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Ympker

@bikegremlin said:

@Ympker said:
Also interesting: https://www.searchenginejournal.com/cloudflare-wordpress-apo/382842/amp/

Looks very similar (identical?) to the available option to bypass cache on cookie that comes with Cloudflare's more expensive paid plans (starts at Business, 200 $ per month).

But you end up relying on Cloudflare, and paying them, every month.

True, although they have a free tier. Rn not using it though.

bikegremlin

@Ympker said:

@bikegremlin said:

@Ympker said:
Also interesting: https://www.searchenginejournal.com/cloudflare-wordpress-apo/382842/amp/

Looks very similar (identical?) to the available option to bypass cache on cookie that comes with Cloudflare's more expensive paid plans (starts at Business, 200 $ per month).

But you end up relying on Cloudflare, and paying them, every month.

True, although they have a free tier. Rn not using it though.

For that WordPress caching, if you wish to cache most stuff, you need the control to not show cached admin versions to users, or one user's version to another.
That cost the 200 $ plan, but if this WP thing works, it will end up costing 5 $ for WP - we'll see.

Ympker

@bikegremlin said:

@Ympker said:

@bikegremlin said:

@Ympker said:
Also interesting: https://www.searchenginejournal.com/cloudflare-wordpress-apo/382842/amp/

Looks very similar (identical?) to the available option to bypass cache on cookie that comes with Cloudflare's more expensive paid plans (starts at Business, 200 $ per month).

But you end up relying on Cloudflare, and paying them, every month.

True, although they have a free tier. Rn not using it though.

For that WordPress caching, if you wish to cache most stuff, you need the control to not show cached admin versions to users, or one user's version to another.
That cost the 200 $ plan, but if this WP thing works, it will end up costing 5 $ for WP - we'll see.

Time will tell. So far not using any cdn and onl used LSCache from HM

masoodalam5

Anyone use this WP Cloudflare Super Page Cache plugin, it's cache everything and provide functionality like 200$ plan on the free tier. How it's compared to new WordPress apo thing?

bikegremlin

@masoodalam5 said:
Anyone use this WP Cloudflare Super Page Cache plugin, it's cache everything and provide functionality like 200$ plan on the free tier. How it's compared to new WordPress apo thing?

Plugin seems to be working.
Downside? If you use any other (sub)domain with a website, the plugin introduced rule gets it cashed on Cloudflare.
If it's another WP website - you just need to install the plugin there as well.
If it's a non-WP website, and you don't want it all cached (backend, or some dynamic data) - then you've got a problem.

For the WP APO - found some complaints about subdomains. Not 100% sure it works if there are subdomains used, even if they are configured as A records, not CNAME. Needs looking into.
Also, here I'm not sure what happens if you have other stuff, using subdomains, that isn't WP.

Ympker

WordPress seems to (as of recently) automatically create a "page" for every media attachment/file (img, pdf whatever) you upload. This sucks for some cookie Plugins which are free until 100 subpages but due to the aforementioned count image pages and attachment pages also towards that number since the attachment pages can, obviously, also contain cookies. This kinda sucks though so I looked around and it seems like the only way to stop the automatic creation of subpage upon media upload (e.g. when you upload picture.jpg a page and permalink named yourdomain.com/picturename will be created) is relying on yet more plugins to stop this. What a pita.

Referring to this, mainly:

https://support.cookiebot.com/hc/en-us/articles/360003797213-According-to-Wordpress-I-have-less-than-100-pages-on-my-website-Why-does-your-scanner-say-that-I-have-more-than-100-

I mean, there are ways to do this and plugins but it still sucks.

vyas

a. Can you ‘noindex’ the image files?
b. There is a script/ plugin for feature image and anyways makes sense to use CDN for media files.
c. I keep 8 or 10 lowers files. All images including Gutenberg gallery /Modula gallery.... I use the dummy images.
Then manually change the image to a CDN and change alt, etc.

