Top ten blog

In the past, one of the blogs we managed made it into the top 10 blog charts. The blog ranking of Morgue Gallery – A Mischief of Guitars was calculated using various parameters, including inbound links from other blogs and the sharing of our articles across Facebook, Twitter, and other social platforms. These signals helped establish authority, relevance, and visibility—key factors in any ranking system.

For years, one of the best ways to get into search engines was to use the blogging tool WordPress. When it launched in 2003, it was a simple, elegant publishing system designed to improve typography and make writing on the web more accessible. It quickly became the largest self‑hosted blogging tool in the world, powering millions of sites and reaching tens of millions of readers daily.

But WordPress Has Changed — A Lot

In recent years, WordPress has shifted dramatically away from its original purpose. The introduction of the Gutenberg block editor and the platform’s pivot toward becoming a full‑scale site‑building framework have made it far more complex. Many long‑time users argue that WordPress is now “no longer a true blogging tool”, but rather a sprawling CMS aimed at developers, agencies, and businesses.

Several factors contributed to this shift:

• The block editor introduced design complexity and inconsistent UX, making simple writing tasks harder.
• The plugin ecosystem became bloated, risky, and fragmented, often requiring technical maintenance.
• Governance disputes and community tensions have raised questions about the platform’s future direction.
• WordPress 7.x releases now focus heavily on AI integration, advanced design tools, and collaborative editing—far removed from straightforward blogging.

In short: WordPress is now a powerful website‑building system, but no longer the frictionless blogging platform it once was.

Morgue Gallery – A Mischief of Guitars (Blogger‑based)

Unlike WordPress, Morgue Gallery – A Mischief of Guitars is built on Blogger, Google’s long‑running blogging platform. The site continues to publish music‑related content, guitar features, and general articles in a format that remains simple, stable, and easy to maintain.

What Blogger Is Doing Now

Although Blogger no longer dominates the blogging world, it still exists, still works, and still has a loyal user base—particularly among hobbyists, niche writers, and creators who prefer simplicity over complexity.

Recent insights show:

• Blogger remains free, with hosting and a Blogspot subdomain included.
• It integrates smoothly with Google Analytics, AdSense, and other Google services.
• It offers basic templates, simple customization, and minimal maintenance—Google handles updates and security.
• The platform has not seen major innovation in years, leading many to describe it as “frozen in time.”
• Despite this, Blogger still attracts hobbyists who value its no‑pressure, no‑cost environment.

Blogger as a company (owned by Google) continues to operate as a provider of a platform enabling users to create and publish blog content, offering customizable templates, domain options, analytics, and monetization tools. It remains ranked among the top competitors in the blogging space, even if its development pace is slow.