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Ironic, because nobody can read his shit due to Wordpress crapping out. Use a static site for static content!

by orf 8y ago

gridlockd 8y ago
> Use a static site for static content! Far easier said than done. Is there a "user-servicable" static site generator? I'm not aware of one, if it exists. Wordpress may be a pile of junk but as a CMS you can hand it off to almost anyone and they'll be able to use it.
- basch 8y ago
  Put Comet Cache and Cloudflare in front of it. Comet Cache generates generates static files from wordpress, and Cloudflares "keep my site up if it goes down" keeps copies of the static files.
  - gridlockd 8y ago
    The problem with that kind of solution is that a lot of stuff stops working. For example, a static site generator can still support stuff like search functionality by generating the required files, but a wordpress plugin is going to be unaware that a static site is being generated.
    - basch 8y ago
      In my experience, Comet Cache is pretty smart about not breaking dynamic plugins. And Cloudflare gives you a lot of power over what should and shouldnt be cached through settings and explicit page rules.
- sdenton4 8y ago
  I used to use blosxom for this purpose. Just write the markdown for an entry and run a script to output the updated static site... Maybe not "use serviceable" enough for you, though. http://blosxom.sourceforge.net http://blosxom.sourceforge.net
- marc_io 8y ago
  > Is there a "user-servicable" static site generator? I'm not aware of one, if it exists. Yes, there is: https://getpublii.com/ https://getpublii.com/
Kluny 8y ago
The correct answer here is actually to use a standard caching plugin like WP SuperCache (https://en-ca.wordpress.org/plugins/wp-super-cache/ https://en-ca.wordpress.org/plugins/wp-super-cache/), which will effectively cause your CMS site to behave like a static site and handle high traffic without problems.
jwr 8y ago
It doesn't have to be a static site, it just needs to be served by a piece of software that isn't a horrible mess. I am puzzled by these sites that break down under load: with today's CPUs it is rather difficult to have problems serving content, unless you're doing something exceedingly silly.
slothario 8y ago
This is a writer's blog, not a professional developer. Heck, I'm a professional developer and if someone asked me how they should create their blog, I'd suggest going to Wordpress too. I know a little about CDNs and statically generated sites, but only through skimming a few articles and reading online comments. How is a writer supposed to know about the latest trends for serving content to a high number of users -- just to handle rare one-off cases when your blog gets hammered?

Ironic, because nobody can read his shit due to Wordpress crapping out. Use a static site for static content!

by orf 8y ago

Ironic, because nobody can read his shit due to Wordpress crapping out. Use a static site for static content!

> Use a static site for static content! Far easier said than done. Is there a "user-servicable" static site generator? I'm not aware of one, if it exists. Wordpress may be a pile of junk but as a CMS you can hand it off to almost anyone and they'll be able to use it.

basch 8y ago
Put Comet Cache and Cloudflare in front of it. Comet Cache generates generates static files from wordpress, and Cloudflares "keep my site up if it goes down" keeps copies of the static files.
- gridlockd 8y ago
  The problem with that kind of solution is that a lot of stuff stops working. For example, a static site generator can still support stuff like search functionality by generating the required files, but a wordpress plugin is going to be unaware that a static site is being generated.
  - basch 8y ago
    In my experience, Comet Cache is pretty smart about not breaking dynamic plugins. And Cloudflare gives you a lot of power over what should and shouldnt be cached through settings and explicit page rules.
sdenton4 8y ago
I used to use blosxom for this purpose. Just write the markdown for an entry and run a script to output the updated static site... Maybe not "use serviceable" enough for you, though. http://blosxom.sourceforge.net http://blosxom.sourceforge.net
marc_io 8y ago
> Is there a "user-servicable" static site generator? I'm not aware of one, if it exists. Yes, there is: https://getpublii.com/ https://getpublii.com/

Kluny 8y ago

The correct answer here is actually to use a standard caching plugin like WP SuperCache (https://en-ca.wordpress.org/plugins/wp-super-cache/ https://en-ca.wordpress.org/plugins/wp-super-cache/), which will effectively cause your CMS site to behave like a static site and handle high traffic without problems.

jwr 8y ago

It doesn't have to be a static site, it just needs to be served by a piece of software that isn't a horrible mess. I am puzzled by these sites that break down under load: with today's CPUs it is rather difficult to have problems serving content, unless you're doing something exceedingly silly.

slothario 8y ago

This is a writer's blog, not a professional developer. Heck, I'm a professional developer and if someone asked me how they should create their blog, I'd suggest going to Wordpress too. I know a little about CDNs and statically generated sites, but only through skimming a few articles and reading online comments. How is a writer supposed to know about the latest trends for serving content to a high number of users -- just to handle rare one-off cases when your blog gets hammered?