Kind of a pain. Looking to automate via script or some other way

Ympker

@vyas said:
a. Can you ‘noindex’ the image files?
b. There is a script/ plugin for feature image and anyways makes sense to use CDN for media files.
c. I keep 8 or 10 lowers files. All images including Gutenberg gallery /Modula gallery.... I use the dummy images.
Then manually change the image to a CDN and change alt, etc.

Kind of a pain. Looking to automate via script or some other way

Thanks for the ideas, mate. Yeah, I'll give it a thought. For a specific client there are some 30+ PDF pages used. May put them on a public accessible folder (since they are meant to be publicly accessed anyway) in the wp-uploads folder like "/uploads/pdfdocs/.." and link from there. That way no attachment pages are created since I don't upload them via the wordpress media upload function and yet will be backed up if WP is being backed up (including uploads directory). CDN is a good idea in general but not so much for clients that want a setup&forget solution, that is to say without me further managing or taking care of the site (also hosting elsewhere).

I also found smth like https://wordpress.org/plugins/attachment-pages-redirect/#description but, obviously, if the plugin stops being updated... I could also setup redirects in htaccess or similar but oh boy..

Could also host media on a subdomain tbh.. hm

LeonDynamic

@Ympker said:
I also found smth like https://wordpress.org/plugins/attachment-pages-redirect/#description but, obviously, if the plugin stops being updated... I could also setup redirects in htaccess or similar but oh boy..

You can do this automatically within WordPress using the functions file without the need for a plugin. I suspect this is what the plugin is doing anyway.

I think the Yoast SEO plugin, if you use it, has an option for this as well.

bikegremlin

The SEO Framework, along with most other SEO plugins will noindex the media pages. Pro version (paid for one) allows automatic redirection of those (in case you had messed up and the media pages have become indexed by search engines). Or you can use custom code in a child theme to do that. Or get a plugin just for that (my least preferred option - adding one more plugin).

How to change media page URL (if you happen to desire making a page with that URL, but a media is already created with that URL).

Ympker

@LeonDynamic said:

@Ympker said:
I also found smth like https://wordpress.org/plugins/attachment-pages-redirect/#description but, obviously, if the plugin stops being updated... I could also setup redirects in htaccess or similar but oh boy..

You can do this automatically within WordPress using the functions file without the need for a plugin. I suspect this is what the plugin is doing anyway.

I think the Yoast SEO plugin, if you use it, has an option for this as well.

There was a tutorial for Yoast to do this but they moved it to the pro version, I believe.

I found this code, although when updating the theme while not using a child theme it could become a problem.

function myprefix_redirect_attachment_page() {
    if ( is_attachment() ) {
        global $post;
        if ( $post && $post->post_parent ) {
            wp_redirect( esc_url( get_permalink( $post->post_parent ) ), 301 );
            exit;
        } else {
            wp_redirect( esc_url( home_url( '/' ) ), 301 );
            exit;
        }
    }
}
add_action( 'template_redirect', 'myprefix_redirect_attachment_page' );

hey

Love this minimalist theme https://wordpress.org/themes/blocksy/

Ympker

@hey said:
Love this minimalist theme https://wordpress.org/themes/blocksy/

It's great

LeonDynamic

@Ympker said:
I found this code, although when updating the theme while not using a child theme it could become a problem.

I have never setup WP without using a child theme. I like to tinker too much and heavily use custom functions instead of plugins and editing parent themes.

Ympker

@LeonDynamic said:

@Ympker said:
I found this code, although when updating the theme while not using a child theme it could become a problem.

I have never setup WP without using a child theme. I like to tinker too much and heavily use custom functions instead of plugins and editing parent themes.

Child theme with eg Divi can become problematic if I dont maintain the client's site after finishing it and the code gets outdated, then updates and breaks stuff.

LeonDynamic

@Ympker I have never worked with Divi. Is it similar to other page builders like Elementor, etc? Do you primarily work with page builders?

I’ve always though about using them but tend to find a theme that fits most requirements and then modify accordingly.

