Serendipity . Beta 1 review

Serendipity is a PHP-powered weblog application which gives the user an easy way to maintain an online diary, weblog or even a comple

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Serendipity is a PHP-powered weblog application which gives the user an easy way to maintain an online diary, weblog or even a complete homepage. While the default package is designed for the casual blogger, Serendipity offers a flexible, expandable and easy-to-use framework with the power for professional applications.

Casual users appreciate the way Serendipity's sophisticated plugin architecture allows you to easily modify both the appearance of your blog and its features. You can install more than120 plugins with just one click, instantly enhancing your blog's functionality. No need to edit code!

Likewise, one click installs any of more than 40 official templates, so your blog looks the way you like it. And Serendipity's SPARTACUS plugin automatically checks the central repository for upgrades and new functionality whenever you check the list.
Advanced users value Serendipity's Smarty templates for combining simplicity with well-documented web standards. It makes minor modifications trivial, but provides the power to unleash your creativity and completely customize your site! Serendipity's outstanding support gives you the confidence to be adventurous, too.

Programmers and other technical users commend Serendipity for its fast, stable, clean PHP code. While beginners can learn from Serendipity, advanced programmers can easily make complex modifications. Serendipity is programmed in PHP, long recognized for its ideal blend of power, simplicity, and speed. Serendipity's BSD licensing ensures that programmers around the world can learn from it and improve it.

Users of other blogging/CMS applications are already switching to Serendipity, thanks to its easy customization and outstanding support. Corporate users are taking advantage of Serendipity's unparalleled flexibility to set up fast, simple CMS sites.

Serendipity ships with a variety of plugins to plug-and-play with your blog.

Here are some key features of "Serendipity":
WYSIWYG and HTML editing
Built-in, powerful media database
Multiple authors, configurable permission/usergroup system
Threaded comments, nested categories, post to multiple categories
Multiple languages (internationalization)
Online plugin and template repository for easy plug-and-play installation
Cool plugins: category-based sub-blogs, podcasting, RSS planet/aggregator, static pages
Robust spam blocking
One-click upgrading from any version
Can be embedded into your existing web pages
Standards-compliant templating through Smarty, remote blogging via XML-RPC
BSD-style licensing
Multiple Database support (SQLite, PostgreSQL, MySQL, MySQLi)
Shared installations can power multiple blogs from just one codebase
Native import from earlier blog applications (WordPress, Textpattern, Moveable Type, bblog, ...)