Blog software comparison chart

This chart is a companion to the article "Time to check: Are you using the right blogging tool?," published July 14, 2005 in theUSC Annenberg Online Journalism Review. Do note that this chart reflects only standard features of the tools‘ installation, and not every possible extension, plug-in modification... or hack.
FunctionalityBloggerTypePad BasicTypePad PlusTypePad ProBlogwareWordPressMovable TypeExpression Engine
CommentsYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
CategoriesNoYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
SubcategoriesNoNoNoNoYesYesNoYes
TrackbacksNoYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
PingsNoYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
RSSNoYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
AtomYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
SearchNoNoNoNoYesYesYesYes
Blogroll/ListsNoYesYesYesYesYesNoNo
Number of blogsUnlimited13Unlimited11Determined by licenseUnlimited
News AggregationNoNoNoNoYesNoNoYes
ExtrasBloggerTypePad BasicTypePad PlusTypePad ProBlogwareWordPressMovable TypeExpression Engine
MobloggingYesYesYesYesYesYesNoYes
Photo GalleriesNoYesYesYesYesNoNoYes
Non-blog pagesNoNoNoNoYesYesNoYes
MaintenanceBloggerTypePad BasicTypePad PlusTypePad ProBlogwareWordPressMovable TypeExpression Engine
APIBloggerMetaWeblogMetaWeblogMetaWeblogMetaWeblogBlogger, MetaWeblog, MTMetaWeblogMetaWeblog, Blogger, MT
LogsNoneYesYesYesYesYesNoYes
Data StorageDatabaseDatabaseDatabaseDatabaseDatabaseDatabaseStatic or dynamicDatabase
Spam Fighting ToolsBloggerTypePad BasicTypePad PlusTypePad ProBlogwareWordPressMovable TypeExpression Engine
BlacklistNoYesYesYesYesYesNoYes
Visitor registration/loginYesNoNoNoYesYesYesYes
CaptchasNoNoNoNoNoNoNoYes
ModerationNoNoNoNoNoYesNoYes
URL NOFOLLOWNoYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
IP/User/URL banningNoYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
Comment NotificationYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
DesignBloggerTypePad BasicTypePad PlusTypePad ProBlogwareWordPressMovable TypeExpression Engine
Skins33666237727
Admin panel design configurationNoNoYesYesYesNoNoNo
Admin panel layout configurationNoYesYesYesYesNoNoNo
Publishing InterfaceBloggerTypePad BasicTypePad PlusTypePad ProBlogwareWordPressMovable TypeExpression Engine
User LevelsYesNoNoYesYesYesYesYes
Multiple authorsYesNoNoYesYesYesYesYes
Image uploadingYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
Image thumbnailingNoYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
Post schedulingNoNoYesYesYesYesYesYes
Save without postingYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
BookmarkletsNoYesYesYesYesYesYesNo
Edit Templates Online YesNoPartialYesYesYesYesYes
Edit Templates Offline NoNoNoNoNoNoNoYes
File uploadingNoYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
Password ProtectionNoYesYesYesYesYesNoYes
LocalizationNoYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
Work offlineNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
005 Online Journalism Review.