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Ask HN: Best blogging platform?

I know this questions comes every now and then, but I'm curious to know what your thoughts are in terms of starting a blog (personal or for your startup) which platform would you choose.

kaipakartik 14y ago
I like blogger no complaints and you get a lot for free
Jun8 14y ago
Metaadvice: Minimize the backroom work (coding the site, hosting issues, etc. etc.) and focus on writing great content. A minimal answer would be: If you're not well-versed coding-wise: Wordpress If you are: server static pages, e.g. from S3, using Octopress.
- 3am_hackernews 14y ago
  Any suggestions for a simple blog with basic html? (for e.g the way paul graham has it.)
  - Jun8 14y ago
    Then, I would use the latter option.
adrianwaj 14y ago
I've found blogger.com a little faster than wordpress.com and the latest UI is quite good. You can also put a domain on it for no charge (unlike wordpress.)
benwerd 14y ago
I have no complaints with the open source self-hosted WordPress. You see the benefits of a great platform, together with the benefit of owning and controlling your site.
prehnra 14y ago
The best blogging platform is the one you'll use. It sounds silly, but what it means is forget about any that take a bunch of time to set up or maintain. I think fully hosted solutions are great because you can spend basically zero time setting up and maintaining backend. Wordpress hosting is good. Squarespace also has a pretty slick solution.
potomushto 14y ago
jekyllbootstrap.com is my choice. It uses Github as a hosting platfrom.
- eknuth 14y ago
  Jekyll just generates static html, so you can host it anywhere. Honestly, this is the best suggestion, here. You can build anything you want with jekyll and never have to worry about stupid mysql/php crap ever again.
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runjake 14y ago
WordPress is still king. Tumblr may work for your goals. Jekyll, if you want to get your hands dirty, make it fast, light, and secure. But it takes your time away from writing content.
tectonic 14y ago
For the dev team, Octopress may work well.

I know this questions comes every now and then, but I'm curious to know what your thoughts are in terms of starting a blog (personal or for your startup) which platform would you choose.

kaipakartik 14y ago

I like blogger no complaints and you get a lot for free

Jun8 14y ago

Metaadvice: Minimize the backroom work (coding the site, hosting issues, etc. etc.) and focus on writing great content. A minimal answer would be: If you're not well-versed coding-wise: Wordpress If you are: server static pages, e.g. from S3, using Octopress.

3am_hackernews 14y ago
Any suggestions for a simple blog with basic html? (for e.g the way paul graham has it.)
- Jun8 14y ago
  Then, I would use the latter option.

adrianwaj 14y ago

I've found blogger.com a little faster than wordpress.com and the latest UI is quite good. You can also put a domain on it for no charge (unlike wordpress.)

benwerd 14y ago

I have no complaints with the open source self-hosted WordPress. You see the benefits of a great platform, together with the benefit of owning and controlling your site.

prehnra 14y ago

The best blogging platform is the one you'll use. It sounds silly, but what it means is forget about any that take a bunch of time to set up or maintain. I think fully hosted solutions are great because you can spend basically zero time setting up and maintaining backend. Wordpress hosting is good. Squarespace also has a pretty slick solution.

potomushto 14y ago

jekyllbootstrap.com is my choice. It uses Github as a hosting platfrom.

eknuth 14y ago
Jekyll just generates static html, so you can host it anywhere. Honestly, this is the best suggestion, here. You can build anything you want with jekyll and never have to worry about stupid mysql/php crap ever again.

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runjake 14y ago

WordPress is still king. Tumblr may work for your goals. Jekyll, if you want to get your hands dirty, make it fast, light, and secure. But it takes your time away from writing content.

tectonic 14y ago

For the dev team, Octopress may work well.