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Re: Show HN: Postleaf – Open source blogging platform

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Post by mklappstuhl »

macandcheese wrote: post #15

What's really needed is a WYSIWYG GUI editor that exports all (custom and editable) fields to JSON, so you can use something like Middleman to generate a static site based on that content. This way, anytime someone updates and saves content through the GUI, a script will trigger and re-build your static site based on the new JSON file, and publish to s3. To completely decouple the editing experience (and those who cr…

MobileDoc might be interesting to you: https://github.com/bustlelabs/mobiledoc-kit

Re: Show HN: Postleaf – Open source blogging platform

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Post by daveloyall »

INTPenis wrote: post #9

https://github.com/Postleaf/postleaf for those who haven't figured it out yet. I assume the database error is due to some sort of slashdotting effect.

Thanks. That WAS hard to find.

PSA: if you put open source in the title of your product but don't put a link to the source on your front page, you are doing it wrong.

Re: Show HN: Postleaf – Open source blogging platform

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Post by daveloyall »

markbnj wrote: post #14
sbjustin wrote: post #6

Arrogant much?

It's not really all _that_ arrogant to say your stuff doesn't suck, is it?

Sure, but in doing so, you're accepting that readers will be looking at what you present within the frame of certain parameters. I agree with the title change. (ctrl-f for 'suck' on this page of comments.)

Re: Show HN: Postleaf – Open source blogging platform

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Post by jlgaddis »

andrewguenther wrote: post #22

So far I've got database errors and a douchey landing page that tells me all about how Postleaf has no truly differentiating features and then asks me for money. "doesn't suck"

That's pretty much my first impression.

After going to the "Features" page and reading through it, pretty much every feature highlighted is something that almost every other blogging platform has as well.

I commend the author for the design, though. It certainly looks nice.

Re: Show HN: Postleaf – Open source blogging platform

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Post by claviska »

andrewguenther wrote: post #22

So far I've got database errors and a douchey landing page that tells me all about how Postleaf has no truly differentiating features and then asks me for money. "doesn't suck"

My droplet's getting slammed. Don't knock it until you try it. I'm not expecting much money from donations — it's there for those who ask for it, which is my experience for other open source projects I maintain. :)

Re: Show HN: Postleaf – Open source blogging platform

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Post by claviska »

markbnj wrote: post #13

Nice work on the site. I'd give the software a shot on my own server but its sort of hard to give up the WP ecosystem. Any import capability for messages and categories?

Yes, it's an uphill battle. I'm not trying to chase WordPress, though — just provide a good alternative for those who want to get back to blogging. No categories, only tags. I think having both is redundant for the scope of this project.
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