Ympker

@LeonDynamic said:
@Ympker I have never worked with Divi. Is it similar to other page builders like Elementor, etc? Do you primarily work with page builders?

I’ve always though about using them but tend to find a theme that fits most requirements and then modify accordingly.

I am using Divi theme (divi builder is built-in) mostly, yes. The reason being that most freemium themes lock Features/settings behind a paywall so with Divi I don't have that issue. The builder is useful too.

LeonDynamic

@Ympker said:
I am using Divi theme (divi builder is built-in) mostly, yes. The reason being that most freemium themes lock Features/settings behind a paywall so with Divi I don't have that issue. The builder is useful too.

I will have to give it a try. Sounds like it could be useful.

Ympker

@LeonDynamic said:

@Ympker said:
I am using Divi theme (divi builder is built-in) mostly, yes. The reason being that most freemium themes lock Features/settings behind a paywall so with Divi I don't have that issue. The builder is useful too.

I will have to give it a try. Sounds like it could be useful.

The builder comes with lots of cool Features and possibilities as well as with a regularily updated premade layout libray (100+ layouts from most niches like café, restaurant, business, lawyer, fitness studio, travel, lifestyle, hosting..).

bikegremlin

Based on what I could hear, Divi used to be more problematic (relying on shortcodes) - not sure how sorted out they are now.
Elementor is OK if you need a "really cool looking" page with minimal (no) coding effort. Not an optimization/speed champ, but can save the time. Or at least the hassle until people figure out what exactly they want.

Heard very good things about Brizy page builder - haven't tested it.

Ympker

@bikegremlin said:
Based on what I could hear, Divi used to be more problematic (relying on shortcodes) - not sure how sorted out they are now.
Elementor is OK if you need a "really cool looking" page with minimal (no) coding effort. Not an optimization/speed champ, but can save the time. Or at least the hassle until people figure out what exactly they want.

Heard very good things about Brizy page builder - haven't tested it.

To be fair Divi has come a long way and it's very powerful right now. Can be a bit on "slow" when combined with too many other plugins though imho. Still, it's great for what it is and is one of the most powerful and popular page builders that still continue to offer a lifetime unlimited sites license that includes not only updates but also support.

About shortcodes: I never was aware of using them with Divi but I have indeed seen that when someone's Divi broke it would display divi shortcodes on site elements that couldn't load instead like [et...blabla..]. So I assume Divi would place them automatically while for the user it just looks like regular drag&drop front-end editing.

Heard good things about Brizy as well, looks a bit more "classic"/"boring" though compared to the funky feature bundle Elementor and Divi throw at you. Not to say it's bad though.

flips

@Ympker said:

@hey said:
Love this minimalist theme https://wordpress.org/themes/blocksy/

It's great

And free (as in beer), it seems?

Ympker

@flips said:

@Ympker said:

@hey said:
Love this minimalist theme https://wordpress.org/themes/blocksy/

It's great

And free (as in beer), it seems?

Iirc, yes

vyas

Brizy is good, making steady progress.

Intelpentiumm

Today I tried to add an email forwarder in HM reseller hosted website.
Something like admin@mywebsit to myemail@gmail
It seems HM is not allowing to forward to Gmail/Yahoo etc.

Anyone else tried?

bikegremlin

@Intelpentium0 said:
Today I tried to add an email forwarder in HM reseller hosted website.
Something like admin@mywebsit to myemail@gmail
It seems HM is not allowing to forward to Gmail/Yahoo etc.

Anyone else tried?

I prefer integration with Gmail - storing emails with Gmail, not on the hosting server.
Makes migrations easier, and it's more convenient, at least for me.
Step-by-step instructions if needed:
https://io.bikegremlin.com/10364/website-gmail/

Ympker

@bikegremlin said:

@Intelpentium0 said:
Today I tried to add an email forwarder in HM reseller hosted website.
Something like admin@mywebsit to myemail@gmail
It seems HM is not allowing to forward to Gmail/Yahoo etc.

Anyone else tried?

