phae

Lazy web: If you have a very cludgy, large @11ty website/blog, what would you do if you wanted to add an editing UI to write posts for it?

My current options are:

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or

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Mar 26 at 7:11pmWeb
Show threadPaul Kinlan20h ago

@phae @11ty

I built my own editor for my Hugo site that has direct access to the file system and that then lets me save and instantly see a preview.

I didn't find any other solution that works well for editing

Show threadEvil Jim O’Donnell20h ago

@phae @11ty 11tyCMS might be worth a look.

https://11tycms.com

11tyCMS

11tyCMS is a local Electron application that acts as a CMS to manage your 11ty website. There are NO servers, no accounts, no subscriptions or payments to worry about. Just you, your site and your inspiration.

Show threadphae20h ago
@eatyourgreens @11ty hmm. Might solve my problem when I'm at home.
Show threadSnugug20h ago
@phae @11ty not going to be a beloved answer, but have AI spin up a CodeMirror, File System Access CMS for it?
Show threadphae20h ago
@snugug @11ty noooooo. I don't think that will end where I want.
Show threadZach Leatherman19h ago
@phae @11ty hello from the future I’m currently working on this problem https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/fontawesome/build-awesome-pro
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Show threadphae17h ago
@zachleat @11ty I have to have patience? 🫠
Show thread☮ ♥ ♬ 🧑‍💻17h ago
@phae if you’ve kept the contents free of markup and styling (HTML, CSS) you could use template markup. This is the technique I used. A GUI editor? There are open source web based solutions you could try. cc @11ty
Show threadNicolas Hoizey16h ago
@phae I use Decap CMS (ex Netlify CMS) on 2 @11ty sites.
Show threadJosh “Yoshi” Vickerson16h ago

@phae PagesCMS might be relatively painless to hook up:

https://pagescms.org/

Pages CMS

Manage content and media right in your GitHub repository. No database, no API, no extra backend.

Pages CMS
Show threadTim Klapdor15h ago
@phae @11ty @bobmonsour had a lot of luck with PagesCMS https://pagescms.org/ Just set up the config file for your posts and just works.
Pages CMS

Manage content and media right in your GitHub repository. No database, no API, no extra backend.

Pages CMS
Show threadBob Monsour14h ago
@timklapdor @phae Not sure what you're referring to, Tim. Perhaps you're mistaking PagesCMS for Pagefind.
Show threadphae13h ago
@bobmonsour @timklapdor No, Tim is right. Pagefind is for SSG search.
Show threadBob Monsour9h ago
@phae @timklapdor I realize that, but it's just that I've never tried PagesCMS. Hope it works out for you.
Show threadTim Klapdor8h ago
@bobmonsour @phae I’ve played around with a couple and this was the most consistent. Have it running on a GitHub project with multiple authors and it’s great. I did all the build in code - they get a nice front end. And I’m a PageFind user too :)
Show threadphae13h ago
@josh @timklapdor @11ty @bobmonsour Oh hey, this isn't bad. Thanks. I spun up the hosted version just to see, and it took minimal config to get it working off-the-bat. It feels about on par with just directly using the github web UI tho, tbh. Might spend some time with it, though, while I wait for @zachleat to get on with things....