WordPress alternative!

akshay_saini · Dec 9, 2019

Hey all. So I am about to go mad at my WordPress site. I have currently added more than 1k custom CSS lines and the thing is still horrible. I like to write on medium, and its layout is simply awesome, but I would love to have the same kind of layout on my own domain/platform so I got more control.

Do you have any suggestions for an alternative CMS? Something that is a little bit more modern and actually easy to read? I have tried Joomla as well and I do not really like it! I appreciate all your help as I am still quite new to the blogging world I still like WordPress though because it is very nice to write in, just like Google Docs. Thanks!

(I have also tried many different themes and they are all very old-school. If you could recommend me one that would also be great. Otherwise I will have to design my own :/, and I would rather not make the 1k CSS lines into 10k )

BrandingCat · Dec 9, 2019

Have you`ve tried themes like contentberg?

akshay_saini · Dec 9, 2019

Meddie said:
Have you`ve tried themes like contentberg?

I think I missed that, no.

BrandingCat · Dec 9, 2019

akshay_saini said:
I think I missed that, no.

Building a theme from scratch is a pain in the ass, try to outsource if you do casual blogging, even wp Astra have a lovely clean interface but if you like as medium try contentberg.

seocrab · Dec 9, 2019

Have you tried Ghost? It's modeled after Medium's interface, but it's setup with a business model like SquareSpace (hosting and CMS bundled for a monthly fee):
https://ghost.org/

If you want something open-source, try WriteFreely or PageKit:
https://writefreely.org/
https://pagekit.com/

OlafRustle · Dec 9, 2019

Use the Oxygen Builder and make your own "Theme".

pauliakas · Dec 9, 2019

So maybe try to find theme that fits for you
https://wpism.com/free-medium-wordpress-themes/

legion85 · Dec 9, 2019

Hugo is supposed to be good: https://gohugo.io/

ContentWriter · Dec 9, 2019

akshay_saini said:
Hey all. So I am about to go mad at my WordPress site. I have currently added more than 1k custom CSS lines and the thing is still horrible. I like to write on medium, and its layout is simply awesome, but I would love to have the same kind of layout on my own domain/platform so I got more control.

Do you have any suggestions for an alternative CMS? Something that is a little bit more modern and actually easy to read? I have tried Joomla as well and I do not really like it! I appreciate all your help as I am still quite new to the blogging world I still like WordPress though because it is very nice to write in, just like Google Docs. Thanks!

(I have also tried many different themes and they are all very old-school. If you could recommend me one that would also be great. Otherwise I will have to design my own :/, and I would rather not make the 1k CSS lines into 10k )

@akshay_saini

Here are some website builders that you can use as an alternative to WordPress. First is Wix, and it's known as the most flexible one. It has a drag-and-drop feature, and it has SEO rights as well. Another developer is Weebly. This website is easy to use, and it comes with blogging features that include comments, categories, and tags. The last builder you can check out is Squarespace. It's stylish and responsive.

lorentzo · Dec 9, 2019

Get e medium clone them, with your own CMS : https://codecanyon.net/item/nodepress-a-medium-clone-built-with-nodejs/24926043

Faceless Men · Dec 9, 2019

Go with a static site generator with continuous deployment like hugo+netlify. It will save you a lot of money and site will be very fast compared to wordpress

CPA Studio · Dec 9, 2019

Understrap is what i use, Its a clean bootstrap4 framework built on top of underscores (FREE), If you want a minimalist theme with bootstrap this will be the best pick. they seem to be working on child themes to add more functionality.

https://understrap.com/

cheva · Dec 9, 2019

seocrab said:
Have you tried Ghost? It's modeled after Medium's interface, but it's setup with a business model like SquareSpace (hosting and CMS bundled for a monthly fee):
https://ghost.org/

If you want something open-source, try WriteFreely or PageKit:
https://writefreely.org/
https://pagekit.com/

Ghost is open source. Its only paid if you use them to host it for you. You can set it up on your own hosting for free

kindablack · Dec 9, 2019

to be honest, there is no alternative to WordPress. It's not just a CMS, it's a whole platform including millions of plugins and themes. 1M+ WordPress experts worldwide.

There are WordPress and others. You cannot compare them. (The only exclusion is coding your CMS from scratch.)

If you switch to any other CMS, you'll try migrate back to WordPress in somewhere.

Actually, there is no hosted CMS anymore:

vuxpah · Dec 9, 2019

why u use exclamation instead question mark duh

Nut-Nights · Dec 9, 2019

So many new options, keep sharing guys

Stitches and Burns · Dec 9, 2019

Use a lightweight theme and fast web hosting. Then Wordpress will be enjoyable.

My suggestions: Jannah, Authentic, Zakra

akshay_saini · Dec 10, 2019

ContentWriter said:
@akshay_saini

Here are some website builders that you can use as an alternative to WordPress. First is Wix, and it's known as the most flexible one. It has a drag-and-drop feature, and it has SEO rights as well. Another developer is Weebly. This website is easy to use, and it comes with blogging features that include comments, categories, and tags. The last builder you can check out is Squarespace. It's stylish and responsive.

Thanks for the input, will try these out.

akshay_saini · Dec 10, 2019

vuxpah said:
why u use exclamation instead question mark duh

cheva · Dec 10, 2019

Nut-Nights said:
So many new options, keep sharing guys

Grav and textpattern two more

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