I dropped my long post on https://blogstack.io/ this AM just to see how it works. It is a very basic blogging platform, my gut is built on WordPress.
I think it has potential but only if developed into something far more feature rich.
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I'm really hoping to see integration soon with WordPress that actually works. It's coming, just a matter of when. But autoposting notes on new WordPress publishes will make every WordPress site ready to be a Nostr blog too.
Or maybe it's time to evolve away from WordPress.
What is your alternative suggestion for the average content creator/business owner who isn't a web developer that is as flexible and accessible as WordPress?
I'd love to see something better. But I'm not aware of it for less technical folks.
Typedream
Expensive compared to WordPress, closed source.
With WordPress you have 10s or 100s of thousands of options for plugins, you can edit whatever code you want if you desire, you can host it wherever you want, flexibility in what payment gateways you want to use, and it's very well documented and supported.
You can build for free and only have to pay if you want a custom domain name. You can add custom html, and embed iframe snippets, connect spreadsheets/databases.
Not sure what your trying to build but itβs super intuitive.
They just added support for fiat payments but you could also use stripe and create payment links and embed into your site or just use bitcoin / lightning for payments!!!
Iβve tried Wordpress and it sucks, typedream is super easy to get the hang of. Wish there was a typedream for nostr/lightning development!
WordPress is not hard π€·ββοΈ
I have full scale websites with Lightning login, bitcoin and lightning payment options along with whatever payment providers I want, blogs, full customization power, and I own it. I own my own domains, and hosting runs me $4-10/month depending on the site. I can just move it where I want. I have full file access, can edit any of the code, can make as many subdomains or email addresses as I wish. I can run multiple WordPress sites on one hosted server, as well as a mirad of other things besides WordPress.
Is typedream open-source? Do you have access to your files? Can you do what you want? What if you violate their TOS by posting something they don't like and they just shut you down?
There are lots of easy click and play website builders like that out there, but they are the equivalent of a custodial wallet. Great for starting, but I certainly wouldn't build a business based on it.
People get confused because WordPress offers a hosting service you can buy, but WordPress is also an open-source PHP based content management project you can install on your own server. And at the moment, nothing gives you more options and flexibility short of writing the code yourself.
I currently have ( can't quite say maintain π) at least half a dozen WordPress based personal sites, some with multiple sub-sites, as well as few based on other platforms. I know PHP is aging tech, but I haven't seen anything yet that can do more.
Oh, and not to mention being able to manage all my woocommerce sales, inventory, and update items on my phone.
I can see a plugin that transcodes WP blocks into markdown then posts it to nostr.
I'm pretty sure that markdown what most nostr clients expect to see in long form posts.
There's a plugin someone is working on now, but I haven't really gotten it to work yet.
https://wordpress.org/plugins/nostrtium/
Also, a friend that's done some WordPress development dug this up, and may have something in the works based on this.