One of the assignments that is due soon (and one that I have been putting off doing) is the Sites@UMW training assignment. I don’t have anything inheritly against Sites@UMW; but, change irks me. I already learned (and like) WordPress through Domain of Ones Own. Sites@UMW is a more watered-down, simple version of DoOO WordPress. Although, I do admit that Sites@UMW seems much better for beginners and students who just want to do an assignment and be done with it.
The difference between the two is akin to Sites@UMW being like having a family pet, versus DoOO being a pet that’s yours and yours alone. Sites@UMW takes care of a lot of the gross behind the scenes complexity, but you also don’t get as much freedom, and the site feels less like your own. DoOO is more complicated and hard to handle, but if you can handle it, it’s your website.