I prefer integration with Gmail - storing emails with Gmail, not on the hosting server.
Makes migrations easier, and it's more convenient, at least for me.
Step-by-step instructions if needed:
https://io.bikegremlin.com/10364/website-gmail/

Thanks for the tutorial in terms of dsgvo/gdpr probably a nightmare, but other than that quite good.

bikegremlin

@Ympker said:

@bikegremlin said:

@Intelpentium0 said:
Today I tried to add an email forwarder in HM reseller hosted website.
Something like admin@mywebsit to myemail@gmail
It seems HM is not allowing to forward to Gmail/Yahoo etc.

Anyone else tried?

I prefer integration with Gmail - storing emails with Gmail, not on the hosting server.
Makes migrations easier, and it's more convenient, at least for me.
Step-by-step instructions if needed:
https://io.bikegremlin.com/10364/website-gmail/

Thanks for the tutorial in terms of dsgvo/gdpr probably a nightmare, but other than that quite good.

Don't see how your choice of an email client would affect GDPR.
"Officially" it's all good - if you wish to dig deep, then even using a Windows 10 would be a GDPR liability, wouldn't it?
Am I missing something?

vyas

Anybody tried their hand at headless WP hosting? Read about (another) New Kid On the Block.

https://www.treaclewp.com/

Intelpentiumm

@bikegremlin said:

@Intelpentium0 said:
Today I tried to add an email forwarder in HM reseller hosted website.
Something like admin@mywebsit to myemail@gmail
It seems HM is not allowing to forward to Gmail/Yahoo etc.

Anyone else tried?

I prefer integration with Gmail - storing emails with Gmail, not on the hosting server.
Makes migrations easier, and it's more convenient, at least for me.
Step-by-step instructions if needed:
https://io.bikegremlin.com/10364/website-gmail/

I am using it since years. But for a client WP site, usually i create [email protected] or something like that. (Because I install it using Softaculous and maintain it for them for a small yearly fee)

Then I fwd it to my personal gmail. No much mails to check. But its useful anyhow.
But HM suddenly stopped it. Will try to open a ticket with them..

bikegremlin

@Intelpentium0 said:

@bikegremlin said:

@Intelpentium0 said:
Today I tried to add an email forwarder in HM reseller hosted website.
Something like admin@mywebsit to myemail@gmail
It seems HM is not allowing to forward to Gmail/Yahoo etc.

Anyone else tried?

I prefer integration with Gmail - storing emails with Gmail, not on the hosting server.
Makes migrations easier, and it's more convenient, at least for me.
Step-by-step instructions if needed:
https://io.bikegremlin.com/10364/website-gmail/

I am using it since years. But for a client WP site, usually i create [email protected] or something like that. (Because I install it using Softaculous and maintain it for them for a small yearly fee)

Then I fwd it to my personal gmail. No much mails to check. But its useful anyhow.
But HM suddenly stopped it. Will try to open a ticket with them..

You can configure one gmail account to fetch emails from several different accounts. That's what I do and it has been working fine for years. I just avoid the forwarding (re-sending the same email, for the same person). That way Google doesn't have to filter that email for spam and I don't risk the email not coming into my Gmail inbox.

localhost

any thoughts / comments on https://10web.io/ai-website-builder/ ?

They currently have a 30% lifetime off promo. Not sure whether this is just hype or really works...

thanks

vyas

@localhost said:
any thoughts / comments on https://10web.io/ai-website-builder/ ?

They currently have a 30% lifetime off promo. Not sure whether this is just hype or really works...

thanks

Quite a hype.Rebrabded Elementor (which they also mention on their site).

Ympker

@bikegremlin said:

@Ympker said:

@bikegremlin said:

@Intelpentium0 said:
Today I tried to add an email forwarder in HM reseller hosted website.
Something like admin@mywebsit to myemail@gmail
It seems HM is not allowing to forward to Gmail/Yahoo etc.

Anyone else tried?

