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Re: Prismic.io goes live

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Post by sadache »

sunir wrote: post #11

A few things. I would expect a writing application to have incredible copywriting. You have to out-write the writers! Here are some examples where the text could be improved, though really the whole page needs to be rewritten using the inverted pyramid. 1. "Api" should be "API". 2. "You're the skilled developer, so why would it be ok to settle for technical constraints as soon as there's manageable content involved?"…

Thanks for the valuable feedback. Here is a question, do you think the following explains well the product?

"prismic.io is a different approach to content management. It features a Writing Room for content writers to author and manage content, and a Content Query Api for developers to integrate managed content into any website or app."

Re: Prismic.io goes live

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Post by tobinharris »

14113 wrote: post #28

I hate this trend that startup homepages seem to be going through. They don't seem to actually explain what their product is . All I can see from this page are a load of assertions that either: A) It's not the same as thing X B) It's better than thing Y, because of Z C) Their Q (which is part of their product) is really really good! To someone landing on the page, that doesn't tell me what they do on a grander, more…

I think it's a bit like Wordpress. But instead of showing content on web pages like Wordpress does, Prismic exposes content via API's. So you create and manage your content hierarchy, and then developers access it from a mobile app or website via the API.

Re: Prismic.io goes live

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Post by sudhirj »

sudhirj wrote: post #29

From what I can make out: 1. Define all document types (document metadata and structure) in their custom JSON. 2. They build pretty looking CRUD forms based off the JSON so non technical content writers can fill in and manage content. 3. Expose all documents via a REST API with a bespoke query language. 4. Allow content to be edited collaboratively and changes to be scheduled / buffered. That's about it, actually. Wo…

Or maybe if I wanted to build my own online newspaper. I'd set up the document types, and ask my writers to manage content, while I worked on presentation and display.

Could even build my own Mashable or The Verge off this. I think the biggest draw is an alternative to Wordpress or, god forbid, Drupal. You can set up content structure and work the presentation off a queryable REST api.

Re: Prismic.io goes live

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Post by sadache »

14113 wrote: post #28

I hate this trend that startup homepages seem to be going through. They don't seem to actually explain what their product is . All I can see from this page are a load of assertions that either: A) It's not the same as thing X B) It's better than thing Y, because of Z C) Their Q (which is part of their product) is really really good! To someone landing on the page, that doesn't tell me what they do on a grander, more…

We're working on a different website for explaining the approach of the product.

Do you think that the following fails at explaining the idea of the product?

prismic.io is a different approach to content management. It features a Writing Room for content writers to author and manage content, and a Content Query Api for developers to integrate managed content into any website or app.

Re: Prismic.io goes live

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Post by rudyrigot »

sudhirj wrote: post #29

From what I can make out: 1. Define all document types (document metadata and structure) in their custom JSON. 2. They build pretty looking CRUD forms based off the JSON so non technical content writers can fill in and manage content. 3. Expose all documents via a REST API with a bespoke query language. 4. Allow content to be edited collaboratively and changes to be scheduled / buffered. That's about it, actually. Wo…

You get the idea roughly, although use cases are likely to go beyond that, but your mum's chocolate shop sounds like a great case to start with! :)

Here is more details in video about how to get started: https://developers.prismic.io/documentation/UjBaQsuvzdIHvE4D...

And here more about how to develop: https://developers.prismic.io/

Have fun!

Re: Prismic.io goes live

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Post by tommi »

sadache wrote: post #18
mattmanser wrote: post #16

It's frustrating as this product looks like a great idea and looks well done, but you're leaving out all the important bits of information that I'd want to know immediately. Do I have to request the the content from prismic with every request? Is it done client or server side? What kind of caching will I be able to do my end? What happens when you go down? That website and especially the video are terrible at communi…

We've answered most of your question in our blog, take a look at https://blog.prismic.io It is very hard to talk technical specificities on the homepage while staying understandable for everyone. There is a big room for improvement for sure (and that's what we're targeting), so thanks for your feedback. Also we'll keep working on our API and development kits documentation, any help is appreciated. Our API has a cache…

Take this as a positive criticism. Good looking website but it me took too long to get it. Not really sure if I still fully got it.

The site doesn't really doesn't say what it is. "Manage your content in one place. Display it your way. Using your favorite technology. prismic.io is a different approach to content management." - all that seems like filler text to me.

I watched the video. It was way too complex. All the close up shots, error messages, etc. Make it simpler.

btw. I wouldn't go searching answer to API questions in a blog.

Re: Prismic.io goes live

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Post by sudhirj »

sbisker wrote: post #24
beshrkayali wrote: post #19

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I really hate this kind of comments. It wouldn't hurt to be a little constructive while criticising someone's work.

What's not constructive about it? He's literally giving sentence by sentence grammatical feedback...I'd be pretty happy to get advice like that.

Normally, yes, but their first language doesn't seem to be English. Might be reason enough to temper things a bit.

Re: Prismic.io goes live

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Post by beshrkayali »

sbisker wrote: post #24
beshrkayali wrote: post #19

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I really hate this kind of comments. It wouldn't hurt to be a little constructive while criticising someone's work.

What's not constructive about it? He's literally giving sentence by sentence grammatical feedback...I'd be pretty happy to get advice like that.

Don't want to derail offtopic here, but it's really just in the delivery. It came off a tiny bit pretentious to me.

Re: Prismic.io goes live

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Post by rudyrigot »

MicroBerto wrote: post #17

We use Google Drive to collaborate on our content. It's simple but it's free. Why should we switch?

Google Drive is great for writing unversioned content that you don't need to deliver elsewhere and/or manipulate programmatically; I use it myself a lot for this kind of tasks. But if you want your content to end up automatically online or in another application, if you want to keep full control of how it's displayed easily, and if you want to track and plan changes in an advanced way, then it's for sure not the right tool, and prismic.io sounds more like it.
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