A WYSIWYG editor for personal website?
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wrote on 3 Jun 2025, 10:43 last edited by
Looking to do a small personal website that will keep folx up-to-date on new music releases I put out, events I'm hosting, and random ramblings.
Curious as to what options are out there - free and easy to use would be ideal set up.
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Looking to do a small personal website that will keep folx up-to-date on new music releases I put out, events I'm hosting, and random ramblings.
Curious as to what options are out there - free and easy to use would be ideal set up.
wrote on 3 Jun 2025, 10:51 last edited byUse WordPress. It's by far the most used content management platform, so if you're a beginner, you'll find the most resources. It's also free and open source.
Then you can, if you want to make it even easier, use a page builder like Elementor or Divi or something. Or not.
There's also Wix for very simple page builds.
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Looking to do a small personal website that will keep folx up-to-date on new music releases I put out, events I'm hosting, and random ramblings.
Curious as to what options are out there - free and easy to use would be ideal set up.
wrote on 3 Jun 2025, 11:06 last edited byGhost or Nextra could be options they use markdown for content.
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Looking to do a small personal website that will keep folx up-to-date on new music releases I put out, events I'm hosting, and random ramblings.
Curious as to what options are out there - free and easy to use would be ideal set up.
wrote on 3 Jun 2025, 11:08 last edited byIf you’re on macOS, there’s blocs. It seems to pop up on BundleHunt for a fraction of their normal price every once in a while.
Then, there’s RapidWeaver Elements - which just went into Early Access.
However, you might want to evaluate whether a static site generator or some small CMS like GRAV can work for you.
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Looking to do a small personal website that will keep folx up-to-date on new music releases I put out, events I'm hosting, and random ramblings.
Curious as to what options are out there - free and easy to use would be ideal set up.
wrote on 3 Jun 2025, 11:08 last edited by- Free
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Pick one.
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Looking to do a small personal website that will keep folx up-to-date on new music releases I put out, events I'm hosting, and random ramblings.
Curious as to what options are out there - free and easy to use would be ideal set up.
wrote on 3 Jun 2025, 11:17 last edited byWhat's wrong with WordPress?
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- Free
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Pick one.
wrote on 3 Jun 2025, 11:52 last edited by
free, I'm willing to put in a little leg work -
free, I'm willing to put in a little leg workwrote on 3 Jun 2025, 11:55 last edited by
selfhosting Ghost
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What's wrong with WordPress?
wrote on 3 Jun 2025, 11:56 last edited byNothing I suppose - I just like having options
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Looking to do a small personal website that will keep folx up-to-date on new music releases I put out, events I'm hosting, and random ramblings.
Curious as to what options are out there - free and easy to use would be ideal set up.
wrote on 3 Jun 2025, 12:14 last edited byseamonkey's a direct descendant of netscape communicator and still includes a wysiwyg editor. it's pretty good for basic stuff.
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Looking to do a small personal website that will keep folx up-to-date on new music releases I put out, events I'm hosting, and random ramblings.
Curious as to what options are out there - free and easy to use would be ideal set up.
wrote on 3 Jun 2025, 12:41 last edited byWhere do you house these music releases? I'm always down to listen to new tunes. Oh, and tho I've never run Ghost, I hear a lot of great things about it. Might be something to look into.
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If you’re on macOS, there’s blocs. It seems to pop up on BundleHunt for a fraction of their normal price every once in a while.
Then, there’s RapidWeaver Elements - which just went into Early Access.
However, you might want to evaluate whether a static site generator or some small CMS like GRAV can work for you.
wrote on 3 Jun 2025, 13:48 last edited byGRAV is surprisingly easy, compared to wordpress
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Use WordPress. It's by far the most used content management platform, so if you're a beginner, you'll find the most resources. It's also free and open source.
Then you can, if you want to make it even easier, use a page builder like Elementor or Divi or something. Or not.
There's also Wix for very simple page builds.
wrote on 3 Jun 2025, 13:50 last edited bywix: Create your site in minutes with our AI website builder
no, thanks
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Use WordPress. It's by far the most used content management platform, so if you're a beginner, you'll find the most resources. It's also free and open source.
Then you can, if you want to make it even easier, use a page builder like Elementor or Divi or something. Or not.
There's also Wix for very simple page builds.
wrote on 3 Jun 2025, 14:03 last edited byThere’s also Wix for very simple page builds.
Your in self hosting community... You can't build in Wix and selfhost. Wix relies on their infrastructure always being present.
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What's wrong with WordPress?
wrote on 3 Jun 2025, 14:20 last edited byVery many things!
- Matt Mullenweg is a petulant dipshit.
- The plugin ecosystem is possibly the largest vector of malware on the internet.
- Without setting up fail2ban and changing some default configuration values, it's a botnet target.
- It was only ever good for blogging, and there are many better solutions out there now.
Try Ghost.
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Use WordPress. It's by far the most used content management platform, so if you're a beginner, you'll find the most resources. It's also free and open source.
Then you can, if you want to make it even easier, use a page builder like Elementor or Divi or something. Or not.
There's also Wix for very simple page builds.
wrote on 3 Jun 2025, 15:15 last edited bychiming in, even excluding self host, I wouldn't recommend wix, their sites are so bloated and take forever for me to load, and I've had Firefox just straight refuse to load pages before that are wix run.
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Looking to do a small personal website that will keep folx up-to-date on new music releases I put out, events I'm hosting, and random ramblings.
Curious as to what options are out there - free and easy to use would be ideal set up.
wrote on 3 Jun 2025, 18:17 last edited byI've never actually used it, but Faircamp caught my eye a while ago. https://simonrepp.com/faircamp/
I'm not sure if you can create a blog with it -- it might only be for showcasing your music, no text posts. It definitely looks nice, though.
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Looking to do a small personal website that will keep folx up-to-date on new music releases I put out, events I'm hosting, and random ramblings.
Curious as to what options are out there - free and easy to use would be ideal set up.
wrote on 3 Jun 2025, 18:29 last edited byDreamweaver.
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Looking to do a small personal website that will keep folx up-to-date on new music releases I put out, events I'm hosting, and random ramblings.
Curious as to what options are out there - free and easy to use would be ideal set up.
wrote on 3 Jun 2025, 18:53 last edited byI've messed around with this a bit and it's really fun. Reminded me of making dumb "websites" in elementary school.
https://hotglue.me/how -
chiming in, even excluding self host, I wouldn't recommend wix, their sites are so bloated and take forever for me to load, and I've had Firefox just straight refuse to load pages before that are wix run.
wrote on 3 Jun 2025, 20:43 last edited byI agree, I only include it as a "woah this WordPress stuff is confusing!" lower barrier to entry.
Try WordPress first. If they're absolutely stuck, wix is a lot more beginner friendly. But yes, beware of the downsides to having your hand held.