Cloudflare launched some alternative (also compatible iirc) to WP built on Astro this year. I haven’t tried it but might be worth a look.
Ask HN: Is WordPress the best way to create new websites for beginner
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Re: Ask HN: Is WordPress the best way to create new websites for beginner
#22It depends.
Personally, I would prefer a static site generator, simply because it requires zero maintenance to safely keep a static site online.
It might also be a good introduction to git and various deployment methods.
I run a website for a living, and moving to a static site generator is the best decision I've made.
Re: Ask HN: Is WordPress the best way to create new websites for beginner
#23Publii static site generator is great for beginners and easier than WP for simple sites
Re: Ask HN: Is WordPress the best way to create new websites for beginner
#24No. Wordpress requires overly complex administration and deployment. There’s just a lot that goes on with Wordpress, and you’d need a VPS to deploy it just by the nature of Wordpress. If you’re building a static site - meaning, a site which does not have any forms which require backend functions - you should use a static site generator. If you’re not building a static site, I recommend starting with a static site. It…
You probably need a template for the page format and style, which you customize and expand writing your HTML. Otherwise starting from scratch, the page will be ugly without a lot of coding.
What’s the best way to get the template?
Re: Ask HN: Is WordPress the best way to create new websites for beginner
#25No. Wordpress requires overly complex administration and deployment. There’s just a lot that goes on with Wordpress, and you’d need a VPS to deploy it just by the nature of Wordpress. If you’re building a static site - meaning, a site which does not have any forms which require backend functions - you should use a static site generator. If you’re not building a static site, I recommend starting with a static site. It…
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Re: Ask HN: Is WordPress the best way to create new websites for beginner
#26It depends. Personally, I would prefer a static site generator, simply because it requires zero maintenance to safely keep a static site online. It might also be a good introduction to git and various deployment methods. I run a website for a living, and moving to a static site generator is the best decision I've made.
I have many functions to do and thus can't continue with static website only
Re: Ask HN: Is WordPress the best way to create new websites for beginner
#27I would recommend looking at static sites for learning the basics of building websites. There are a ton of static site generators in different programming languages. You'll be able to to build as you go and learn how the various parts of a website work together. I recommend looking at jamstack.org as they have a long list of options. Personally, I enjoy Hugo, a Go based static site generator. Though if you're unsure…
Now that will do for me
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#30Depends on your goal.
If you’re not interested in hand-maintaining the code of the website(s), and you just want a nice GUI for publishing pages/posts/etc., then I’d say use some hosted platform like Squarespace.
For actually learning how to build websites, start with something more low-level and barebones like a static site generator (Jekyll, Hugo, Gatsby, etc.), or even plain GitHub Pages without a static site generator for the most “manual” experience.
In neither of those cases would I consider WordPress.