WriteFreely
Productivity
blogging platform
SHOW HN2018
337points
112comments
#63of 2,155 in 2018
Top 3%of 2018 by points
How HN took it
LovedMost comments that take a side are positive
13 positive, 35 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 2 critical, out of 50 comments about the project. Thread score +0.25.
Idea: 4 for, 2 againstDesign: 3 for, 0 againstExecution: 1 for, 0 againstPricing: 1 for, 0 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Clean, minimal UI and simple blogging
From 3 comments
I set up a [docker image for writefreely](https://gitlab.koehn.com/docker/writefreely) and I love the clean and minimal-yet-everything-I-want UI. Any chance you'll open source…
koehn on HNI've been looking for something to fill the void left by WordPress and Ghost in the self-hosted blog engine space. This feels like it could do the job. I'll look at it a little…
bovermyer on HNThis is probably exactly what I've been looking for as a blogging platform. Definitely giving this a go.
alliecat on HN
Open source plus paid hosting option
From 1 comment
Super awesome! I love the combo of actual open source + option of paid hosting (so those who wants can sponsor development AND avoid the hassle of running their own instance.)…
reitanqild on HN
No likes or claps
From 1 comment
I like that there aren't any "likes" or "claps" in WriteFreely. These always feel like argumentum ad populum mechanisms, designed to give a false sense of legitimacy to the…
innocentoldguy on HN
Objections
Requires MySQL, harder self-hosting than SQLite
From 1 comment
Sounds nice, but from a technical point of view... Why does it require a MySQL server? I mean, yes, in general, MySQL has a higher performance than let's say SQLite, but for most…
arendtio on HN
Unclear what 'federated' means to newcomers
From 2 comments
Have you done any research into how likely it is that a visitor from your demographic understands what "federated" means in this context? I ask because it's part of the tagline,…
salvar on HNWhat DOES "federated" mean in this context?
maybeiambatman on HN
Self-hosting requires running an unknown executable or paying
From 1 comment
This totally confuses me. So I am supposed to either sign up for $10 per month or trust somebody from the internet and run their executable on my machine? Is there anybody here…
TekMol on HN
Requests
Support for LaTeX/MathJax, data visualization and Jupyter
From 2 comments
I've been poking around for a good blog platform (my website currently is generated statically with Hugo). There are certain features that I've been looking for: mathjax/latex,…
all2 on HNIs there an easy way to write Latex (e.g. with MathJax or Katex)? That is for me the most wanted feature of Medium (my intuition is they won't be adding it any time soon).
dteiml on HN
RSS/Atom support and a feature list
From 1 comment
ActivityPub is nice, but I would also like to see support for RSS and/or Atom. Is that coming? More generally, linking to a feature list might be useful. I can read the source,…
skybrian on HN
Clipboard image import
From 1 comment
I've been on the lookout for a lightweight blog engine for a while. This looks really nice! Some suggestions for you: - You might want to include a direct link to your sample…
localhost on HN
Open source Snap.as for self-hosting images
From 1 comment
I set up a [docker image for writefreely](https://gitlab.koehn.com/docker/writefreely) and I love the clean and minimal-yet-everything-I-want UI. Any chance you'll open source…
koehn on HN
Questions
Can Mastodon clients post to the blog?
From 1 comment
This is really neat! Will it be possible to use mastodon clients to post to the blog? That would be really awesome.
fmoralesc on HN
Is there a static blog system with ActivityPub?
From 1 comment
I like this idea, and I'm eagerly waiting for this to catch on. Following up from this, I have 2 questions that keep me from entering the ecosystem: - I don't want to host…
rhn_mk1 on HN
Are PRs upstreamed to Write.as?
From 1 comment
Awesome, that's really good to hear! Happy user here - I was recently on the lookout for a simple hosted blogging platform for a personal project, and write.as fit the bill…
andrey-p on HN
Alternatives named
Hugo static site generator
From 1 comment
I've been poking around for a good blog platform (my website currently is generated statically with Hugo). There are certain features that I've been looking for: mathjax/latex,…
all2 on HN
Wordpress, Ghost, Medium
From 2 comments
I've been looking for something to fill the void left by WordPress and Ghost in the self-hosted blog engine space. This feels like it could do the job. I'll look at it a little…
bovermyer on HNWrite.as looks like a great platform. Just started exploring it. Would be great if there was a free plan for open source organizations and authors, so we could make use of the…
andrew_ on HN
Wagtail, Mezzanine, Pico
From 1 comment
Check out Wagtail, Mezzanine, and Pico.
strunz on HN
rwtxt wiki
From 1 comment
Another Go project that provides a self-hosted wiki is https://github.com/schollz/rwtxt and rwtxt uses Sqlite for data storage. It may be worth your while to consider that source…
FraaJad on HN