Tistory

Tistory is a South Korean blog-hosting service that allows private or multi-user blogs.

It was first started by 'Tatter and Company', a blogging platform developing company that developed the software 'Tattertools', with Daum Communications, the major web portal in South Korea in 2006. In July 2007, ownership was transferred to Daum.

In 2022, Tistory was ranked as the most visited website in South Korea that is not a search engine.

Behind The Name
Tistory is a compound word of T, the initial letter of Tattertools, and History. This name was created by the original founders, and was chosen to market the website in it's logo, branding, and domain.

Features

 * Convenience: Tistory is a blogging platform using software called Tattertools. Tistory hosts users' blogs for free, and uses Tattertools' source code to host and run blogs. The website is intended for general users who do not know how to create a blog using traditional Web server hosting.
 * Subscription type: Tistory uses WYSIWYG formatting, allowing users to easily navigate features such as posting, posting formatting, and theming, even if they do not know how to use HTML. Other popular blogging platforms such as Blogger, WordPress, and Tumblr also feature similar editors and formatting.
 * Installation type: Tistory offers HTML editing, referrer logs, and visitor records, making it a popular choice over Naver or Daum hosted blogs for users who know how to write in HTML. It is possible to add and write skins and plugins, which were previously provided by Tattertools. For performance reasons, plugins cannot be freely added/edited by users, and administrators must selectively install and link them.
 * Invitation: In Tistory's early years, users had to join via an invitation system, where existing users were able to choose who to invite to create an account. Invitations were sent via email with a sign-up link. After signing up, new invitations were given out to users based on the performance of their posts, number of visitors, and number of comments. In the second half of 2018, this system was replaced and users were allowed to freely sign up after 12 years.