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Top Blogs Not Using WordPress Platform
- Updated On 23/09/2020
- Author : Pradeep Kumar
- Topic : Blogging
- Short URL : https://hellboundbloggers.com/?p=3838
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We all know that WordPress is the number one CMS and Blogging Platform out there. Even U.S. Government Agencies prefer it. But it doesn’t mean everyone uses it. Below are some examples. Below I included some of my favorite and famous blogs that are not powered by WordPress. I arranged them in no particular order.
1. Engadget : Engadget is a multilingual technology weblog and podcast about consumer electronics. Engadget currently has nine separate websites, all operating simultaneously with each having its own staff, which cover technology news in different parts of the world in their respective languages. [Platform – Blogsmith]
2. Lifehacker : Lifehacker is an advertising-supported weblog about life hacks and software which launched on January 31, 2005. The site is owned by Gawker Media and covers Microsoft Windows, Mac, and Linux programs as well as time-saving tips and tricks. The Lifehacker motto is “Tips and downloads for getting things done.” [Platform – Gawker Media platform]
3. Read Write Web : ReadWriteWeb is a blog that provides analysis of web products and trends. One of the world’s top 20 blogs, ReadWriteWeb speaks to an intelligent audience of web enthusiasts, early adopters and innovators. ReadWriteWeb was founded on April 20, 2003 by Richard MacManus and is now one of the most widely read and respected blogs in the world. [Platform – Movable Type]
4. Huffington Post : The Huffington Post (often referred to as HuffPo) is an American liberal news website and aggregated blog founded by Arianna Huffington, Kenneth Lerer and Jonah Peretti, featuring various news sources and columnists. The site offers coverage of politics, media, business, entertainment, living, style, the green movement, world news, and comedy, and is a top destination for news, blogs and original content. [Platform – Movable Type]
5. Gizmodo : Gizmodo is a blog about gadgets and technology. Started in 2002, Gizmodo has grown to be Gawker Media’s largest blog, bringing in upwards of 100 million page views a month in traffic. We post about a variety of electronics, as well as all sorts of things gadget geeks might enjoy. [Platform – Gawker Media platform]
6. Auto Blog : Autoblog.com is a web site that offers daily weblogs and podcast news and commentary about automobiles and the automotive industry. A weblog that covers the auto industry with test drives and commentary on articles from other sites. [Platform – Blogsmith]
7. Wired : Wired gives you get in-depth coverage of current and future trends in technology, and how they are shaping business, entertainment, communications, science, and politics. It is one of the popular technology blogs out there. [Platform – TypePad]
9. Blogger Buster : Blogger Buster is a resource blog for bloggers, offering hints, hacks, tips and tricks to help enhance your blogging experience. Use the label cloud and search box in the right hand sidebar of you’re looking for specific information, or simply browse through my posts instead. [Platform – Blogger]
10. Seth Godin’s Blog : SETH GODIN is a bestselling author, entrepreneur and agent of change. Godin is author of ten books that have been bestsellers around the world. His most recent titles include The Dip and Meatball Sundae. Free Prize Inside was published in early May, 2004 and All Marketers Are Liars was published in 2005. His books that have been bestsellers around the world and changed the way people think about marketing, change and work. [Platform – TypePad]
What I learned from this?
Content is the king, platform is next! 🙂
Do you know any other famous blog? 😀 Please mention it in the comments…
By Pradeep Kumar
CEO and Founder of Slashsquare, Indian Blog Network and Web Consulting Media. HBB is a part of Slashsquare Network. I'm a Tech Blogger, Striving Entrepreneur, Atheist, and Proud Indian. Catch me on Facebook and Twitter.
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Jake
Ohh I am a wordpress user since 2007 and I am fine with that but it always crossed my mind to try other things too.
Dhafian
Hmm.. You sure that all list above not using wordpress? Cheth Studio use the wordpress platform.. please check again.. Thanks..
