Is a blog really just a forum with other users unable to post "new threads"?

[frm]

So why do more sites not do this?

Probably because it's much easier to get WHMCS and allow for people to sign up with full control to deploy WordPress.

But, there are free blogging sites that don't use WordPress.

I could see XenForo being a competitor to those, but the market would be very limiting in how many you could get on. Using Bob's UBS might help... but doable with forum nodes.

There are also no customizability features built-in where the node owners could set the user style for their node only and display a different logo. However, by doing this, on XenForo at least, would be against the terms.

Can multiple domains or subdomains be used with a single license?
Yes, as long as the domains or subdomains all resolve to the same installation, all of the content is available at every domain or subdomain, and there is no attempt to make them appear as separate installations.

The thing would be to get a name for yourself though, if using something other than XF as a base.

 

[CTS]

To me, blogging is more about the owner/publisher. And forums are more about the 'us' factor.

 

[frm]

To me, blogging is more about the owner/publisher. And forums are more about the 'us' factor.

If a blog is niche enough, I don't see how frequent commenters can't also develop parasocial relationships among each other and it too become an 'us' factor.

 

[Arantor]

Probably because it's much easier to get WHMCS and allow for people to sign up with full control to deploy WordPress.

But, there are free blogging sites that don't use WordPress.

I could see XenForo being a competitor to those, but the market would be very limiting in how many you could get on. Using Bob's UBS might help... but doable with forum nodes.

There are also no customizability features built-in where the node owners could set the user style for their node only and display a different logo. However, by doing this, on XenForo at least, would be against the terms.


The thing would be to get a name for yourself though, if using something other than XF as a base.

You don’t even need to present them as separate sites, nothing stopping you presenting them as blogs from the community. Sort of like Invision does and XF half-heartedly does (think the HYS board), but even that isn’t widely done as far as I can tell.