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Re: Grav is a modern open-source flat-file CMS

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Post by manuelmoreale » Sun, Jul 16, 2023, 10:57 PM UTC

chrisallick wrote: post #8

manuelmoreale wrote: post #7

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Personally think https://getkirby.com is the entry to beat but I guess it’s just because I’m used to it and it works incredibly well for my use case.

came here to say this. i went all over looking for a replacement... just pay for it. its exactly what you want. i built https://2020isasong.com/ on kirby and tries to rebuild with grav and ended up deciding kirby was just too good.

Agree and there’s something nice in using a paid product with a simple and straightforward license, no silly subscriptions and from a team that genuinely cares about the product.

Plus the product itself is incredibly good and it’s getting better and better over time.

Re: Grav is a modern open-source flat-file CMS

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Post by arnorhs » Sun, Jul 16, 2023, 10:57 PM UTC

fideloper wrote: post #3

Oh, it's PHP - neat. Personally I think Statamic is the entry to beat for flat-file CMSes in the PHP space. This project is the Symfony flavor I suppose (vs Statamic being based on Laravel).

Wait, isn't laravel based on/using a bunch of libraries from symfony? Or did it just use to be that way and it has changed?

Re: Grav is a modern open-source flat-file CMS

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Post by arnorhs » Sun, Jul 16, 2023, 10:58 PM UTC

twic wrote: post #9

What is a flat-file CMS? What are CMSs that aren't flat-file? How many CMSs are there now? How come people are still making more? Why isn't this a boring, fairly stable commodity category the way web servers or something are?

To be fair, this thing is not new at all

Re: Grav is a modern open-source flat-file CMS

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Post by arnorhs » Sun, Jul 16, 2023, 11:01 PM UTC

arnorhs wrote: post #13

twic wrote: post #9

What is a flat-file CMS? What are CMSs that aren't flat-file? How many CMSs are there now? How come people are still making more? Why isn't this a boring, fairly stable commodity category the way web servers or something are?

To be fair, this thing is not new at all

Exact link first posted 6 years ago https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13743660

Re: Grav is a modern open-source flat-file CMS

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Post by ryanmpierson » Sun, Jul 16, 2023, 11:05 PM UTC

I worked on the Grav team when it was first created. Remarkable flat-file CMS that it is, it's actually found a lot of great use cases that WordPress just doesn't play well for.

I personally still use and love it even now, a good six years later.

Re: Grav is a modern open-source flat-file CMS

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Post by eikenberry » Sun, Jul 16, 2023, 11:05 PM UTC

eikenberry wrote: post #5

scrubs wrote: post #4

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Works for me

Part of the problem probably is that the site won't completely load. Hug of death maybe.

Finally loaded. Didn't help.

Re: Grav is a modern open-source flat-file CMS

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Post by csteubs » Sun, Jul 16, 2023, 11:07 PM UTC

I used Grav for my CS capstone back in 2016. One of the requirements was to create and host a web page with project details, abstract, etc. I completely forgot about that portion until 2 days before the deadline, and I stumbled on Grav while looking for templates. I had the cleanest, most modern looking site of all our groups up in about 5 hours of tinkering and adjusting and turned what would have been a C into a B+.

Haven't used it since, but I'm glad it still exists.

Re: Grav is a modern open-source flat-file CMS

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Post by budrickfox » Sun, Jul 16, 2023, 11:23 PM UTC

arnorhs wrote: post #12

fideloper wrote: post #3

Oh, it's PHP - neat. Personally I think Statamic is the entry to beat for flat-file CMSes in the PHP space. This project is the Symfony flavor I suppose (vs Statamic being based on Laravel).

Wait, isn't laravel based on/using a bunch of libraries from symfony? Or did it just use to be that way and it has changed?

Laravel the framework does use a bunch of Symfony libraries under the hood, but is still a very different framework. Symfony’s library offerings end up everywhere, with good reason. They’re used in but not strongly tied to the Symfony framework.

Re: Grav is a modern open-source flat-file CMS

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Post by 65 » Sun, Jul 16, 2023, 11:43 PM UTC

If only it wasn't built with PHP. We need a batteries included, non-headless, open source CMS for Node.js.

Headless is pointless for the vast majority of use cases, so I don't really understand why Node.js developers keep making them.

It's funny how CMSs follow the same design patterns based on the language. PHP CMSs are generally the same, Node.js CMSs are generally the same.

Re: Grav is a modern open-source flat-file CMS

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Post by algas » Sun, Jul 16, 2023, 11:50 PM UTC

I've been building a website in Grav and I've found it a really nice introduction to the world of dynamic content. I was pleasantly surprised by how familiar PHP felt coming from Python, and all the frontend skills of static website building transfer really nicely. Plus the documentation is great.