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After a few years building on WP I switched to https://getkirby.com/ https://getkirby.com/ and never looked back.

• sixtyj 2y ago
  Thanks. It seems really good. PHP, files and folders instead of db, easy templating, plugins, admin interface built on Vue.js, open source at GitHub and a commercial license as well. Since 2012. The only issue is to have more themes available, at getkirby-themes_com there are 22 only.
  • manuelmoreale 2y ago
    Because it's not designed with a theme approach. It's designed to build custom sites. Themes aren't really a thing inside kirby because of the tight relationship between content itself and admin interface. I like to think at it as an in between something like Laravel and WordPress.
    • sixtyj 2y ago
      I got it. But explain this to people who are spoiled by $59 themes :) More themes that you can choose from -> more Kirby users -> stability -> more users coming from other solutions etc…
      • manuelmoreale 2y ago
        It's an entirely different target audience. Kirby is a tool that's designed mostly for developers, and not really for end users. There's no one-click install, there's no pressing a button to install plugins. And that's by design.
        • sixtyj 2y ago
          Well, in fact it was two clicks install :) I’ve downloaded it, unzipped into a folder and with PHP running I was ready… No Nodejs and React needed. These are so painful to maintain. So Kirby is really nice to run. And I understand your point.