Blogging Platform recommendations?

[Matt23]

I'm looking to create a blog. 

Any good ones you'd recommend?  Free preferably.  

And any advice at all about blogging, especially if you've done it.

Cheers

[Leo Gura]

Wordpress hands down. You couldn't want anything more.

Edited January 25, 2023 by Leo Gura

[thepixelmonk]

Wordpress would ultimately be more customizable depending on your needs. I do like https://ghost.org/ though.

[FourCrossedWands]

WordPress is still the most popular platform and still the best if you are serious about blogging. Tons of plugins and customizations. However, the more popular a platform is, the more hackers are trying to breach its vulnerabilities. So, be prepared to spend some time with security plugins and keeping everything up to date.

[Matt23]

Cheers ya'll 

[UnbornTao]

For Wordpress, you could use the Genesis framework and its themes or the GeneratePress plugin. These are about theming, appearance, etc.

[Dryas]

Substack is pretty popular these days