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Another easy solution, both for hosting and ownership, is using a static site generator/editor. I like desktop-based visual WYSIWYG tools so i use Publii[0] (ex
by badsectoracula 6y ago
Another easy solution, both for hosting and ownership, is using a static site generator/editor. I like desktop-based visual WYSIWYG tools so i use Publii[0] (example[1], though i really need to write something more :-P or at least move some older articles i had in now-defunct blogs that were hosted by others). I'm not a big fan of the program though (i dislike how it is based on Electron while not even taking advantage of it being based on Electron - e.g. no full WYSIWYG and not even an in-app site preview - and the UX has all the issues i dislike by modern apps like a design that pretends i'm using an oversized tablet) but it is the only one that does what i want without requiring me to enter cryptic codes (ok, markdown isn't so cryptic but i really prefer using WYSIWYG tools), having inline images/galleries and some (primitive) site management while generating static HTML (though a bit too heavy and i really dislike the themes... but again, not much of a choice and the tech used to make the themes look like a PITA so i avoid touching it for now).
[0] https://getpublii.com/ https://getpublii.com/
[1] http://runtimeterror.com/devlog/ http://runtimeterror.com/devlog/
- boramalper 6y agoPublii looks great! Just out of curiosity, do you know any other WYSIWYG alternatives out there?
- badsectoracula 6y agoNo, other (desktop-based) stuff i know is WYSIWYG editors from the 90s. Well, there is BlueGriffon but last time i used that it felt very clunky. But if there was something else i'd probably try it too.
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- nicbou 6y agoPersonally, I prefer a good ol' CMS. I manage my website by visiting a URL. I edit the content in a WYSIWYG editor, and it goes live when I press "Save". I don't need to install anything on my machine to write new content. With a properly set up cache, your website will be serving static files anyway.
- badsectoracula 6y agoWell, this is claims to be a CMS too though it seems to be more mainly for blogs than something too generic. I guess you are supposed to make "posts" for individual pages and use the custom menus to make navigation. But personally i only wanted the blog feature so i never bothered setting up the menus or anything like that.
- ergest 6y agoI love Publii! Best combination of a WYSIWYG editor and static site gen. Beautiful themes and built in publishing for github pages, netlify, AWS S3, etc.
- edsimpson 6y ago+1 for Publii. I struggled to get non-technical users to use a static site generator like Hugo but the WYSIWYG tools of Publii made it very easy to move users over.
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