I prefer integration with Gmail - storing emails with Gmail, not on the hosting server.
Makes migrations easier, and it's more convenient, at least for me.
Step-by-step instructions if needed:
https://io.bikegremlin.com/10364/website-gmail/

Thanks for the tutorial in terms of dsgvo/gdpr probably a nightmare, but other than that quite good.

Don't see how your choice of an email client would affect GDPR.
"Officially" it's all good - if you wish to dig deep, then even using a Windows 10 would be a GDPR liability, wouldn't it?
Am I missing something?

Not the email client but storing the emails with google (overseas) can, technically, be a gdpr problem. Not saying Microsoft or anyone else is better. Not saying that you should stop using gmail either. Just that the whole gdpr stunt has been taken to the extreme sometimes. Especially in countries like Germany where legal counsel in 99% of the cases related to data processing questions will lead to "now that's overseas. Now that's the US. Now that's... You can't really do that without breaking term xy".

bikegremlin

@Ympker said:

@bikegremlin said:

@Ympker said:

@bikegremlin said:

@Intelpentium0 said:
Today I tried to add an email forwarder in HM reseller hosted website.
Something like admin@mywebsit to myemail@gmail
It seems HM is not allowing to forward to Gmail/Yahoo etc.

Anyone else tried?

I prefer integration with Gmail - storing emails with Gmail, not on the hosting server.
Makes migrations easier, and it's more convenient, at least for me.
Step-by-step instructions if needed:
https://io.bikegremlin.com/10364/website-gmail/

Thanks for the tutorial in terms of dsgvo/gdpr probably a nightmare, but other than that quite good.

Don't see how your choice of an email client would affect GDPR.
"Officially" it's all good - if you wish to dig deep, then even using a Windows 10 would be a GDPR liability, wouldn't it?
Am I missing something?

Not the email client but storing the emails with google (overseas) can, technically, be a gdpr problem. Not saying Microsoft or anyone else is better. Not saying that you should stop using gmail either. Just that the whole gdpr stunt has been taken to the extreme sometimes. Especially in countries like Germany where legal counsel in 99% of the cases related to data processing questions will lead to "now that's overseas. Now that's the US. Now that's... You can't really do that without breaking term xy".

OK, I see now - just that forwarding them to Gmail seems practically the same to me. If forwarding isn't an issue, then I don't see how pulling them directly using Gmail could be different - that relation has me confused.

Intelpentiumm

Got a reply from HM support.
They just stopped it due to spam mails getting forwarded to Gmail and gmail thinks HM server is spamming. Actually they are getting blamed for the mails which are not 'really' sent by them.
So HM asked to pull mails to Gmail account as @bikegremlin suggested above.

bikegremlin

@Intelpentium0 said:
Got a reply from HM support.
They just stopped it due to spam mails getting forwarded to Gmail and gmail thinks HM server is spamming. Actually they are getting blamed for the mails which are not 'really' sent by them.
So HM asked to pull mails to Gmail account as @bikegremlin suggested above.

That's a more sensible and definitely safer choice.
For all I know: Google doesn't like emails being forwarded to them - even when there's not much spam involved.
That is the main problem.

localhost

@vyas said:

@localhost said:
any thoughts / comments on https://10web.io/ai-website-builder/ ?

They currently have a 30% lifetime off promo. Not sure whether this is just hype or really works...

thanks

Quite a hype.Rebrabded Elementor (which they also mention on their site).

If I want to create a simple website for myself, just list some likes hobbies and all, what would be your recommendation on a theme or platform to use?

vyas

@localhost said:

@vyas said:

@localhost said:
any thoughts / comments on https://10web.io/ai-website-builder/ ?

They currently have a 30% lifetime off promo. Not sure whether this is just hype or really works...

thanks

Quite a hype.Rebrabded Elementor (which they also mention on their site).

If I want to create a simple website for myself, just list some likes hobbies and all, what would be your recommendation on a theme or platform to use?

