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Show HN: Single Page Websites using Webbify
- anilshanbhag 13y agoWebbify was built with simplicity in mind. You just have a single page (tabs are not physical pages) and you edit-on-page. This is a alpha stage preview. Do let me know if you have any feedback on the app.
- jstalin 13y agoHow about a demo of some kind that doesn't require a login, especially a facebook login.
- anilshanbhag 13y agoOne of the themes : http://webbify.in/template/simplepage/ http://webbify.in/template/simplepage/ The editable version : http://webbify.in/template_hidden/simplepage/ http://webbify.in/template_hidden/simplepage/
- wrongc0ntinent 13y agoFacebook login is a nonstarter for many.
- farmdawgnation 13y agoMyself included. Though I would probably use GitHub or Twitter OAuth to log in.
- tmikaeld 13y agoLike me.
- anilshanbhag 13y agoTrue, will add an email signup and more options like Github
- seferphier 13y agoI think it is a non-starter for many ppl in HN since many of us are sensitive to privacy. I wonder if it holds true outside this community.
- moonknight 13y agoLove the simplicity and the widget play. Managing widget proportions and feel need just a little more work. It already looks quite cool. I am sure many will be waiting for the next release. Hope to see cooler stuff there! (please let me change my theme :D )
- wavewash 13y agoAs a privacy concern I didn't want to give up my facebook information so I backed out of trying it. The point where I became hesitant and backed out was when it showed my picture and said you wanted my public profile, friend list and email address. Why would this site need my friends list?
- mgkimsal 13y agoFacebook is horrible at this. You can't not ask for it. In fact, you don't ask for it. Access is automatically granted, whether you want it or not. I suspect that this might change when there's some massive security breach that causes a big publicly visible compromise (millions of friend lists get abused/compromised by some rogue bot targeting loads of apps using Facebook as just a single sign-on provider), and it'll get changed. I've had a couple of MVP apps I've demoed to people, wanting to use FB as a SSO, and get quite a bit of "DAMN YOU - YOU'RE NOT GETTING MY FRIEND LIST! YOU DON'T NEED IT!" You're right, I don't. Tell Facebook. I don't want it.
- anilshanbhag 13y agoWell said, we just ask for basic info. It just gives it for free though we don't want it.
- Guest98130 13y agoSame, noticed the Facebook button and walked away. Show me some live examples, and include a how it works page, and you might grab my interest. Please people, stop requiring users to login to learn about your application or service. Why are you putting a giant hurdle at the front door? Signing up should be the very last step. For example, let me setup a Webbify page, and if I want to save it, I need to create an account. At that point, I'm invested, I'm much more likely to register.
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- colinbartlett 13y agoDon't have a Facebook account, don't want a Facebook account.
- gjulianm 13y agoWell, I tried it even though it requires FB login. I didn't give the app write permissions, I don't know why would you want that. Once in... well, it's nice. It's easy to use and templates are good but there's no special thing. There're a lot of sites that allow you to create simple webpages. Why should I use this instead of Strikingly? (to say just one) What do you offer that is special? Oh, and by the way, I think you should work on another favicon. I had Draft (https://draftin.com/ https://draftin.com/) opened in another tab and it's the same icon.
- anilshanbhag 13y ago@Strikingly: Well I didn't know of it. Will do a quick check. What we noticed was that the actual text content in site is small and there is no point in having multiple webpages (one for home, contact, etc. ). Instead in Webbify, you just have themes which offer you single page flow or tabbed designs which are actually just a single page. So anytime a person visits your site and clicks on a different tab - there is no page load, the content is already there. Interesting, well the pencil was the most relevant favicon. Will keep this in mind.
- ameen 13y agoYou need to pivot. Websites such as these are basically a relic from the past. (unless you need to have one. eg: Web Developer, Designer, etc). It's not like there are a dearth of tools to make them either (there are tons more than Strikingly).
- anilshanbhag 13y agoIf you don't mind can you elaborate on 'you need to pivot' ?
