One Website Needs Three Tools for Links, QR, and Pages

“yeah but i still need to improve the ux [re: Presenting Morrow, an open source, privacy focused, and always free alternative!]”

“If you've ever submitted your startup to directories, you probably know this pain. You find a directory, fill out the submission form, and then... "Please add our badge to your homepage to verify your website." Okay, fine. Open VS Code. Find the footer component. Copy the badge HTML. Commit. Push. Wait for deployment. Done. Then you submit to another directory. Same thing. And another. And another. Suddenly your footer looks like a NASCAR race car, and you've spent more time ma”

“this sounds rough, form responses don't play nice with templates unless you manually build the page from the properties. [re: Setting a page template via automation]”

“frustrating that edit a page cant even touch body content tbh [re: Setting a page template via automation]”

“Have you looked into web components? Lit is a good place to start. It's language/framework independent. [re: Many sites with same components]”

“Appreciate the response! I'm gonna have to look into Quick add and more CSS stuff. Trying to do templates for separate things with templater is okay but a bit of a hassle when making a lot of things at once I'm finding. [re: Should I make the swap from world anvil to obsidian?]”

“I build websites for a living. Lately, it's more about prompting than actually writing the code (the art part is still there). So I decided to leave that part to Claude too and see what it would come up with. So far, I have given it- A baseline website - Full access to Google, X, LinkedIn and Reddit Ads, with a budget - Apify access - Openrouter accessI also wanted it to personalize the website completely based on the user. No 2 users see the same website, most of the content is rendered on the”

“Just a little feedback: one of my most hated dark patterns in design is when you give the user the impression that they can try out your website but they actually can't. That's the case on your website: there is a text field making it seem like you can give your site a spin, but as soon as you hit the submit button, you get a pop-up telling you that you have to sign up first. And that after I already spend some (admittedly small) effort to craft a sample text.I personally hate that pattern, and”

“I guess I feel like my setup is clunky, any change looks like 5h long work, for example every link needs a backlink: so "movie" has to come from "movies", this is to reduce the spaghetty, but if at some point I want to change that, well, that's a lot of files to change just this one thing. Also the "finding" tool in vanilla is just not working at that scale, the whole point of a vault is to have there things I can't keep in my head, so I may remember "a”

“I've been working on a Framer website template called Hawaiian Skate, inspired by coastal imagery, skateboard culture, and independent creative brands. I wanted to create something with a strong visual identity rather than another generic landing page. Here's what I focused on: Oversized typography and bold red accents Custom AI-assisted visuals with a consistent art direction Smooth animations and responsive layouts A skateboard gallery and visual storytelling sections A custom website”

“Also a backend guy, look at sites you like and use that UX, for UI have claude do it. Helps to have a basic design, I used a ton of Figjam which is figmas basic UI editor, but its great for getting the form down, let claude fill in the rest. [re: Backend dev seeking UI Design and Implementation advice]”

“Oh, okay. I guess i better learn how to actually code if i want to make the thing i actually wanna make! Also, on that note, i guess a site to host it then. [re: Any free websites to make a web app that doesn't have to do with selling things to people?]”

“YES YES YES https://giphy.com/gifs/sGMRkW4YlpfmB0QDWO [re: bulk applying page templates to records that already have content - lifetime dealio thingie.]”

“HTML and CSS aren't a tech stack, they're the floor. A PHP/MySQL CRUD app with login and an admin panel is still the basic student project you're trying to avoid, the idea doesn't change that by itself. [re: What website should I build that people would actually use and that I can add to my resume?]”

“If you want to keep hosting your blog on GitHub Pages, you could try MDFriday Publish . It has an export option that lets you export the generated static site files and host them yourself. You'd still need to set up GitHub Pages, but you wouldn't have to manage the whole site-building process yourself. For more details: https://help.mdfriday.com/publish/export.html [re: Github.io Blogs]”

“Adding one thing the thread hasn't covered: before converting anything, decide how readers will find stories on the new site. With thousands of pages, the win isn't just mobile CSS. It's an index by author, fandom and tags, plus search. Once the pages are cleaned into Markdown with pandoc (as others said), add a small front-matter block to each file with title, author, fandom, rating and date. Then any static site generator or CMS can build those listing pages automatically. Do a tes”

“Those paste-your-URL AI rebuilders like Repaint or webfacelift are built for a plumber with five pages. Point one at thousands of Word HTML files and you get thousands of pages with mso- junk and inline font tags still in them, just wearing a nicer font. Run the whole directory through pandoc first to get real HTML out of Word, then Hugo or Astro on top, and keep every old URL alive with 301s or your readers' bookmarks are dead. [re: How to update to a modern website]”