I think there are a few ways you can tackle this one...
Till the time you build up some content/traffic/following, here's what I would suggest:

Start with shared hosting @SmallWeb @webhorizon or even the 'free' plans by the providers here

--> Recommended: feel free to bug @seriesn on this matter if you already aren't a 'family' member.

I would even propose starting with a lightweight Content Management System like Htmly or Bludit where your focus will be creation not website configuration/management. You can even start at the 1/4 GB (250 MB) plan this way. Once you have about 8 or 10 posts, then look at WP. Minimum 1 GB plan for storage in shared hosting,
For VPS: 512 MB Ram minimum with 10 GB disk space. KVM or OVZ or LXC, does not matter.
I prefer Webinoly, you can look at wordops or litespeed based script. Or, Runcloud but then RAM should be 1 GB min. Sign up with a CDN.

Below is a test site I created this morning for testing Blocksy theme (with Brizy ) runs on the $7 OVZ by VPSDime (thanks @serverian) + U20.04 (I know..) + WP on webinoly + cache+blocksy/Brizy + CDN.

You can try a templae with blocksy+Gutenburg for better speeds.

https://da.afeeds.tk

Not optimized or CDN is not fully activated, so there will be slow slow speeds initially.
Google page speed insights shows 53 on Mobile, 84 on desktop.

Edit: Blocksy + Gutenburg gives 25 percent better results.

@bikegremlin and @ympker might have more suggestions on the matter.

bikegremlin

@localhost said:

@vyas said:

@localhost said:
any thoughts / comments on https://10web.io/ai-website-builder/ ?

They currently have a 30% lifetime off promo. Not sure whether this is just hype or really works...

thanks

Quite a hype.Rebrabded Elementor (which they also mention on their site).

If I want to create a simple website for myself, just list some likes hobbies and all, what would be your recommendation on a theme or platform to use?

I chose WordPress and didn't regret it.
With a decent quality theme, and not too many (needless?) plugins, it can run fast (enough) and be stable and secure.

Stuff like Getsby and other "faster alternatives" ruin the sole purpose of using WordPress: the ease and simplicity of adding new, and editing old content.

Over the past 5 years I've had people complain about various stuff on my websites, but speed was never one of them. Not because my websites are "super optimized", but because people don't really care (unless you're trying to sell them stuff they don't really need - for that every little trick helps), as long as a page loads in under 5 seconds.

vyas

The post on WP security is well written and structured @bikegremlin ... I read it the second time and I liked it equally well....

Ympker

@bikegremlin said:

@localhost said:

@vyas said:

@localhost said:
any thoughts / comments on https://10web.io/ai-website-builder/ ?

They currently have a 30% lifetime off promo. Not sure whether this is just hype or really works...

thanks

Quite a hype.Rebrabded Elementor (which they also mention on their site).

If I want to create a simple website for myself, just list some likes hobbies and all, what would be your recommendation on a theme or platform to use?

I chose WordPress and didn't regret it.
With a decent quality theme, and not too many (needless?) plugins, it can run fast (enough) and be stable and secure.

Stuff like Getsby and other "faster alternatives" ruin the sole purpose of using WordPress: the ease and simplicity of adding new, and editing old content.

Over the past 5 years I've had people complain about various stuff on my websites, but speed was never one of them. Not because my websites are "super optimized", but because people don't really care (unless you're trying to sell them stuff they don't really need - for that every little trick helps), as long as a page loads in under 5 seconds.

Kinda second that. If you have dynamic content or want to easily change content WP is great. Also, if you get smth like Divi theme lifetime license you can setup a page from hundreds of templates and dont worry about recurring subscriptions.

bikegremlin

@Ympker said:

@bikegremlin said:

@localhost said:

@vyas said:

@localhost said:
any thoughts / comments on https://10web.io/ai-website-builder/ ?

They currently have a 30% lifetime off promo. Not sure whether this is just hype or really works...

thanks

Quite a hype.Rebrabded Elementor (which they also mention on their site).

If I want to create a simple website for myself, just list some likes hobbies and all, what would be your recommendation on a theme or platform to use?

