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If you already think we're going to say WordPress, what do you want to do that WordPress doesn't do? I don't like WordPress for eCommerce, but I think it's gre

If you already think we're going to say WordPress, what do you want to do that WordPress doesn't do? I don't like WordPress for eCommerce, but I think it's great for blogs and content sites. For eCommerce... just too many variables. Who you want to use for fulfillment, what other systems you want to integrate with, if you need a staging instance or customer loyalty software or any of the 50 other things you can integrate. For content... Ghost is OK. Just... WordPress has thought of everything already. Plugins, solid UX, extra features you didn't know to ask for... it's hard for other platforms to catch up.

weavie 10y ago
For me, it is quite a shallow reason. I just don't enjoy developing in PHP. Wordpress is amazing at what it does, but I always dread having to touch it. There is nothing else that gets close to it (that I have found) in terms of ease of use for the users, which is why I keep having to return to it. I long for the day when someone writes something just as good in Haskell (hey, I can dream..).
- dbg31415 10y ago
  You code so little with Word Press, there's an extension for like everything you own or do you already. It's more just configuration stuff, right? What are you trying to do with your new site?
  - weavie 10y ago
    I like to really understand what is going on under the hood. If I don't quite understand how something works I like to read the source code. Also sometimes a plugin doesn't quite do exactly what I want, or is so large and complex due to trying to cater for everyone that I just feel uneasy about using it and so for simple things I prefer to just write a little code that does exactly what I need and no more. Plus, I am a coder. And coders code so that's what I do. It's just a psychological thing...
- codygman 10y ago
  In regards to WordPress in haskell, I wish for the same! I've been following clckwrks off and on for a few years, I wonder if it's secure plugin API was ever finished... https://github.com/clckwrks/clckwrks https://github.com/clckwrks/clckwrks Edit: https://github.com/clckwrks/web-plugins https://github.com/clckwrks/web-plugins

weavie 10y ago

For me, it is quite a shallow reason. I just don't enjoy developing in PHP. Wordpress is amazing at what it does, but I always dread having to touch it. There is nothing else that gets close to it (that I have found) in terms of ease of use for the users, which is why I keep having to return to it. I long for the day when someone writes something just as good in Haskell (hey, I can dream..).

dbg31415 10y ago
You code so little with Word Press, there's an extension for like everything you own or do you already. It's more just configuration stuff, right? What are you trying to do with your new site?
- weavie 10y ago
  I like to really understand what is going on under the hood. If I don't quite understand how something works I like to read the source code. Also sometimes a plugin doesn't quite do exactly what I want, or is so large and complex due to trying to cater for everyone that I just feel uneasy about using it and so for simple things I prefer to just write a little code that does exactly what I need and no more. Plus, I am a coder. And coders code so that's what I do. It's just a psychological thing...
codygman 10y ago
In regards to WordPress in haskell, I wish for the same! I've been following clckwrks off and on for a few years, I wonder if it's secure plugin API was ever finished... https://github.com/clckwrks/clckwrks https://github.com/clckwrks/clckwrks Edit: https://github.com/clckwrks/web-plugins https://github.com/clckwrks/web-plugins