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If you want to try something different, check out these alternatives
Ghost
ghost.org
A new blogging platform that’s highly customisable and written in JavaScript. It enables users to write in markdown and is self-hosted too.
Medium
medium.com
Medium seems to have been here forever, but it’s still relatively young. If all you want to do is write then this is the perfect platform for you.
Locomotive
locomotivecms.com
Want to customise everything? Then consider Locomotive. It’s well thought through and you don’t have to ‘bend’ the system like you do in WordPress.
Perch
grabaperch.com
If you’re a designer who makes websites, is good at HTML and CSS, but know little about back-end code then what you need is Perch.
Craft
buildwithcraft.com
Craft is for those who write custom HTML, CSS and JS. There are no themes and it’s built to be scalable and to adapt to your project’s scope.
