# Easiest way to self-host a blog **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [June 13, 2007, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/easiest-way-to-self-host-a-blog/407889 "2007-06-13T19:04:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![stolichnaya](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bcef8e/32.png) [@stolichnaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stolichnaya)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2007, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/easiest-way-to-self-host-a-blog/407889/1 "2007-06-13T19:04:45Z")
I have an existing website which is HTML/CSS based. I’d love to be able to add a “blogs” section to the page which contains a blogger-type engine that my compadres can update and edit easily, and to which people can upload comments. I’ve been reading about wordpress and similar- but I’m having trouble understanding whether these tools will do what I need, and if I’m going to need to learn PHP to accomplish this. My experimenting time is at a premium, so I thought I’d put it to the crowd: What is the best way to integrate a blog into my page that 1. has basic comment functionality 2. can be updated by mutiple users blogger-style 3. will allow articles to be indexed as my site’s content in search engines Thanks in advance- ---
**Author:** ![THespos](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8c91f0/32.png) [@THespos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/THespos)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2007, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/easiest-way-to-self-host-a-blog/407889/2 "2007-06-13T19:17:43Z")
Who is doing your web hosting and what platform are they hosting your site on? You might check to see if your web host offers 1-click installation of a blog CMS like Wordpress or Movable Type. This might be the easiest way. ---
**Author:** ![stolichnaya](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bcef8e/32.png) [@stolichnaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stolichnaya)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2007, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/easiest-way-to-self-host-a-blog/407889/3 "2007-06-13T19:27:32Z")
For now we are on godaddy. That’s a good call, I’ll check it out… ---
**Author:** ![THespos](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8c91f0/32.png) [@THespos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/THespos)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2007, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/easiest-way-to-self-host-a-blog/407889/4 "2007-06-13T20:44:30Z")
Looks like GoDaddy has something called QuickBlog that can be added on to your hosting account for a couple bucks a month. I’ve never used it, but that might be the call if you don’t feel like installing Wordpress, Movable Type or something similar yourself. ---
**Author:** ![garius](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e19b73/32.png) [@garius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garius)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2007, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/easiest-way-to-self-host-a-blog/407889/5 "2007-06-14T15:40:51Z")
to be honest, if you’ve got a database and php on your hosting then i’d say hands down the quickest and easiest thing to do is to wack wordpress on it. It’s almost literally a two click installation and you potentially never even need to touch php if you find a theme you like and don’t customise any plugins yourself. ---
**Author:** ![Green\_Cymbeline](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/green_cymbeline/32/9244_2.png) [@Green\_Cymbeline](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Green_Cymbeline)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2007, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/easiest-way-to-self-host-a-blog/407889/6 "2007-06-14T18:58:57Z")
[QUOTE=stolichnaya] For now we are on godaddy. That’s a good call, I’ll check it out… [/QUOTE] Yes, Godaddy supports Wordpress, and you can just go into the control panel and install it. It’s easy! Wordpress will definitely do what you want. ---
**Author:** ![stolichnaya](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bcef8e/32.png) [@stolichnaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stolichnaya)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2007, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/easiest-way-to-self-host-a-blog/407889/7 "2007-06-14T19:06:42Z")
I have installed Wordpress. The embedding and template matching will be tougher- but I think I may be able to pull it off. ---
**Author:** ![Duckster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/duckster/32/1244_2.png) [@Duckster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duckster)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2007, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/easiest-way-to-self-host-a-blog/407889/8 "2007-06-14T19:15:42Z")
[QUOTE=stolichnaya] I have an existing website which is HTML/CSS based. [/QUOTE] As opposed to …? 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Green\_Cymbeline](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/green_cymbeline/32/9244_2.png) [@Green\_Cymbeline](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Green_Cymbeline)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2007, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/easiest-way-to-self-host-a-blog/407889/9 "2007-06-14T20:01:59Z")
[QUOTE=stolichnaya] I have installed Wordpress. The embedding and template matching will be tougher- but I think I may be able to pull it off. [/QUOTE] What I did was took a basic template and changed the design to look the way I wanted, while keeping all the PHP coding in there. You can do most of it just by tweaking the CSS. Good luck! ---
**Author:** ![stolichnaya](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bcef8e/32.png) [@stolichnaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stolichnaya)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2007, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/easiest-way-to-self-host-a-blog/407889/10 "2007-06-14T20:24:06Z")
[QUOTE=Duckster] As opposed to …? 🙂 [/QUOTE] I was under the impression at the time that I’d need to know php and code some php pages to make this work. Hence my clarification- I have now discovered that php \*generates \* HTML. Life is a journey. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![garius](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e19b73/32.png) [@garius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garius)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2007, 10:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/easiest-way-to-self-host-a-blog/407889/11 "2007-06-15T10:03:30Z")
> [@](#): > > I have installed Wordpress. The embedding and template matching will be tougher- but I think I may be able to pull it off. Its pretty simple once you get your brain round it - trust me. If you need a hand or have questions drop me a line if you want. I’ve set up dozens of the things (including some with serious customisation) for clients so i know wordpress pretty well these days.