I don't think there is a blog that can be described as both "lightweight" and support all of the features you've listed.
I use a PHP framework (li3) in my day job, but the framework that seemed to fit my blogging needs the most was Django, and even that is "heavy" compared to Wordpress, which is already configured and installed for a lot of ISPs.
I get what you're saying about Wordpress. I moved away from it because I wanted the ability to fine tune the look of the blog and not be stuck with their database structure.
However, the best approach, if you're not wanting to learn a whole new framework, would be to find an ISP you're comfortable with that ticks most of those boxes as far as analytics goes. Then use some kind of static blog system to take your text and turn it into HTML. Unless it's super obscure, the language does matter as much if you're using a static system. Just configure it the way you want and post the HTML that it creates from your files. And as long as you've structured the documents well, moving back to a dynamic blogging system later on isn't going to be that tough.
I use a PHP framework (li3) in my day job, but the framework that seemed to fit my blogging needs the most was Django, and even that is "heavy" compared to Wordpress, which is already configured and installed for a lot of ISPs.
I get what you're saying about Wordpress. I moved away from it because I wanted the ability to fine tune the look of the blog and not be stuck with their database structure.
However, the best approach, if you're not wanting to learn a whole new framework, would be to find an ISP you're comfortable with that ticks most of those boxes as far as analytics goes. Then use some kind of static blog system to take your text and turn it into HTML. Unless it's super obscure, the language does matter as much if you're using a static system. Just configure it the way you want and post the HTML that it creates from your files. And as long as you've structured the documents well, moving back to a dynamic blogging system later on isn't going to be that tough.