Primo
Web and SaaS
visual cms and site builder
SHOW HN2023
How HN took it
14 positive, 11 neutral or asking, 2 mixed, 17 critical, out of 44 comments about the project. Thread score -0.02.
Idea: 2 for, 7 againstDocs: 0 for, 4 againstDesign: 0 for, 1 againstExecution: 0 for, 1 againstPerformance: 1 for, 0 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Svelte-based approach is simple and snappy
From 2 comments
Looks great, very snappy
robbiejs on HNThank you. At last some glimpse of sanity among the freaking complex world of web dev. More power to the Rule of Least Power. [0] [0]…
DanielKehoe on HN
Good fit for WordPress users wanting something new
From 1 comment
This incredible! I've worked with WordPress for a long time and have been tinkering with Svelte recently. This is what I was looking for! Mad props to you for putting the effort…
nathabonfim59 on HN
Objections
Self-hosting requires Supabase account
From 2 comments
Nice project! I was a bit disappointed that you need a supabase account for "self hosting it".. And this is supposed to work only on some hosting service that can connect to Supa…
eole666 on HNI wish the self-hosted option was more self-hosted
xstefen on HN
Visual content editors often ask for unwanted design changes
From 1 comment
The drag-n-drop blocks/slices of content CMSes look cool in demos. As someone who has an in-house developed CMS editor just like this, it's a nightmare of constant updates. "Can…
nobleach on HN
Not clear what the MIT license and nonprofit plans mean
From 1 comment
> Is Primo open-core? VC-funded open source? Side project? > Primo is under full-time development and is in the process of becoming a nonprofit organization. Any funds generated…
nailer on HN
Requests
Backend-agnostic option and decoupled self-hosting
From 2 comments
Thanks! And yeah I agree it's a bit mislabeled; the goal was to enable people to put up their own server as easily as possible, which meant plugging into those services. We are…
mmmateo on HNYup! Makes it super easy to spin up a server. We're working on making it backend-agnostic to open it up to more people, but Supabase has always been my go-to.
mmmateo on HN
Support for LAMP servers
From 1 comment
As someone who has been working with WP since the beginning... Seems fun. Can you deploy it on a classic LAMP server? If not, it's not really a WP replacement for me. And I'm…
jurimasa on HN
Questions
How does it differ from Strapi or Ghost
From 1 comment
Great product! How is this different from Strapi or Ghost?
Kalpeshbhalekar on HN
Does it support email subscribers
From 1 comment
One of your themes shows an “email subscribe” field like one might expect for a blog with a newsletter. Does this have a concept of email subscribers and management related to…
jermberj on HN
Alternatives named
Strapi
From 1 comment
Great product! How is this different from Strapi or Ghost?
Kalpeshbhalekar on HN
Ghost
From 1 comment
Great product! How is this different from Strapi or Ghost?
Kalpeshbhalekar on HN
Dreamweaver
From 1 comment
Y'all remember Macromedia Dreamweaver? Nothing against this particular project, but how many times are we going to recreate a wysiwyg cms system. There must be hundreds at this…
ransackdev on HN
WordPress
From 1 comment
I wish there was something like this, but for serial dynamic content, like blog posts, reviews, etc. People are really attached to WP, but customization and themes are a nightmare.
klaussilveira on HN