We’d be crazy to declare war on WordPress. It’s the most popular blog platform in the world — gazillions of bloggers have custom WP installations with plugin functionality that Posterous won’t touch anytime soon.

But WordPress isn’t for everyone, a fact supported by the thousands of WordPress users who have switched to Posterous in the last two weeks. So we thought we’d let some of them tell you why they switched.

1. You will blog more on Posterous

I published more in the last five months than I did in the last five years. — More about why Fellippe switched

Posterous has actually made me a different blogger. Because now, whenever a thought comes to mind which I think is a good blog post, I just create a new email message and send. — More about why Eric switched

I found that I didn’t post as much when I was with WP. — More about why Justin switched

2. Posterous is insanely mobile.

With WordPress, I had to be at my desk. With Posterous, anywhere I have an idea, I won’t lose it. — More about why Yagglo switched

No more waiting till the end of the day to share a new photo or video; I take two minutes to email something to my Posterous blog and its instantly shared to almost everyone we know. — More about why Luke switched

I've tried Blogger, WordPress and Weebly, and none of them compete with Posterous's usability and ease of posting. — More about why Steve switched

3. Posterous allows you to focus on content

I started out using WordPress. It was great stuff, 75% of the time spent on my blog was tweaking, installing plugins and learning CSS. After 6 months I had a whopping 13 posts. With Posterous I can concentrate on posting instead of tinkering. — More about why Pascual switched

Its feature list and widget integration looked appealing at first, but I began to experience what can only be described as feature bloat. Too many features were available, and their implementation, by WordPress and by me in designing my blog, became too cumbersome. I needed a solution that didn’t require me to sit in front of a computer and “work” on a blog post. — More about why Joe switched

In a world where software and web services are becoming increasingly rich in functionality — and therefore more complex — it’s nice to see tools that reverse that trend — tools that make things easier. — More about why Jonathan switched

4. Posterous does all the heavy lifting. For free.

I’ve been blogging/online journaling in some form or another since 1999, before the term “blogging” was even coined. Back then, I was still new to the web and computers in general, and got a certain satisfaction out of configuring Blogger or setting up my own Greymatter, MovableType, and WordPress installs. Now, I’m just after something simple, yet customizable, and that’s what Posterous offers. I don’t have to worry about file hosting and structure and I can still make my blog look the way I want. — More about why Stacey switched

The functionality is ready to go … right out of the box — More about why Philip switched

My friends talked me into trying WordPress with a hosting package. After trying WordPress and paying $9/month, I found out how much I missed both Posterous and my $9 each month. — More about why SirMickle switched

5. Posterous hustles.

These guys (and probably girls) are constantly making improvements and offering services that do more to make my activities more fun and EASIER. — More about why GB switched

Because Posterous tries harder. Because being number #1 isn’t what it’s all about. — More about why LatinScribe switched

Also, the customer service is superb and very personal. I sent in an email once when I had a problem and got a personal, NOT AUTOMATED, reply. That impressed me no end. The switch to Posterous was one of the best decisions I could’ve made. — More about why Devina switched

And of course, we have our own opinion

We’ve made it easy for you to make up your own mind by making the move from WordPress to Posterous hassle-free. We’ll copy over your blog content, URL slugs, comments and tags. Just go to posterous.com/switch/wordpress and enter in the url of your blog and email address.

We’ll take it from there. You don’t even need to set up a Posterous account. We’ll email you when we’re done copying your blog. And don’t worry, your WordPress blog will still be there.