“As a dev, I’d say you’re probably only about 30% done with the actual website at this point. Claude has helped you build the frontend, but if this is going to be a proper blog that you’re updating 1–2 times a week, you really want a backend CMS and database behind it. Otherwise you’re going to end up editing code every time you want to publish something, which gets messy pretty quickly. You can absolutely keep the frontend you’ve built and connect it to something like Sanity, Payload, Strapi, Di”

“For a service website, I would want to see one concrete example of what I would receive. If you have no client work yet, a clearly labelled demo with the brief and finished result would help. [re: I'd really like opinions on my business website]”

“I have been working on implementing individual listing pages already for the sake of people being able to share, but your point about SEO is all the more reason I should creat individual pages! I do have it setup where you can check out all of the data and listings I have per model, but only in pop out view and only for pro. I am working on turning everything into oage format now. I love that idea of giving advice. I already have the numbers so it would be super easy! It depends completely on th”

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“I meant the web design, I did generate images though , I will take that into account, you have great eye! [re: Japanese themed portfolio]”

“hi i keep posting here bc i'm trying to make my music magazine site but it is literally driving me insane. i think i've found a solution even if it costs a little more in the long run, but is worth it for the amount i want to focus on the content + site design. first slide is my figma design, second slide is an actual typescript component i made on initial side builds. here is what i want on the blog + have on my incomplete demo build : a bunch of articles with different categories inclu”

“I hadn't considered that yet, but looking into it, it should be pretty straightforward to set up an XML template and submit it to CA. I'll look to get it added, if not for this release, then definitely in the next. [re: NutriTrace v1.4.0 released: offline mode in the browser, foldable support, and more]”

When I first created this website I used shadcn and it looked very generic, that's why I created a whole new frontend that's now the default for https://umigalaxy.com/ The old frontend with…

“Broo this is really cool, I really like your design sense, and the clean assets you made for your client websites. what softwares you use for them?? I'm a dev learning to design and love your portfolio. [re: My portfolio]”

“Glad it helped, good luck with the project. [re: What is your most used “hack” on day-to-day websites?]”

“That’s a fair point, next is probably overkill for this. I’ve just made so many sites (some much more complex) I can pull up a template and cook pretty easily. But at that point, I may as well stick to Wordpress no? The issue is just I now have to manage this Wordpress site with 20 plugins out of date, half of them probably unused, and the site currently takes about 5 seconds to load or click to any other page. Not sure if this is a Wordpress problem but I don’t know much about Wordpress deploym”

“Believe it or not I'm pretty sure you can do this with GitHub [re: I am trying to figure out how/where to host a static web page.]”

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“Create a "me-page" for your team. I usually call this page "My Home." They are designed to bring all the relevant content for a user into a single page. The permissions for this can be complex, but I cover the whole thing here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bMRxaIatGmk Past the me-page, you should consider building templated dashboards and using tabbed views in your layouts. This helps you build viewpoints into your work from any object in your workspace: Project, Team, Com”

“hows your design in browser workflow? using any particular tools? [re: Ive just redone my site with Astro / Codex AMA]”

Interested! [re: hiring a template creator]

“Hey Guys, As the title says: I want to create a website inspired by 90s/2000s personal websites. i just want to post some useless information about myself, my hobbies, what tv shows im currently watching, what music i listen to recently, maybe a little blog and so on... I was hoping there is something modular which also allows high customization, maybe via css? Is there an opensource and possibly selfhosted tool for that? Only one I know is wordpress but I dont know if its fit for what I'm l”

“counterpoint from someone running a site with no SSG at all: plain html files, one js file, github pages. for the table filter you don't need either tool, u/kenthesaint is right, it's a few lines of js. where it bites is shared stuff. I have the same header and footer copied across 11 pages, and every footer change means editing 11 files (I script it, but still). that's the real reason to pick an SSG, so I'd choose on templating. coming from angular, astro components will probabl”

“good call on skipping Lottie for this. I'd rather use a custom embed with the code and assets than spend time fighting the wrong tool [re: Best Embed for Custom Scrolling Animation + Client Handoff?]”

“I am in the testing phase right now as there are some limitations with my white labeled image-to-URL-to-image tool, which I am working on. For me-it is linkedin. In addition to the time saving, there is a benefit of formatting your content specific to a platform. Where do you convert the most? [re: I’m tired of every small business website turning into AI slop, so we built our content tools around real search data instead]”

“It's just a text file, so of course a developer can put whatever content they want in it. You can NEVER rely on the date a site "says" the page was published on. It can easily be altered ...at will. You can ONLY rely on snapshot(s) of the page taken by an external, non-affiliated site (like the Wayback Machine). [re: Web page source code question]”

“Ohh thats a really good point, I hadnt gotten far enough to realize they dont have custom page layouts and property-level permissions. [re: Does anyone actually use the Wiki feature?]”

