Walden Wilde Oct 17, 2024

Since Mastodon is more techie I’ll ask here.

I’m too much of a layman to understand all the Wordpress shenanigans going on. I have a Wordpress installation on my web service to generate my comic strip website.

Does all this brouhaha affect or risk that, or is it more to do with the Wordpress hosting services and the like? Thanks. :) #wordpress

Show threadDogzOct 18, 2024
@cooner have you checked on EverWeb? Its supposdely the "muse" replacement, works on mac (originally for mac) and lets you save a copy on your hd https://www.everwebapp.com/pricing.html I have downloaded it and waiting to have time to test it myself
EverWeb Website Builder Pricing Guide

Pricing structure for EverWeb - the all new drag and drop website builder for Mac.

Show threadWalden Wilde Oct 18, 2024
@dogzrbarkn I have not! Let me know how it is … I’ve been using Sparkle for a few years now to build my static sites. I just have a Wordpress instance running on my MBB comic strip site to handle automated posting and navigation between strips (using the Toocheke comics plugins).
Show threadDogzMar 10, 2025
@cooner so have slowly been tackling this and after some videos I would say everweb is muse but sexier. Also for folk like me who delayed the switch, seems they have a service that will convert the file over.
Show threadWalden Wilde 
@dogzrbarkn Aah, thanks! I've been using Sparkle (recently renamed to Sitely because of a trademark dispute) for a few years now, but will take a look at this as another option. :)
Mar 10, 2025 at 11:43pmWeb
Show threadDogzMar 10, 2025
@cooner Yea Ive been slow to the transition.... and I am notably terrible about curating my work lol. However its time and after a few bad CS from Adobe (shocker) I just am aiming to wean myself off adobe entierly in the next 12 months
Show threadWalden Wilde Mar 10, 2025
@dogzrbarkn Good luck! I was clinging to Photoshop ($10/mo) for quite awhile, but I finally cancelled that last year. All I use now is the .PSD format as a transfer between Procreate and Affinity. ;)
Show threadDogzMar 10, 2025
@cooner Ok how is affinity about filters? Because thats what has me clinging to photoshop, outside of that I have just been so reluctant to relearn affinity to get off illustrator and indesign. When I train proficiently in those then its bye bye adobe
Show threadWalden Wilde Mar 10, 2025
@dogzrbarkn You mean built-in filters or plug-ins? The built-in filters take a little getting used to because they work a bit differently—they're non-destructive unless you specifically merge after applying them—but they seem to be all or mostly there. As for plug-ins the only ones I use anymore are Machine Wash and Permanent Press from MisterRetro, and so far they seem to work in Affinity Photo okay!
Show threadDogzMar 11, 2025
@cooner I cant say I used plugins on the newer photshops (god knows I hay eye candy or something long ago) but mostly the way the filters handle has been photoshop's strength.
Show threadWalden Wilde Mar 10, 2025

@dogzrbarkn For full disclosure I should add that the automated macros in Photo also work a bit differently and take some getting used to. First off you can't edit them once they're saved to your library. Secondly they sometimes behave improperly; so far I THINK it's an issue that you have to make sure you have the right layer selected before running the macro.

Most frustratingly there seem to be a LOT of surprise "you can't do that in a macro” popups when you're recording a macro. Particularly saving or exporting, as I recall. I've managed to rebuild all my essential automations from Photoshop to some extent but I wish and hope they'll make that more robust over time.

Show threadDogzMar 11, 2025
@cooner oh god, no editing, that is something to message affinity for. I know for illustration I have been using clip mostly and the 1 thing I wish they did was show the hue bar when adjusting the hue/saturation options