Primo
Dev tools
static site generator
SHOW HN2020
575points
209comments
#30of 3,028 in 2020
Top 1%of 2020 by points
How HN took it
DebatedReal support and real criticism
36 positive, 34 neutral or asking, 3 mixed, 26 critical, out of 99 comments about the project. Thread score +0.11.
Idea: 12 for, 4 againstExecution: 2 for, 9 againstPrivacy: 1 for, 9 againstDesign: 4 for, 0 againstPricing: 1 for, 2 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Svelte choice and design praised
From 2 comments
Looks amazing ! +1 on Svelte ! My new goto tool and very refreshing :)
rawoke083600 on HNI'm impressed by how thoughtful the design and implementation is. Good work! I look forward to seeing this grow. What's the idea behind calling it Primo?
odomojuli on HN
Good dev experience, fits developers and CMS needs
From 2 comments
I haven't looked into CMS since ~6 years or so but this pretty much what I would expect from a CMS in 2020. Through maybe it's focused a bit more then some other systems on…
dathinab on HNI’ve been moving towards implementing an API based CMS, specifically prismic.io which allows me to setup content elements that marketing staff can edit. Can you explain a bit…
evolve2k on HN
Memorable domain name
From 2 comments
I don't remember the last time I got such a chuckle out of a domain name, but this one is great.
squires on HNWhat a great domain name.
jagger27 on HN
Objections
GitHub permissions requested too broad
From 2 comments
It sounds great, but the permissions it needs is too much for me: > Repositories > Public and private > This application will be able to read and write all public and private…
continuational on HNPlease fix the GH "read and write to all repos, public and private" to make it reasonable to investigate. Thanks!
chrisweekly on HN
Blank page or broken editor in some browsers
From 2 comments
I'm getting a completely blank page? <body></body> I would expect a static site generator (or at least any one I would choose to use) to create pages that do not require…
minerjoe on HNIn Firefox I just get a blank page where I assume there should be an editor. There's a toolbar at the top but none of the buttons do anything, and in the console there's the…
4rt on HN
Tracker concerns for European visitors
From 1 comment
I'm curious to learn more, but I wish to opt-out from 3rd party trackers beforehand - there doesn't appear to be any method to do this, so am I (and any other Europeans in the…
detritus on HN
Requests
Support React or Vue components
From 2 comments
This looks fantastic. Will the components have to be written in Svelte too? Or would it be possible to bring our own React/Vue components?
httgp on HNI would love to migrate from headless Wordpress + Gatsby to this when you start supporting React. Wordpress has a new editor I was hopeful for, but it's a nightmare.
o_____________o on HN
Publish source code
From 2 comments
This is really nice. What's it written in? How did you do the Github social login? Would love to see the code. If you're planning to open source it, there's no downside to making…
ccleve on HNExcited to try this as a replacement for RapidWeaver.
whitehouse3 on HN
Email login instead of GitHub
From 1 comment
Mateo, I'm very interested in primo and look forward to putting it to work once it is open source. So very pleased that you are heading that way! I'd like to sign up to the forum…
happybeing on HN
Questions
Can output be HTML/CSS only without JavaScript
From 1 comment
- Is it possible for the generated static site to be HTML+CSS only (no JavaScript)? - How optimal/minified is the generated code? - FYI, if you have third party cookies blocked,…
cornstalks on HN
Why give the product away free
From 1 comment
Why give this away? You could have a good business. You’re leaving money on the table.
alexmingoia on HN
Alternatives named
WordPress
From 2 comments
This is really impressive! I think there is a big market for Wordpress replacements.
est31 on HNThere is a huuuuge market for WordPress replacements, since WP runs 1/3rd of Internet sites and almost 2/3rds of CMS sites.
IncRnd on HN
Webflow, Wix, Squarespace
From 1 comment
I imagine this is similar in concept to Webflow, Wix, Squarespace, etc? As in, a tool to build a custom static website with easily editable content. Since this needs a lot of…
pier25 on HN
GrapesJS and Pinegrow
From 1 comment
If you need any inspiration from similar products (I was building this exact thing with a friend for the last week or so, gonna toss that in the bin now haha):…
gavinray on HN