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Could anyone make a list of free-alternatives? Tiresome seeing every little idea turning into a 5 USD a month SaaS-startup.
by huxflux 9y ago
Could anyone make a list of free-alternatives? Tiresome seeing every little idea turning into a 5 USD a month SaaS-startup.
- guitarbill 9y agoFree alternative: Host WP yourself? Use a different static site generator? Come on, this clearly isn't yet-another-static-site generator for hackers but a commercial product for people who still use Wordpress, but not so foolish/desperate/cheap that they don't realise the security implications.
- harlanji 9y agoThere are a couple of free plugins to make WP sites static, using various methods. So yes, use a plugin and you can get an HTML copy of your WP site with caveats that should make sense, and you can then host the html anywhere... there are 2-3 plugins that I saw, but I don't run a WP site so I can't comment on each. This product looks like it'll do ops and stuff for you, so there may still be value if it just works.
- zener79 9y agoActually with those plugin you still have some drawback: first you still need to have and maintain secure the live WordPress installation somewhere, second you have to download the static version and upload it somewhere else, last but not least your contact forms and search will stop working.
- sleepychu 9y agoIs it? The market will make sure that those ideas which are valuable solutions to problems people have will survive (if priced correctly). This means that problem solvers are compensated for their work so they can keep iterating. I don't really understand what your objection could be!
- superasn 9y ago5 USD is super cheap. My coffee costs more than that and they're providing you with actual value. Pretty sure there are costs involved in running the infrastructure, fixing bugs and handling support
- bbcbasic 9y agoTiresome seeing all those supermarkets selling milk. I want a free cow.