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Wordpress is easier to use (except when it comes to quick hypertext editing, where wikis, after a quick introduction, rule). But with SMW, you can recreate most typical functions, and also recombine pieces. You can take the pieces of a "table" (a map location embedded in a page) and make a mosaic (a collection of map locations about a topic). The SMW approach is less rounded, but you can re-use the pieces and constantly build on your knowledge. | Wordpress is easier to use (except when it comes to quick hypertext editing, where wikis, after a quick introduction, rule). But with SMW, you can recreate most typical functions, and also recombine pieces. You can take the pieces of a "table" (a map location embedded in a page) and make a mosaic (a collection of map locations about a topic). The SMW approach is less rounded, but you can re-use the pieces and constantly build on your knowledge. | ||
This is a characteristic of semantic sites. Each piece of content is well defined and re-usable. Also like Lego blocks, the design is | This is a characteristic of semantic sites. Each piece of content is well defined and re-usable. Also like Lego blocks, the design is evident, transparent and open (in SMW, using [[Special:Version]] and change histories). | ||
Wordpress supports some semantic features now, but I prefer the "Lego" approach, where people can more easily create different components, without resorting to a complex and difficult to maintain low level language. | Wordpress supports some semantic features now, but I prefer the "Lego" approach, where people can more easily create different components, without resorting to a complex and difficult to maintain low level language. | ||