Notepin
Productivity
blogging platform
SHOW HN2019
144points
77comments
#304of 2,195 in 2019
Top 14%of 2019 by points
How HN took it
MixedNo clear lean
2 positive, 10 neutral or asking, 4 mixed, 13 critical, out of 29 comments about the project. Thread score -0.30.
Design: 0 for, 8 againstExecution: 0 for, 2 againstIdea: 0 for, 2 againstPrivacy: 0 for, 1 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Clean, simple design and fast rendering
From 2 comments
This is really optimized for Mobile. Tried on my 25inch screen , I thought the call to action was broken it just that the slider was already open it seems like. Love the idea and…
asien on HNLooks nice. But my advice is: don't getting in to the business of hosting other people's stuff. It's just not worth it these days, unless they're paying. But even then, it has…
ourcat on HN
Supports microblog-style posts without titles, tags, Markdown and RSS
From 1 comment
> Does it let you create microbolog-like posts without titles? yes > Does it support tags? yes > Does it support MarkDown? yes > Does it support ATOM/RSS? yes > Does it let…
nvr219 on HN
Objections
Front page or layout has a large empty area or looks broken
From 3 comments
I see a huge empty area at the top (on all pages, tested on Firefox and Chrome on Linux, e.g. on https://osman.notepin.co and https://notepin.co/blog )
zepearl on HNThe design of the front page makes it look like an image failed to load.
abtinf on HN``` .content{ position: absolute; top: 42%; left: 50%; transform: translateX(-68%); padding-bottom: 40px; } ``` This is all kinds of wrong.
muthdra on HN
Not open source
From 1 comment
I think I'd probably stick with writefreely just because it's open source; as far as I can see from the page, Notepin isn't.
SamWhited on HN
No embedding of media like YouTube or images
From 2 comments
> Does it let you create microbolog-like posts without titles? yes > Does it support tags? yes > Does it support MarkDown? yes > Does it support ATOM/RSS? yes > Does it let…
nvr219 on HNPretty impressed with the first part (I didn't yet know a reasonably functional blogging CMS that doesn't require posts to have titles) but lack of media embedding feature…
qwerty456127 on HN
Get Started button or sidebar is unclear
From 3 comments
The "Get Started" button doesn't appear to do anything.
SamWhited on HNAh I see, it highlights a field in that sidebar. I didn't see it the first few times. That wasn't all that obvious.
SamWhited on HNIt's bad design. Most people will miss that little flash and assume the site is broken. I did.
emddudley on HN
Requests
Show an example blog without signing up
From 1 comment
Would be nice to see an example of an actual blog using the platform, on that page, without having to sign up first.
FreeKill on HN
Add media embedding
From 1 comment
Pretty impressed with the first part (I didn't yet know a reasonably functional blogging CMS that doesn't require posts to have titles) but lack of media embedding feature…
qwerty456127 on HN
Add email-based posting
From 1 comment
Seems nice, but I still really miss the simplicity of 'post to your blog via an email' that Posterous used to do before they shut it down. That methodology suited me best,…
cyberferret on HN
Questions
Is it open source?
From 1 comment
I think I'd probably stick with writefreely just because it's open source; as far as I can see from the page, Notepin isn't.
SamWhited on HN
How do private posts work?
From 1 comment
How does private posts work ? Are they password protected ? Do I need to generate a user/pw for each person I want to show it to ?
z3t4 on HN
Is it similar to Medium and does it support RSS?
From 2 comments
Super interested. Will it be similar to Medium?
todipa on HNDoes it let you create microbolog-like posts without titles? Does it support tags? Does it support MarkDown? Does it support ATOM/RSS? Does it let people comment and discuss the…
qwerty456127 on HN
Alternatives named
WriteFreely / Write.as
From 2 comments
Looks nice so far. I'm a fan of these new minimal blogging alternatives to Medium. Also, check out WriteFreely for an open-sourced blogging platform that is federated with…
keb_ on HNI just moved to write.as from Medium and it's great. Primarily because it's $1 a month hosted, I can use my own domain and there is literally zero clutter in either the drafting…
AndrewKemendo on HN
Medium
From 1 comment
Super interested. Will it be similar to Medium?
todipa on HN
WordPress
From 1 comment
FWIW, Wordpress is happy to let you post something with a blank title field. I'm looking at my self-hosted WP installation and I've got a couple dozen that float to the top when…
egypturnash on HN
GitHub Pages
From 2 comments
why to pay for a platform if everyone could use github static pages and just publish by git commit?
nudpiedo on HNPretty impressed with the first part (I didn't yet know a reasonably functional blogging CMS that doesn't require posts to have titles) but lack of media embedding feature…
qwerty456127 on HN