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Feature Comparison
| General Features | LifeType  | Movable Type | Wordpress | Serendipity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Version |
1.2.6 |
4.21 |
2.0.7 |
1.1 |
| Release Date |
Feb-2008 |
2008-08-21 |
2007-01-15 |
2006-12-28 |
| Author |
The LifeType Project |
Six Apart |
WordPress Development Team |
Garvin Hicking, Jannis Hermanns et al |
| URL |
lifetype.net |
www.movabletype.org |
wordpress.org |
www.s9y.org |
| Free and Open Source |
 Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| License |
GPL |
GPL |
GPL |
BSD |
| License Cost/ Fee |
0 |
$0 |
0 |
0 |
| Development status |
Mature |
Mature |
Mature |
Mature |
| Interface Languages |
English, Spanish, Catalan, German, Chinese (traditional), Chinese (simplified), Dutch, Italian, French |
English, German, French, Spanish, Dutch |
46 |
English, German, Danish, French and many more |
| Multi-User Support |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
 Yes |
| Multi-Site Deployment |
Yes |
Yes |
 No |
Yes |
| System Requirements | LifeType | Movable Type | Wordpress | Serendipity |
| Programming Language |
PHP |
Perl 5 |
PHP |
PHP |
| Operating System |
Linux, Windows, Solaris, Mac OS X |
Platform Independant |
Windows, Linux, Mac, Unix, others |
Windows, Linux, Mac, Unix, others |
| Webserver |
Apache, IIS |
Apache, Microsoft IIS, and cgi friendly webserver |
Anything with PHP |
Anything with PHP (Apache, Lighttpd, IIS) |
| Root Access |
No |
No |
No |
No |
| Other Requirements |
|
|
|
Database (PostgreSQL, MySQL) or PHP5 (SQLite) |
| Datastorage | LifeType | Movable Type | Wordpress | Serendipity |
| Text Files |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
| MySQL |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| PostgreSQL |
No |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
| Oracle |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
| SQLite |
No |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
| BerkeleyDB |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
| MS SQL Server |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
| Other |
|
LDAP, Oracle and SQL Server available with Enterprise license |
None |
New DB layers can be created easily, if the target DB supports ANSI-SQL |
| Anti-Spam | LifeType | Movable Type | Wordpress | Serendipity |
| Akismet Support |
 Plugin |
Plugin |
Yes |
Yes |
| Word Blacklist |
Plugin |
Yes |
Plugin |
Yes |
| IP Ban List |
Plugin |
Yes |
Plugin |
Yes |
| CAPTCHA |
Plugin |
Yes |
Plugin |
Yes |
| Other Anti-Spam mechanisms |
BadBehaviour, DNS Blacklists, Built-in Bayesian filter, auto-closing comments for old posts, hidden fields in comment input form |
Numerous plugins provide complete solution |
various other plugins |
URL checks, Author name checks, remote HTML link checks, |
| User Access Features | LifeType | Movable Type | Wordpress | Serendipity |
| ACL |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
| Audit Log |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
| LDAP Authentication |
No |
 Optional |
No |
Plugin |
| Other Authentication |
The so-called "user data providers" allow LifeType to access user data from other sources transparently, be it an external application or an LDAP or ActiveDirectory directory |
Pluggable |
None |
|
| Support | LifeType | Movable Type | Wordpress | Serendipity |
| Commercial Support |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Online Help |
wiki.lifetype.net |
www.sixapart.com |
codex.wordpress.org |
www.s9y.org |
| Issue Tracker |
bugs.lifetype.net |
bugs.movabletype.org |
trac.wordpress.org |
sourceforge.net |
| Books |
None |
2-5 |
5+ |
None |
| Support Forum |
bugs.lifetype.net |
forums.movabletype.org |
wordpress.org |
board.s9y.org |
| Mailing List |
limedaley.com |
mtos-dev@sixapart.com |
codex.wordpress.org |
lists.sourceforge.net |
| IRC-Channel |
|
#movabletype @ freenode.net |
codex.wordpress.org |
www.s9y.org |
| Blogging Features | LifeType | Movable Type | Wordpress | Serendipity |
| Categorization |
Single |
Multiple |
Multiple |
Multiple |
| Tags |
Plugin |
Yes |
Plugin |
Plugin |
