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Why did YCombinator blog switch to Wordpress from their own "free forever" Posthaven solution? Their new site feels tacky and generic kinda like this blog post
by untilHellbanned 10y ago
Why did YCombinator blog switch to Wordpress from their own "free forever" Posthaven solution?
Their new site feels tacky and generic kinda like this blog post. Taken together with less news on larger batches of startups in recent years, it feels symptomatic of a slow dilution/degration of the YC brand.
- ing33k 10y agoSEO maybe ?
- craigcannon 10y agoyeah, that was part of it
- vintageseltzer 10y agoI don't have first-hand experience, but I would guess it would be the same reason most people do: (1) when you roll your own CMS, you have to build all of the features your editors and designers request yourself, the scope of which people tend to underestimate significantly and (2) when you use a hosted solution, you can't customize the site to be exactly the way you want it to be — WordPress offers self-hosting and full customization. Despite its warts and un-sexy image, WordPress just works for most people's needs when it comes to a simple blog, has a wide range of plugins that solve most anything someone would need from a CMS, can be truly customized, and allows them to move on and spend time on more important things.
- craigcannon 10y agoyup
- fredley 10y agoI usually end up recommending Wordpress for the same reasons: it's the least awful option for writing a blog that has your own template.
- craigcannon 10y agoThanks for the feedback. We wanted to make it easier for people to find posts. WordPress gave us more control with templates and plugins. Totally agreed that we have work to do re: design. Will be pushing more updates in the next few days.
- vmarsy 10y agoMaking it more searchable is awesome! I have some feedback as well, Firefox tells me the following: "Connection is not secure. Parts of this page are not secure (such as images)"
- craigcannon 10y agoGood to know! Thanks :)