Blogging within Smugmug

KristaandJerry

I am not sure if I chose the correct category for my question. I have searched this question several times in the forum since I first started blogging in SM in 2019. Before that, and still, I have a free account with WordPress, but I don't love all the ads, etc. Someone from support told me once that he didn't recommend blogging in my SM site because it wasn't really designed for that - especially for posts as long as mine. I feel like he gave me a pretty detailed explanation and of course I can't find that email.

My question is, has this changed at all? I am all but ready to delete my account with WordPress, as again, I think their ads, etc look tacky in my posts, and I am not ready to pay the $300 annually to get access to more customization features. I would like to keep my blog and website with SM, but I don't want to stay if this cannot be done. I am looking into trying a free trial with Pixieset because I am incredibly impressed with their templates, and one specifically looks exactly like what I have been trying to build here on SM. Does SM still suggest not blogging within SM?

The blog section of my SM site for reference:
https://www.kristaandjerryphotography.com/Blog

denisegoldberg

I prefer to use a blogging site; my blog is created in Blogger. It is designed to match my SmugMug site.

While it is possible to create a blog within SmugMug I find it too fiddly. Smug is strong at presenting photos, not so strong at supporting an active writing effort.

Here's a help page about creating a blog in SmugMug: https://school.smugmug.com/SmugMug-Tips/How-to-Make-a-Photo-Blog

Hikin' Mike

Like @denisegoldberg mentioned, SM is great for displaying pictures, but very poor for blogging. I use WordPress as my website and I created a subdomain for SmugMug and matched my SM to my website.

If you own your domain, you can create a subdomain (blog.kristaandjerryphotography.com) and install WordsPress (wordpress.org). It's free, no adds.

KristaandJerry

Thank you both for your answers! Sadly, it is time for me to shop around for my one stop shop in client galleries, website presentation, blogging, ect!

Happy new year, yall!