Which blog should I use for my project ?

[Arkenge]

Hi guys,

I'm a bit new in blog univers . I'm a webmaster so I know the domain, but I've never had to create a full customize blog since today.

I don't know which blog should I use for the request I had, so I've decided to come here ask for some advice

Here is what my client needs to have on its blog :

- A menu with category and sub category (working with drop-down menu)
- A way to have suscriber for newsletter
- A way to have a private section only available with a specific password (this is very important)
- An easy customizable design (I'll be the one working on the design so it doesn't matter if I have to modify HTML / CSS / PHP)
- A good statistics support (don't have to be in the blog if something like google analitycs is easy to install)

Do you have any idea what blog software should I use for that ?

Thanks a lot for your help guys

P.S. : sorry if my english isn't perfect, I'm french

[Nathan]

You should definitely use WordPress if you have experience in Webmastering. Blogger will frustrate you because it is not designed to be customized nearly as much as a self-hosted Wordpress installation hosted on your own server.

[Arkenge]

Hi Nathan,

Thanks for your answer. I'll use Wordpress. Do you know how can I set up a private section where they would be articles only visible if you know the password ?

Thanks again !
Arkange

[Nathan]

Yes, all you have to do is select the option to make the post password protected. It is one of WordPresses many great features.

Here's one tutorial that might help you:

How-to: Password-protect a post | Sephy's Platzish

And here is the official explanation from WordPress:

Post Visibility Support « WordPress.com

[Arkenge]

Thanks a lot for your help