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Ask HN: What are the best ways to build a single-page site?

11 points by franca 8y ago

nuetue 8y ago
If it doesn't require complicated functionality just use Wix.
agrinman 8y ago
<html></html> and perhaps netlify.com? I found it super simple to deploy a static jekyll blog site with them.
sidcool 8y ago
Is it static or a web app?
stepri 8y ago
I can recommend you https://carrd.co https://carrd.co
matchmike1313 8y ago
I love using netlify with a React or Vue app
potta_coffee 8y ago
I'm using html and surge.sh. It's been great. Deployment is a breeze with their CLI.
CM30 8y ago
Depends how complicated it is. If it's a really simple site where you won't be updating the content all too often (or ever), then good old static HTML and CSS should do fine, along with whatever host takes your fancy. Heck, even something like GitHub pages may be a good choice here, since you don't need anything with server side language support for a site this simple. And if you can avoid bringing in JavaScript frameworks or what not, well all the better there. Making a fast site seems to have become a lost art nowadays, in part due to all the people just bringing in dozens or hundreds of libraries for the simplest possible things. If you want something more complex? Then look into a framework like React or Vue, or maybe a very basic CMS.
corbpie 8y ago
With or without HTML skills? Im no expert but knocking up a Bootstrap page in notepad++ is easy
OliviaLee 8y ago
Hi It is a very easy thing to do these day. If you want a one page scroll-able website- it is called parallax theme of WordPress. There are several ready made themes of WordPress which support parallax theme. You could shop for the themes and compare them on various sites like Website Templates | WordPress Themes | ThemeForest. And dont forget about a reliable webhosting. I will suggest you to give a try at https://zomro.net/ https://zomro.net/ they have fantastic technical support with 99.9% uptime; if you are not impressed with their service they provide you 30 day's moneyback guarantee
kaushalmodi 8y ago
If looking for static site (single page or not), Hugo (https://gohugo.io https://gohugo.io) + Netlify.com work great! I was able to easily churn out a single-page "for rent" site using the Hugo Creative theme[0]. [0]: https://github.com/digitalcraftsman/hugo-creative-theme https://github.com/digitalcraftsman/hugo-creative-theme

11 points by franca 8y ago

nuetue 8y ago

If it doesn't require complicated functionality just use Wix.

agrinman 8y ago

<html></html> and perhaps netlify.com? I found it super simple to deploy a static jekyll blog site with them.

sidcool 8y ago

Is it static or a web app?

stepri 8y ago

I can recommend you https://carrd.co https://carrd.co

matchmike1313 8y ago

I love using netlify with a React or Vue app

potta_coffee 8y ago

I'm using html and surge.sh. It's been great. Deployment is a breeze with their CLI.

CM30 8y ago

Depends how complicated it is. If it's a really simple site where you won't be updating the content all too often (or ever), then good old static HTML and CSS should do fine, along with whatever host takes your fancy. Heck, even something like GitHub pages may be a good choice here, since you don't need anything with server side language support for a site this simple. And if you can avoid bringing in JavaScript frameworks or what not, well all the better there. Making a fast site seems to have become a lost art nowadays, in part due to all the people just bringing in dozens or hundreds of libraries for the simplest possible things. If you want something more complex? Then look into a framework like React or Vue, or maybe a very basic CMS.

corbpie 8y ago

With or without HTML skills? Im no expert but knocking up a Bootstrap page in notepad++ is easy

OliviaLee 8y ago

Hi It is a very easy thing to do these day. If you want a one page scroll-able website- it is called parallax theme of WordPress. There are several ready made themes of WordPress which support parallax theme. You could shop for the themes and compare them on various sites like Website Templates | WordPress Themes | ThemeForest. And dont forget about a reliable webhosting. I will suggest you to give a try at https://zomro.net/ https://zomro.net/ they have fantastic technical support with 99.9% uptime; if you are not impressed with their service they provide you 30 day's moneyback guarantee

kaushalmodi 8y ago

If looking for static site (single page or not), Hugo (https://gohugo.io https://gohugo.io) + Netlify.com work great! I was able to easily churn out a single-page "for rent" site using the Hugo Creative theme[0]. [0]: https://github.com/digitalcraftsman/hugo-creative-theme https://github.com/digitalcraftsman/hugo-creative-theme