Why Blogging Platforms Suck

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Mataroa.blog

#Blogging #Blogging Platform #Writing Tools 9 social mentions

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Hugo

I suggest hugo: https://gohugo.io/ Generates a completely static website from MD (and other formats) files; also handles themes (including a lot of them rendering well on mobile), and different types of content - posts, articles, etc. - depending on the theme. It's open source and, being completely static, cheap as fuck to self host.

#Static Site Generators #Blogging #Blogging Platform 353 social mentions

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iA Presenter

I have seen, used, and have built themes for quite a lot of blogging platforms. I also started all the way from Blogspot to the simplest blog written in Markdown now with an idea to even simplify it further. Here is a personal promotional plug for an upcoming idea that a friend and I are working on. Right now, we are reaching out only to my connections, founder cohorts, and people I know. We plan to start release to the public by 2024-Q1. https://lxidd.com Blogging or content creation is very segmented and has to start from a niche and stay within a few categories. For instance, a whole set of people primarily aims to create ephemeral content, e.g., the marketing department. They do not care if the content lasts nor is in Markdown or how bloated the underlying HTML/JavaScript/CSS is. There is money to be made there, but this is on the opposite side of the other who want to squeeze the best out for performance, longevity, simplicity, durability, open formats, etc. We are creating a toolset for early founders and people who want to start. We are doing an export-friendly with the most straightforward format possible as the priority. We hope the startups, projects, etc., succeed and move on from us to their dedicated host and the other players. We came to this conclusion after talking to many non-technical people on the fence who wanted to try while still at their jobs. Our first feature is a template-powered website or an identity formation place (a URL) where one starts by typing out the content akin to how iA Presenter[1] works. 1. https://ia.net/presenter.

#Code Analysis #Code Review #Code Coverage 3 social mentions

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Astro Build

I currently use Hugo for my personal website, but if I were to start from scratch today, I think I would give Astro a try. https://astro.build/.

#Website Builder #Blogging #Blogging Platform 177 social mentions

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Posthaven

I have written blog platforms for myself several times over the years. (I've always compared it to the Great American Novel. Every programmer has to write at least one.) It's a fun thing to do and it sounds like Developer_Tom has a nice perspective on the matter. I gave up on that seven or eight years ago. I realized that running it was like being my own plumber. Sure, I can do it but aren't there better ways to spend my time? (No criticism intended. I'm old. You're probably not.) I have only one criticism for Developer_Tom as he takes signups for his "forever" platform: He's not charging for it. Just as with my own efforts, if there's no revenue model, I'm not trusting it with my bon mots. A half dozen years ago or something, I switched to a blog platform named https://posthaven.com because they said two things that were crucial to me: 1) They offered nothing for free and 2) They considered running this to be a lifetime commitment. I'm sure both of them have other jobs and projects. It's a simple site, as bannerblog.dev will eventually be, and doesn't take much from them. I'm guessing it's a good money maker. And I love them for that. Occasionally I see something that has features I like. Eg, Developer_Tom looks like he might offer easier customization. Then I remember that the PostHaven guys made a commitment to me that really requires a commitment from me. I will be giving them five bucks a month for the rest of my life and, if I have any money left, I will arrange for them to get five bucks a month for eternity. That's the relationship I'm looking for in a blogging platform.

#Blogging #Blogging Platform #CMS 11 social mentions