the code with you, if you want -- just drop me an e-mail.
Sacha Chua
2009-01-04T01:22:27ZWorth a try. Thanks for the suggestion! It'd be great to get some kind of backup of it too, and to see if I can import my existing Wordpress comments... I'll look into it!
Chris Charabaruk
2009-01-04T02:10:07ZI think it is possible for your Wordpress comments to be imported into Disqus, although it'd be best to ask @danielha about that. I know Rob was at one point working on a way to move Drupal comments to Disqus, although that was a while ago.
randell
2009-01-04T05:07:59ZWhy switch to Drupal?
Sacha Chua
2009-01-04T14:56:34ZBecause I understand how to hack it better, and most indicators point to Drupal being more extensible than Wordpress if you want to do non-bloggy things. =)
gary
2009-01-04T09:46:23Z23. share your task list - it has helped me in the past - i also find it motivating - gary
Sameer Vasta
2009-01-05T01:10:55ZI recently (yesterday!) redesigned my site and had to go through a similar exercise. I don't think I was as thorough as you though! Good luck with making all the changes!
PS: Disqus plays very nicely with WordPress, allowing backups, import, and export. I don't use it on my blog, but I am a big fan of the service.
Daisy
2009-01-05T02:09:48ZWow, that's a lot. How do you find the time for all the amazing stuff you do? I've been visiting your site since 2007 (or 2006?) for reasons unknown. Maybe because you seem organized and amazing to me (I hope that doesn't sound 'stalker-ish' to you :-P) Please do numbers 23, 25, 26, and 27. :-)
Walter
2009-01-06T13:51:10ZHi !
23 Share my task list again?
- yes !! - this was interesting and your list inspired me in a lot of ways.