Geeklog vs. DotClear vs. Movable Type

General Features Geeklog DotClear Movable Type
Version
1.8.2
2.1.3
4.21
Release Date
30 Dez 2012
2008-11-20 (17 years ago)
2008-08-21 (17 years ago)
Last Update here
2020-02-05 (5 years ago)
2020-02-05 (5 years ago)
2020-02-05 (5 years ago)
Author
Geeklog Team
Olivier Meunier
Six Apart
URL
Free and Open Source
Yes
Yes
Yes
License
GNU version 2
GPL v2
GPL
License Cost/ Fee
none
0
$0
Development status
Mature
Mature
Mature
Interface Languages
0
0
0
Multi-User Support
Yes
Yes
Yes
Multi-Site Deployment
Optional
Yes
Yes
System Requirements Geeklog DotClear Movable Type
Programming Language
php
PHP 5
Perl 5
Operating System
any
Unix/Linux, Windows
Platform Independant
Webserver
any
Apache, Lighthttpd
Apache, Microsoft IIS, and cgi friendly webserver
Root Access
No
No
No
Other Requirements
PHP 5.2.0 or higher, MySQL 4.1.2 or higher
Datastorage Geeklog DotClear Movable Type
Text Files
No
No
Yes
MySQL
Yes
Yes
Yes
PostgreSQL
No
Yes
Yes
Oracle
No
No
Yes
SQLite
No
Yes
Yes
BerkeleyDB
No
No
Yes
MS SQL Server
Yes
No
Yes
Other
no
LDAP, Oracle and SQL Server available with Enterprise license
Anti-Spam Geeklog DotClear Movable Type
Akismet Support
No
Yes
Plugin
Word Blacklist
Plugin
Yes
Yes
IP Ban List
Plugin
Yes
Yes
CAPTCHA
Plugin
Unknown
Yes
Other Anti-Spam mechanisms
BadBehavior, Spam-X Plugins
Trackback validation
Numerous plugins provide complete solution
User Access Features Geeklog DotClear Movable Type
ACL
Yes
Yes
No
Audit Log
No
No
Yes
LDAP Authentication
Yes
Optional
Optional
Other Authentication
Extendable authentication API
Pluggable
Support Geeklog DotClear Movable Type
Commercial Support
Yes
No
Yes
Online Help
http://www.geeklog.net/docs/
http://dotclear.org/documentation/
http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/support/
Issue Tracker
http://project.geeklog.net/tracker/?atid=105&group_id=6&func=browse
http://dev.dotclear.org/2.0
http://bugs.movabletype.org/
Books
1
1
2-5
Support Forum
Mailing List
IRC-Channel
#geeklog at irc.freenode.net
#dotclear on freenode
#movabletype @ freenode.net
Blogging Features Geeklog DotClear Movable Type
Categorization
Single
Single
Multiple
Tags
Plugin
Yes
Yes
Archiving
Yes
Yes
Yes
Trackback
Send+Receive
Send+Receive
Send+Receive
Pingback
Send+Receive
No
Receive
Ping Service Support
Unknown
Yes
Yes
Link- / Blogroll
Plugin
Yes
Plugin
Protected Posts
Optional
Yes
Plugin
Blog by Email
Unknown
Plugin
Plugin
Blog by SMS/MMS
Unknown
Plugin
No
Blog API
WordPress, MovableType, metaWeblog, Blogger
XML-RPC and Atom
Post Editing Geeklog DotClear Movable Type
Multi-paged posts
Yes
No
No
Spell Checker
No
No
No
WYSIWYG Editor
Optional
Yes
Yes
Undo
No
No
No
Syntax Highlighting
No
No
Yes
File Upload
Yes
Yes
Yes
Asset Management
Plugin
Yes
Yes
Emoticon Images
No
Optional
Plugin
Comment Features Geeklog DotClear Movable Type
Comment Layout
Threaded
Flat
Threaded
Feeds for Comments
No
Yes
Optional
E-Mail on Followup
No
Plugin
Plugin
Gravatars
Yes
Plugin
Plugin
Open-ID Support
Client + Server
Client + Server
Extended Features Geeklog DotClear Movable Type
Plugin System
Yes
Yes
Yes
Photo Gallery
Plugin
Plugin
Plugin
Polls / Surveys
Plugin
Plugin
Plugin
Search Engine
Optional
Yes
Yes
Custom Pages
Yes
Yes
Yes
Google Sitemap
Unknown
Plugin
Plugin
Workflow Geeklog DotClear Movable Type
Content Approval
Yes
Yes
Yes
Versioning
No
No
Yes
Article Publishing
scheduled
scheduled
scheduled
Comment Moderation Queue
No
Yes
Yes
Interoperability Geeklog DotClear Movable Type
Content Import
Greymatter, NewsPro, Blogger.com, own format, WordPress WXR
Content Export
Yes
Unicode Support
Yes
Yes
Yes
WebDAV Support
Unknown
No
No
HTML Output
HTML 4
XHTML 1.0 Strict
XHTML 1.0 Transitional
Friendly URLs
Yes
Yes
Yes
Administration Geeklog DotClear Movable Type
E-Mail Notifications
Yes
Yes
Yes
Themes / Skins
Yes
Yes
Yes
Trash
No
No
Yes
Web Statistics
Yes
Plugin
Plugin
Web-based Style / Template Management
No
Yes
Yes
Comment Administration
Yes
Yes
Yes
Syndication Geeklog DotClear Movable Type
RSS 0.9x
Yes
No
Yes
RSS 1.0
Yes
No
Yes
RSS 2.0
Yes
Yes
Yes
ATOM 0.3
Yes
No
Yes
ATOM 1.0
Yes
Yes
Yes
Podcasting/Videocasting Geeklog DotClear Movable Type
Podcast Feeds
No
Yes
Plugin
ID3-Tag Editor
Unknown
No
Yes
YouTube Support
Unknown
Yes
Plugin
Media Converter
Unknown
No
No
Phone2Podcast Support
Unknown
No
No
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