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It's not that other platforms suck, it's just that so many pop up that don't address what I think people really want: something that's easy to use, nice to look
by claviska 10y ago
It's not that other platforms suck, it's just that so many pop up that don't address what I think people really want: something that's easy to use, nice to look at, and not bloated. A lot of newcomers are missing key features, aren't aesthetically pleasing, or are geared towards devs. Postleaf tries to find that perfect balance :)
- jbob2000 10y agoI mean, you've described vanilla WordPress and most vanilla blogging platforms (easy to use, nice to look at, and not bloated). It's only when you need functionality outside of the vanilla features that things get hairy. If I need to extend PostLeaf in any way, it will probably end up a bloated ugly mess too, no?
- johnchristopher 10y agoMaybe blogging platform weren't meant to be extended in the end. Like, don't use woocommerce, use a blog and an online shop instead and ask for both being accessible with the same credentials.
- claviska 10y agoI think a blogging platform should have that capability, but we've grown accustomed to "themes" being frameworks and plugins being apps. My ultimate goal is to design themes, not develop them, and to write plugins that extend various parts of the app, not pile entire new apps on top of it.
- claviska 10y agoA lot of people would argue that vanilla WP is still somewhat bloated and not super nice to look at. These are subjective statements, sure, beauty is in the eye of the beholder. It never hurts to have an alternative. Competition encourages innovation :)