With Chyrp development dead in the water, I had to find a worthwhile alternative. Wordpress, while no doubt a popular and proven platform, seemed a bit too complex for my needs. Still, as my experience with blogging platforms was virtually nil, I had no choice but to make it a major consideration.
Upon searching for Wordpress themes, I chanced upon some Habari themes, oddly enough. After browsing Habari’s wiki pages, I soon realized that it was not so different from Chyrp - besides a much more active Habari community. A trial run of Habari on this host showed that it was probably the closest thing to Chyrp that I could ever find, and it has remained on this host since.
Habari is different
While there are a number of technical reasons that highlight the differences and advantages Habari has over other blogging packages, a major component of what makes Habari different is its community participation model. Users who demonstrate a level of quality contributions to the project are granted more privileges within the project. Habari’s intro page