Navin Kunwar
Im huge fan of these blogs 🙂 . Blogger Buster seems new to me.
El peso ideal
I am quite surprised to know that some of this blogs are not using wordpress and are in the top of the most red blogs! Interesting stuff! Cheers!
Steven
I know a lot of CMS and Blogging Platform out there and the sites listed about are popular sites that don't uses wordpress. But as for now I am going to stick to wordpress because I am comfortable with that and it is easy to learn.
Vinayak Nagri
Which platform are they using then?
Dev | Technshare
wordpress …is best…platformm…:D
.-= Dev | Technshare's last blog…<a href="http://www.technshare.com/tips-to-increase-page-rank/">8 Tips to Increase your Google Page Rank</a> =-.
Tech Sputter
i prefer using Wp becoz its easy to use…..
Rathan
But in my personal view i feel more comfortable with wordpress
Rainbow Skill
I am quite surprised to know that some of this blogs are not using wordpress but still they are top rated blogs. Thanks for sharing this information.
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Keep posting stuff like this i really like it
Karan Kacprowski
hey nice blog! looking forward to read your new posts!
Anup
You post great articles! wordpress is great but I use blogger blog:)
Mrpant
My fav blog Lifehacker. Want my blog to be like that one day. million views a day WOAH!!
stacy
My Friend Asked me to Read your Post Top 10 Blogs Not Using WordPress Platform | HellBound Bloggers on Monday.Your post was Well written.Please Keep it up .I Like reading on books bestsellers.
sriganesh
life hacker and chethstudio is known to me. and cheth is going to wordpress soon, i seen in any where in his blog, i think about us apge ” still the theme is good.
jenny andreson
Nice content it would be helpfull for me .I am impressed your website . Its layout is very attractive .Thanks and keep on working.
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Yes, WordPress is one of the best blogging platform in the world. Here the themes can be downloaded freely. In this site the user can also design and submit the own theme. The user can also submit articles in this blog. It is a good business directory.
Ruchi
I like LifeHacker the most in the list above but i was not aware that was in Gawker Media platform, that platform itself i heard it for the first time 🙂
Thanks for sharing the information.
Few of the blogs are new to me i will go through them , all looks interesting to me.
June
The Huffington Post page looks a lot like it is using WordPress
Muzi Mohale
Wow, wasn’t aware that the likes of ReadWrieWeb, Huffington Post and Engadget were not powered by WordPress…but I’m still a HUGE wp supporter…I once tried joomla and wasn’t impressed.
S.Pradeep Kumar
You can also try Drupal mate… it is also cool! 🙂
Fatin Pauzi
Wow, it is not so different between a blog using WordPress platform or not. I’ve never aware about that. So noob. haah
S.Pradeep Kumar
Ha ha.. chill.. this is just a post to make people aware “Content is the king” ! 8)
Technics Today
WP is my favorite blogging platform, i can’t think any other.
S.Pradeep Kumar
Ha ha.. yeah.. WordPress is cool.. 😀
Fazreen
Most of sites listed above are tech sites. It has no different either using wordpress or other platforms as long as we know how to bring it to the next level.
S.Pradeep Kumar
Yup, exactly Fazreen.. 😉
a_usman
Nice article.I love Seth’s blog. I didnt know that it was not running on wordpress.
S.Pradeep Kumar
Yeah.. it is using TypPad.. 😉
Argentina travel
Thanks for the reviews, it´s always ggod to have some other options above from wordpress.
S.Pradeep Kumar
Yeah.. exactly.. 🙂
Uttoran Sen
for the bigger bloggers with loads of money to spent, they can manage their personal platforms and cms’s but for a regular blogger maintaining a custom cms is not easy, it can get hacked, it will get spam, it will get outdated…
wordpress has so many plugins and themes that gets updated every now and then for good, having a custom cms will mean expense in every little update…
though good list, and i follow a few of them and now checking out the rest of those 🙂
S.Pradeep Kumar
Yeah.. many biggies try WordPress MU… and some use personal platforms… 🙂
Vaibhav - Programming Kid
Very interesting articles indeed Suneel. WordPress might be winning awards everywhere but these blogs prove that content and marketting is King. Platform is only a foundation.
