Jul 15
Well my attempt to test BlogCFC has been a failure so far. The installation was easy enough, and the admin site works well, but the public site has errors without a clear solution:
ErrorCode: 1047 - Communication link failure: Unknown command
Error Executing Database Query.
Communication link failure: Unknown command
The error occurred in \org\camden\blog\blog.cfc: line 1341
Reading through the forums, some say it could be my hosting company HostMySite.com, so I'll have to check in with their tech support.
Initial thoughts (from the parts that did work):
- Undecided: The admin is very plain, although for a guy like me that types in HTML, it seems fairly useful and doesn't get in my way. I usually look for the "HTML" button on rich text editors anyway - probably better for advanced users. Mango's admin seems super polished in comparison - better for non-techie users.
- Good: I like how it handles "categories/tags" better than Mango Blog. Simple, but EASY!
- Good: There is documentation on how to install multiple instances of the blog.
- Undecided: The default template is super plain, but usable. Since most of us customize our template anyway, it's probably a moot point.
- Untested: Unfortunately, I had high hopes for BlogCFC's code formatting, but I was unable to test it completely because of my database error.