Makers.so
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website builder
SHOW HN2022
180points
45comments
#328of 2,570 in 2022
Top 13%of 2022 by points
How HN took it
LovedMost comments that take a side are positive
23 positive, 12 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 2 critical, out of 38 comments about the project. Thread score +0.40.
Idea: 11 for, 1 againstExecution: 1 for, 0 againstDocs: 1 for, 0 againstPerformance: 0 for, 1 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Makes publishing portfolios and landing pages from Figma much faster than Webflow.
From 1 comment
I tried this Figma plug-in a couple weeks ago. It is quite magical! What previously took me hours in Webflow, now only takes 30s (+ the extra 10-20 mins to format things…
csmeder on HN
Fills a real gap for designers who want to keep portfolios up to date.
From 2 comments
I have my portfolio on Squarespace as well. Once you start tweaking the template, you hit walls real quick. For most use cases it's not a problem, but for us designers unpolished…
josefrichter on HNThis demo is really impressive! I'm a ux designer and keeping my portfolio up to date is so tedious. For better or worse, I do a lot of "thinking" in Figma these days, so this…
roldie on HN
Seen as a fun, useful idea that could save engineering time.
From 2 comments
This seems awesome. Just this morning I discussed 2-3 projects at work where we’d want to do something like this to save engineering time, without even knowing this existed. :)
ddubski on HNWow, looks awesome. This is certainly something that is needed.
higgsbozo on HN
Objections
Site output code cannot be exported yet, raising lock-in concerns.
From 2 comments
This looks interesting. Can the designs be exported or are they locked-in to your platform? I looked at some of the demo pages on your website and they all seem to pull website…
skilled on HNThis is great. How do you handle updates? How are menus and links handled? Do you allow exporting of code if users wanted to migrate away or self-host? Thanks and congrats, this…
chrisfrantz on HN
Modals and dropdowns are not supported yet.
From 1 comment
> How do you handle updates? You change directly in Figma and click "Update Site" when you are ready. > How are menus handled? Modals and dropdowns aren't supported yet. Only the…
johnthemaker on HN
Site appeared down shortly after posting.
From 1 comment
looks like the site is down - HN can be a DOS nightmare...
aemadrid on HN
Requests
Export of generated code.
From 2 comments
This is great. How do you handle updates? How are menus and links handled? Do you allow exporting of code if users wanted to migrate away or self-host? Thanks and congrats, this…
chrisfrantz on HNThis looks interesting. Can the designs be exported or are they locked-in to your platform? I looked at some of the demo pages on your website and they all seem to pull website…
skilled on HN
AI-generated mobile or responsive versions of sites.
From 1 comment
Someone needs to integrate AI into these Figma/Sketch conversion tools so it just makes a phone version of the site or takes care of the responsive end of things... it's really a…
youssefabdelm on HN
Questions
How the free forever tier works.
From 1 comment
Cany You explain how does "free forever" works according your pricing?[0] > $12/month per site. > Free forever for makers.so domains And how does "free forever" site example…
app4soft on HN
How updates and menus are handled.
From 1 comment
This is great. How do you handle updates? How are menus and links handled? Do you allow exporting of code if users wanted to migrate away or self-host? Thanks and congrats, this…
chrisfrantz on HN
Alternatives named
Webflow
From 2 comments
I tried this Figma plug-in a couple weeks ago. It is quite magical! What previously took me hours in Webflow, now only takes 30s (+ the extra 10-20 mins to format things…
csmeder on HNThis! This is exactly why I built makers.so. Framer is an amazing tool. But if you are in the Figma ecosystem, it's boring to duplicate your work on a different tool. Same for…
johnthemaker on HN
Framer Sites
From 2 comments
I have my portfolio on Squarespace as well. Once you start tweaking the template, you hit walls real quick. For most use cases it's not a problem, but for us designers unpolished…
josefrichter on HNI meant Framer Sites - their new product, currently in (private?) beta. It’s exactly the same as your product. But of course Figma has much bigger user base and it’s good there’s…
josefrichter on HN
Squarespace
From 2 comments
This demo is really impressive! I'm a ux designer and keeping my portfolio up to date is so tedious. For better or worse, I do a lot of "thinking" in Figma these days, so this…
roldie on HNI have my portfolio on Squarespace as well. Once you start tweaking the template, you hit walls real quick. For most use cases it's not a problem, but for us designers unpolished…
josefrichter on HN