Joseph
You said it. Content is king, no matter what platform the blog runs on. So true.
S.Pradeep Kumar
Exactly Guys! 🙂
No matter on what platform we blog, Content and Approach brings glories.. 😉
Rajesh Kanuri
rest of the platforms were ok but I really dont know why chethstudios is still in blogger.. :O
S.Pradeep Kumar
He loves being there buddy! Cheth Studios has excellent design.. a real art! 🙂
Karte
I am quite amazed to know that this blogs don’t use WordPress. Still some of this blogs are top rated. Thanks for sharing this information.
S.Pradeep Kumar
Well, they were blogging before WP’s birth! 😀
Senthil Ramesh
Everyone wrote about blogs using wordpress. and u stood different. BTW, I can see ads that says contest winners. which contest?
S.Pradeep Kumar
Buddy.. they are comment contest winners.. 🙂
http://hellboundbloggers.com/2009/12/01/top-commentators-award-nov-09/
Cheers!
SEO Manchester
Although these top bloggers may not be using wordpress, it is beneficial to do so when starting out. Prime reason for this is SEO and the way that Google algorithms seem to respect wordpress blog sites differently to any other.
As we at SEO Manchester suspect, Google has already picked up that WordPress and other blogging platform generated web pages have relatively new fresh content added frequently and recieve a bonus edge in the SERPS (Search Engine Results Pages). The Algorithms have been adjusted to give these wordpress sites a boost.
Have you ever noticed that upon adding a post the page is cached within an hour of posting? sometimes we have seen post pages cached and indexed within 3 minutes of posting from a WP blog platform.
Edge or not-we think so, so not to dissuade one from WP but we strongly advise the use of it if anything.
S.Pradeep Kumar
Different people, different views mate.. they found the key! 😉
Isaac | GoBlogger
Hi Pradeep. I think Lifehacker is more to “website” rather than “blog”. It’s main page is massive (with lots of links and pictures), unlike a blog. That’s the impression I felt.
S.Pradeep Kumar
Well.. Lifehacker is a blog indeed.. 🙂
Or more correctly it is a weblog I can say! 😉
Loveish
I m also not using WordPress for my tech blog, i hope i will also get success like these bloggers with my blogger blog 🙂
S.Pradeep Kumar
Best Wishes from HellBound Bloggers buddy! 🙂
Thanks for your first comment here.. !
blinkky
I really though some of them use WordPress. Good job =)
S.Pradeep Kumar
Glad to see you here dude… 🙂
Yeah.. I was also confused.. ! 😀
cheth
@Pradeep, Thanks for mentioning chethstudios. 🙂
@Sunil Jain Blogger should be used properly and since its powered by google you will get heaps of google search traffic if you know how to harvest it 🙂
S.Pradeep Kumar
I’m a huge fan of Cheth Studios bro.. and happy to keep your blog here! 🙂
Sushant
blogger is still best user friendly platform for novice bloggers and the best of all its free.
S.Pradeep Kumar
Yeah…exactly… many people rock in that platform.. 🙂
Sunil Jain
This is really amazing dude 🙂
Still many of them are using blogger blogs because it is 40% SEO optimized when compared to wordpress 🙂 🙂
S.Pradeep Kumar
Glad you liked this article Sunil.. and I was once using Blogspot platform.. when I started HB! 😀
Shubham
nice post…!1..I love Gizomodo..The guys are real freaks..!!..Nice blog…keep it up bro..!
S.Pradeep Kumar
Yeah dude.. I also like it and LifeHacker is also another great blog.. I envy it! 😀
NpXp
Same here I like their blog a lot. It’s amazing to see that these blogs do not use WordPress.
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