- iamshs 13y agoChange direction using this product as a base. Instagram was a pivot, original release was not what it is known for today. Twitter was sort of a pivot.
- raymond4 13y agothis looks good
- linux_devil 13y agoWhy should I give my social login?
- anilshanbhag 13y agoSocial login is preferred by many (these many are people who don't read Hacker News) mainly because it eliminates the need to remember another password and do away with email verification.
- minimaxir 13y agoThat rationale is valid if it's an option, not a requirement.
- pond_lilly 13y agois it possible to have your own domain though? I tried to sign, it says "select name .....webbify.in" also is it possible to incorporate ghost blog in it, maybe in the future? That would be nice. Simple website, simple blog, works perfectly for mobile and regular use.
- jqueryin 13y agoYou need a demo or some samples you've built. I have no idea what to expect. The graphic with a New Relic themed site is confusing to me. Is that an example of your site? You need a page of features, tools, screenshots, etc.
- yanivs 13y agoThe title is misleading - instead of showing examples of websites using Webbify you're requiring us to login with Facebook without understanding why and what exactly will we get out of it. You should show some live examples and add a non facebook way to login (even better, require login only after the user has set his first website and just before he needs to save it)
- anilshanbhag 13y agoTrue that, http://webbify.in/template_hidden/simplepage/ http://webbify.in/template_hidden/simplepage/ - a demo to see our editing interface
- icecreampain 13y agoNot logging in via facebook shows an unthemed "Social Network Login Failure" page. If you want to make a facebook app, why not just make a facebook app instead of a facebook app disguised as a normal page?
- ashwing_2005 13y agoIts not a facebook app. We're just using facebook authentication to start off
- Manishearth 13y agoYou should make it obvious that FB login is not the only option. Also, a way to add more circles to the "skills" section
- vlod 13y agoFor those that don't want to use fb to login, go to: http://webbify.in/accounts/login/ http://webbify.in/accounts/login/ and use email:bugmenot@mailinator.com password:bugmenot
- nzk1 13y agoWoot thanks :) Check out our page - http://bugmenot.webbify.in/ http://bugmenot.webbify.in/
- blakeperdue 13y agoI'm guessing New Relic's website was not built using your tool. Posting a screenshot of their website on your marketing site implies that your tool was used to build it. A bit misleading in my opinion.
- nzk1 13y agoYep my thoughts exactly. I would suggest making a demo page on webbify, and putting screenshots of different devices of that page (and even a link to it).
- ashwing_2005 13y agoTrue that. Will do.
- glenra 13y agoSeems like the YouTube Video widget doesn't work - dragging it to the page doesn't do anything. And I can add "social media" buttons but it's not clear how one edits what they link to or which ones show up.
- nzk1 13y agoIt works fine for me. You need to drag it on the green lines. The problem is now getting rid of that video :/ can't drag it to trash.
- glenra 13y agoAha. That's a really narrow hit target. Yeah, it seems like if you place a video and decide you don't want it there after all or want it somewhere else, all you can do is delete the whole tab containing the video and start over. A work in progress, I suppose. :-)
- joshmn 13y agoAre you sure you have the correct licensing for those themes? I notice a few, but won't list them all here for the sake of spam. http://themeforest.net/item/curriculum-responsive-resume-onepage-portfolio/5555810 http://themeforest.net/item/curriculum-responsive-resume-one... http://i.imgur.com/OLYxdF7.png http://i.imgur.com/OLYxdF7.png My source at Envato would argue otherwise. Edit: after signing up, here's another: http://themeforest.net/item/humanum-responsive-vcard-template/5230208 http://themeforest.net/item/humanum-responsive-vcard-templat... Too lazy to dig for the others. I'm sure someone else can.
- prakster 13y agoHey Anil, An "Undo" function would be nice. While editing, I clicked on an "x" in the Home button by mistake, which removed the entire button, and now I have no idea how to restore that button.
- dancecodes 13y agowhen I see FB login requirements - I think that such sites just seems as accounts collectors... Im sorry.