| Archiving |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Trackback |
Send+Receive |
Send+Receive |
Send+Receive |
Send+Receive |
| Pingback |
No |
Receive |
Send+Receive |
Send+Receive |
| Ping Service Support |
Optional |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Link- / Blogroll |
Yes |
Plugin |
Yes |
Plugin |
| Protected Posts |
Plugin |
Plugin |
Yes |
Yes |
| Blog by Email |
Plugin |
Plugin |
Yes |
Plugin |
| Blog by SMS/MMS |
Plugin |
No |
|
No |
| Blog API |
Atom, Blogger XMLRPC, metaWeblog, Movable Type |
XML-RPC and Atom |
metaWeblog, MovableType |
MovableType, Blogger |
| Post Editing | LifeType | Movable Type | Wordpress | Serendipity |
| Multi-paged posts |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
| Spell Checker |
No |
No |
Yes |
Plugin |
| WYSIWYG Editor |
Yes |
Yes |
Optional |
Optional |
| Undo |
Yes |
No |
No |
Optional |
| Syntax Highlighting |
Plugin |
Yes |
Plugin |
Plugin |
| File Upload |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Asset Management |
Yes |
Yes |
Plugin |
Yes |
| Emoticon Images |
Plugin |
Plugin |
Yes |
Yes |
| Comment Features | LifeType | Movable Type | Wordpress | Serendipity |
| Comment Layout |
Threaded |
Threaded |
Flat |
Threaded |
| Feeds for Comments |
Plugin |
Optional |
Yes |
Yes |
| E-Mail on Followup |
Yes |
Plugin |
Plugin |
Yes |
| Gravatars |
Plugin |
Plugin |
Plugin |
Plugin |
| Open-ID Support |
Client |
Client + Server |
|
None |
| Extended Features | LifeType | Movable Type | Wordpress | Serendipity |
| Plugin System |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Photo Gallery |
Yes |
Plugin |
Plugin |
Yes |
| Polls / Surveys |
Plugin |
Plugin |
Plugin |
Plugin |
| Search Engine |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Custom Pages |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Plugin |
| Google Sitemap |
Plugin |
Plugin |
Plugin |
Plugin |
| Workflow | LifeType | Movable Type | Wordpress | Serendipity |
| Content Approval |
Plugin |
Yes |
No |
Optional |
| Versioning |
No |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
| Article Publishing |
scheduled |
scheduled |
simple |
scheduled |
| Comment Moderation Queue |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Interoperability | LifeType | Movable Type | Wordpress | Serendipity |
| Content Import |
|
Greymatter, NewsPro, Blogger.com, own format, WordPress WXR |
from 22 other blog systems |
WordPress, Textpattern, Moveable Type, bblog, ... |
| Content Export |
|
Yes |
Wordpress Extended2.jawwormikXML |
Dump to RSS, Database export |
| Unicode Support |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| WebDAV Support |
No |
No |
|
No |
| HTML Output |
XHTML 1.0 Strict |
XHTML 1.0 Transitional |
XHTML 1.0 Transitional |
XHTML 1.1 |
| Friendly URLs |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Administration | LifeType | Movable Type | Wordpress | Serendipity |
| E-Mail Notifications |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Themes / Skins |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Trash |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
| Web Statistics |
Yes |
Plugin |
Plugin |
Plugin |
| Web-based Style / Template Management |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Comment Administration |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Syndication | LifeType | Movable Type | Wordpress | Serendipity |
| RSS 0.9x |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| RSS 1.0 |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| RSS 2.0 |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| ATOM 0.3 |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
| ATOM 1.0 |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Podcasting/Videocasting | LifeType | Movable Type | Wordpress | Serendipity |
| Podcast Feeds |
Yes |
Plugin |
Yes |
Plugin |
| ID3-Tag Editor |
No |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
| YouTube Support |
Yes |
Plugin |
No |
Plugin |
| Media Converter |
No |
No |
No |
No |
| Phone2Podcast Support |
No |
No |
No |
Plugin |
| Last updated | 2008-02-20 | 2008-10-11 | 2007-03-01 | 2007-01-18 |
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