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“The idea is simple: submit a URL, and the site captures everything above the fold and adds it to a public collection. I wanted it to feel more like walking through a gallery than browsing another web design directory. It’s live at https://museum.itzami.com I’d love to fill it with personal sites, portfolios, experiments, and small products. If you add yours, I’m also curious whether the museum framing works or if it just feels like a prettier website directory. submitted by /u/Lordof”

“Ooh that's a fun question, I'm over here mentally flipping through every client project and personal site I've touched and honestly? The closest I got was trying to embed a simple reading list on my portfolio ages ago, ended up just screenshotting it because the full Notion embed felt like dropping a spaceship dashboard into a minimalist landing page The use case that jumps out is any small business that uses Notion as a backend for inventory or menus, like a tiny bakery updating the”

“Always start with the fundamentals, so semantic HTML, keyboard navigation, focus management, forms etc Then learn WCAG and you can practice auditing real sites with tools There are different accessibility roles and they usually expect a mix of WCAG knowledge, mazal testing, assistive tech experience and to work with developers or designers to fix issues”

“that's a pretty neat take on the problem, most site builders still feel like wrestling a spreadsheet in drag does the chat actually understand design stuff like hierarchy and whitespace or is it more "make the logo bigger" energy”

Hi all — I’ve been a freelance web designer for a long time, and one thing I’ve noticed over the years is: Everyone wants to build an impressive website. But nobody wants…

“You can easily replace the traditional full-screen hero banner on your homepage by adjusting your theme's section layout to lead directly with an above-the-fold product grid or a compact feature collection. Inside the theme editor, simply hide or delete the default image banner section and move a featured collection section or custom product showcase right to the top below your header navigation. To maintain visual appeal without a massive hero photo, use a clean two-column layout with a con”

“For a site this simple, I’d keep the stack as lightweight as possible rather than using WordPress or an unnecessarily complex setup. A static HTML/CSS/JS site (or React if you’re comfortable with it) hosted on Cloudflare Pages would be more than enough. GitHub Pages can work too, but Cloudflare Pages is a nice option if you want easy deployment and good performance. For local SEO, I’d focus more on the basics than on the technology: Make the site very fast and mobile-friendly Use the actual city”

“I’m in the same boat! The hero image has never suited me and it’s been a struggle to find what works. I’ve settled on 1/2 image, 1/2 text with collections just below. I’m on the free Taste theme. https://kaartist.com”

“In over your head - haha. I’d suggest the you don’t swap to Wordpress and instead use something like payload or even decap and let AI do the work. With Wordpress, you have to know web dev and/or Wordpress because it is not intuitive. Also avoid using plugins as much as possible. Use the most bare ones needed for the site which will be yoast, advanced custom fields, a form one, and wordfence. Also, learn how to make Gutenberg blocks so the team can edit the site themselves.”

“For aesthetic (or genre) look for examples on Google search's "Images" section... eg: > GeoCities pages, it was a typical look --> https://www.google.com/search?q=geocities+sites > 1990s personal websites --> https://www.google.com/search?q=1990s+personal+websites”

“This is looks cool. Do you know this would allow me to edit the front end around the template? Meaning can I integrate my own display ad to show up on the the site without using the editor or affecting the editor functionality?”

“If it is just you and a few friends writing posts, you can keep the published blog static on GitHub Pages. A Git-based CMS such as Decap gives them a browser editor that saves content to the repo, then your site rebuilds. They would not need to write HTML. The catch is login setup: Decap's GitHub backend requires GitHub accounts with push access and an authentication service, so it is not entirely client-side. Are these invited coauthors, or do you want anyone visiting the site to sign up an”

“Can I ask how you handle content editing? Do you integrate page builder and or live preview with astro so that payload cms blocks correspond with astro components? Or do you create a collection for different sections and clients can simply edit the desired section e.g. landing page services cards, about page copy, etc. I've been playing around with this stack and trying to figure out the smoothest way to connect the astro frontend with payload for clients to use.”

Drupal backend. Next js on the front.

“Typically 2-3 rounds. It’s never gone past that. Because I have a designer it makes it easier. They do it and they can adapt better than me.”

“Yeah, consistency is a big one. A messy structure can make even a fairly simple change risky. I’ve found the hardest ones are where different parts of the same project seem to follow completely different patterns.”

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“I bought a few templates (don’t do that) and downloaded a lot of free ones. Figured out how they worked, then built mine with less odds and ends. I also have LinkedIn learning through work and it had a whole thing on Notion. YT has some good guides as well. I don’t use Notion AI — I have granola for my meetings, and I have AI through work, which is the only time I ever use it. I have asked it on occasion how to build something for Notion, and that’s helped learn some weirder things (like connect”

“So I'm not a UI/UX designer - or at least not an expert. My focus point is the backend. I design by taking inspiration from other sites and putting my own twist on it. Do you have improvements? Site is called VeilShare if you would like to take a look. Note : After some requests, i’ve just made a light theme, so if there are any contrast issues etc. that's probably why. (it defaults to device theme) submitted by /u/j1mz_ [link] [comments]”