I am planning to start blogging but I'm still confused with choosing a blogging platform/CMS. A no code one or one which requires coding knowledge would be OK. What are you guys' suggestions. Need a hand with that.
What about WordPress, Weebly, Webflow, Ghost, Medium? Is there anything other than that which you found cool?
Which blogging platform should I use?
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#2Just to throw it out there; a static site generator with markdown could also work for you.
Next.js or Gatsby with markdown or MDX for example, there are many good options.
I would say you can't go wrong with any of the options you mention, they all are great in their own way.
I suggest to just try a bunch and see what you like.
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#3You might like what we've built with Write.as [0]. It's Markdown-based, but without all the publishing overhead of a static site generator.
There are a lot of other great small platforms that are made especially for blogging, rather than being general-purpose like some of the options you mentioned. E.g. Bear Blog [1] and Svbtle [2]
[0] https://write.as
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#5I think the platform matters a lot less than the domain. Make sure that your blog and feed are on a domain that you control. Then you can always switch platforms later if you find that your current one isn't working for you. After that the most important thing is just to start writing.
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#6After trying Bluehost + Wordpress (easy to buy and get started, but required learning Wordpress) I set something up with Hugo + Netlify. Free, and super easy. Static, very understandable. Look up a simple getting started guide, there are many. I use namecheap for my domain, you can use any obviously.
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#7I ended up building mine with extremely standard html/css (no js but that was by accident). I didn't want to fall into the old trap of the writer who obsesses over his tools and never ends up writing anything.
Basically I just copy the previous blog entry, change the content and update the index page with a new link. The entire prep doesn't take more then two minutes.
I don't have features like tags/rss, although I guess I could do those manually too, but the way I see it, I'll worry about that when/if I have enough content.
I'm hosting it on GitHub pages because it's free but I could copy the folder onto any web server and be good to go. I was just checking out neocities which is pretty cool and works in a similar way.
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#9I'm currently trying ghost. Once you dig into it it has a pretty neat templating system.
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#10Try any and keep blogging. Once you progress in making your content, you will better understand your needs, which will assist in a better decision: either keep current platform or pick a better one for your blogging needs.