I chose WordPress and didn't regret it.
With a decent quality theme, and not too many (needless?) plugins, it can run fast (enough) and be stable and secure.

Stuff like Getsby and other "faster alternatives" ruin the sole purpose of using WordPress: the ease and simplicity of adding new, and editing old content.

Over the past 5 years I've had people complain about various stuff on my websites, but speed was never one of them. Not because my websites are "super optimized", but because people don't really care (unless you're trying to sell them stuff they don't really need - for that every little trick helps), as long as a page loads in under 5 seconds.

Kinda second that. If you have dynamic content or want to easily change content WP is great. Also, if you get smth like Divi theme lifetime license you can setup a page from hundreds of templates and dont worry about recurring subscriptions.

I... I vote for brizy.io if one is going for "page builders" with lifetime packages.
Seriously considering going with that - but for projects. For my own websites, I prefer no-page builder solutions. For now at least.

chimichurri

@localhost said:
If I want to create a simple website for myself, just list some likes hobbies and all, what would be your recommendation on a theme or platform to use?

Hobbies as in you your personal blog that you are not going to make money with it?
How about the wordpress.com free tier then? I'd say it's the best for a personal blog!

Pros
Stable (maybe not Facebook/Google level lol, but they are not going away any time soon)
Fast + great uptime
Comments with great anti-spam (Akismet) included
You get to use Wordpress (&its editor -> WYSIWYG FTW) (1)
No worries about maintenance and what not - admin is Automattic's work, they deal with the upgrades/DDoS, you get to worry just about your content

Cons
Only a couple of gigs of space
Only *.wordpress.com subdomain (pay a couple of bucks per month
Cannot be a commercial site AFAIR (by that I mean e.g. using Google Ads)

(1) I know this is the Wordpress thread, but the question mentioned platforms, and well, there are many platforms out there, including static website generators - but these are much more of a hassle than just getting an account on WP.com

localhost

@chimichurri said:

@localhost said:
If I want to create a simple website for myself, just list some likes hobbies and all, what would be your recommendation on a theme or platform to use?

**Hobby **as in you are **not **going to make money with it? Then perhaps the wordpress.com free tier?

Pros
Great uptime
Comments with great anti-spam included
You get to use Wordpress!
No worries about attackers and what not - admin is Automattic's work, you just worry about your content

Cons
Only a couple of gigs of space
Only *.wordpress.com subdomain
Cannot be a commercial site AFAIR (by that I mean e.g. using Google Ads)

Yes. Just personal stuff, some posts here and there. Sorry if I am not clear. I needed some tips on what to use for the wp site in terms of themes or other builders.

I do have a host for setting up my site ?

localhost

@bikegremlin said:

@Ympker said:

@bikegremlin said:

@localhost said:

@vyas said:

@localhost said:
any thoughts / comments on https://10web.io/ai-website-builder/ ?

They currently have a 30% lifetime off promo. Not sure whether this is just hype or really works...

thanks

Quite a hype.Rebrabded Elementor (which they also mention on their site).

If I want to create a simple website for myself, just list some likes hobbies and all, what would be your recommendation on a theme or platform to use?

I chose WordPress and didn't regret it.
With a decent quality theme, and not too many (needless?) plugins, it can run fast (enough) and be stable and secure.

Stuff like Getsby and other "faster alternatives" ruin the sole purpose of using WordPress: the ease and simplicity of adding new, and editing old content.

Over the past 5 years I've had people complain about various stuff on my websites, but speed was never one of them. Not because my websites are "super optimized", but because people don't really care (unless you're trying to sell them stuff they don't really need - for that every little trick helps), as long as a page loads in under 5 seconds.

Kinda second that. If you have dynamic content or want to easily change content WP is great. Also, if you get smth like Divi theme lifetime license you can setup a page from hundreds of templates and dont worry about recurring subscriptions.

I... I vote for brizy.io if one is going for "page builders" with lifetime packages.
Seriously considering going with that - but for projects. For my own websites, I prefer no-page builder solutions. For now at least.

I just checked out brizy.. looks interesting. Is the lifetime deal worth at $300? Thanks

localhost

@vyas said:

@localhost said:

@vyas said:

@localhost said:
any thoughts / comments on https://10web.io/ai-website-builder/ ?

They currently have a 30% lifetime off promo. Not sure whether this is just hype or really works...

thanks

Quite a hype.Rebrabded Elementor (which they also mention on their site).

If I want to create a simple website for myself, just list some likes hobbies and all, what would be your recommendation on a theme or platform to use?

I think there are a few ways you can tackle this one...
Till the time you build up some content/traffic/following, here's what I would suggest:

Start with shared hosting @SmallWeb @webhorizon or even the 'free' plans by the providers here

--> Recommended: feel free to bug @seriesn on this matter if you already aren't a 'family' member.

I would even propose starting with a lightweight Content Management System like Htmly or Bludit where your focus will be creation not website configuration/management. You can even start at the 1/4 GB (250 MB) plan this way. Once you have about 8 or 10 posts, then look at WP. Minimum 1 GB plan for storage in shared hosting,
For VPS: 512 MB Ram minimum with 10 GB disk space. KVM or OVZ or LXC, does not matter.
I prefer Webinoly, you can look at wordops or litespeed based script. Or, Runcloud but then RAM should be 1 GB min. Sign up with a CDN.

Below is a test site I created this morning for testing Blocksy theme (with Brizy ) runs on the $7 OVZ by VPSDime (thanks @serverian) + U20.04 (I know..) + WP on webinoly + cache+blocksy/Brizy + CDN.

You can try a templae with blocksy+Gutenburg for better speeds.

https://da.afeeds.tk

Not optimized or CDN is not fully activated, so there will be slow slow speeds initially.
Google page speed insights shows 53 on Mobile, 84 on desktop.

Edit: Blocksy + Gutenburg gives 25 percent better results.

@bikegremlin and @ympker might have more suggestions on the matter.

Thanks so much for the detailed response. I have a host already. Thanks ?

angstrom

@vyas said: I would even propose starting with a lightweight Content Management System like Htmly

I thought that HTMLy had been abandoned, but I've just checked and was pleased to see that there was a new release in May of this year, after a period of more than four years without a new release. I hope that they will be able to regain some momentum, but I'm also afraid that they may have lost a lot of users to other frameworks during these past four years.

vyas

@angstrom said:

@vyas said: I would even propose starting with a lightweight Content Management System like Htmly

I thought that HTMLy had been abandoned, but I've just checked and was pleased to see that there was a new release in May of this year, after a period of more than four years without a new release. I hope that they will be able to regain some momentum, but I'm also afraid that they may have lost a lot of users to other frameworks during these past four years.

Typesettecms too ... from
Near abandonware to Beta.

Another sweet cms

Can anybody suggest a website load testing service like loader?

I am now getting speeds of 90 on mobile on the test site (google pagespeed).
Need to test how much the system can take

bikegremlin

@vyas said:

@angstrom said:

@vyas said: I would even propose starting with a lightweight Content Management System like Htmly

I thought that HTMLy had been abandoned, but I've just checked and was pleased to see that there was a new release in May of this year, after a period of more than four years without a new release. I hope that they will be able to regain some momentum, but I'm also afraid that they may have lost a lot of users to other frameworks during these past four years.

Typesettecms too ... from
Near abandonware to Beta.

Another sweet cms

Can anybody suggest a website load testing service like loader?

I am now getting speeds of 90 on mobile on the test site (google pagespeed).
Need to test how much the system can take

Load testing?
Octoperf works for free for up to 50 simultaneous visitors, browsing, with no caching.
Can be configured for opening page after page, as soon as one page is loaded - on to the next.

Since most people are likely to spend at least a second on a page (before leaving, or opening another page), I suppose this test is the equivalent of having a lot more "simultaneous" visitors (since not all of them will just keep opening pages while they are browsing the site).

For more than 50 visitors - Octoperf asks for money.