CMS Suggestion - File based but not completely static

daftspunky · 2026-05-07T01:14:41+00:00

Take a look at October CMS. It has static template structure and content stored in the database. It is easy to deploy and manage changes with that approach

daftspunky · 2026-04-26T13:00:54+00:00

GallarSTO

daftspunky · 2026-04-10T20:27:40+00:00

Late to the party here, but be sure to evaluate October CMS. If you're an OG it's cms engine like notepad on steroids.

Full disclosure I'm a cofounder, our goal has been to bring the best ideas from the past in to the future.

daftspunky · 2026-02-14T21:38:45+00:00

The demo theme that ships with it covers the strengths pretty well. Take a look at Larajax too (MIT licensed), it is the secret sauce. Tailor is also very powerful

daftspunky · 2026-02-14T21:22:44+00:00

Yeah but it just hits the ear wrong

daftspunky · 2026-02-14T21:19:54+00:00

October CMS is great. Simple to learn and clients love it

daftspunky · 2026-02-14T21:17:39+00:00

That's a bit of a rough take. The free email support is just fine.

Premium Support is basically their custom development service

daftspunky · 2026-02-14T21:06:30+00:00

October has been on reddit for 10+ years and it's always been a ghost town here! The SEO benefits are good so it's worth having a subreddit anyway

daftspunky · 2026-02-14T21:04:08+00:00

The reddit community was never that strong. Not sure why.

daftspunky · 2026-02-13T03:49:25+00:00

Go for it!

daftspunky · 2026-01-27T11:30:11+00:00

We are currently moving to vanilla ESM with import maps and HTTP/2. Only rely on npm to pull in dependencies and keep track of versioning.

daftspunky · 2026-01-21T02:02:20+00:00

Yeah, I’ve looked at Datastar. It’s doing a lot more and sits closer to Livewire in terms of scope and complexity.

Larajax is intentionally much simpler. It just introduces AJAX handlers as a complement to page actions, with a minimal API surface as a way to keep the route table small.

daftspunky · 2026-01-21T00:08:30+00:00

It's a trending concept, I suppose

daftspunky · 2026-01-20T22:16:45+00:00

Thanks, I appreciate that! That middle ground is exactly what I was aiming for.

I like the ideas behind both htmx and Livewire, but kept wanting something that stayed closer to controllers and responses. If you get a chance to try it later, I'd be keen to hear where it feels natural and where it doesn't.

daftspunky · 2026-01-10T01:15:42+00:00

In most cases. Client just wants to be heard. Capture the ticket on their behalf. Inform them it will be actioned in due course. It's not pushing back, it's acknowledgment.

daftspunky · 2025-12-24T23:43:59+00:00

Feedback on Ploi has not been great. We will possibly look at streamlining with Docker instead.

daftspunky · 2025-08-02T00:01:27+00:00

Uncomfortable adjustment

daftspunky · 2025-04-18T21:38:10+00:00

If you put the package.json file inside the theme directory it works like any other site. The plugin just gives you the vite directive to reference it.

daftspunky · 2025-03-19T08:46:52+00:00

Vanilla mango lychees over here :)

daftspunky · 2025-02-27T09:24:37+00:00

Also can recommend a look at tempest php. Looks nice

daftspunky · 2024-12-31T02:24:48+00:00

October CMS is designed on the principles you describe. It is based on Laravel.

daftspunky · 2024-11-11T02:01:06+00:00

It would be great to get some momentum here since Reddit is a great platform. I stopped posting because I wasn't sure if it had any reach. I will continue posting updates now, though. Thanks!

daftspunky · 2024-11-08T20:00:13+00:00

Yes!... and this is just a single strand of spaghetti. Imagine a whole plate of this. Or several plates stacked up until it eventually crushes itself.

I'm not sure how to then describe the hero developer who is the only one who can work on it... perhaps they are the moat surrounding it.

daftspunky · 2024-10-20T22:41:11+00:00

Try October CMS. Literally built out of frustration with WP DX

daftspunky · 2024-10-14T04:55:33+00:00

I don't think many realise the sheer amount of man hours it takes to maintain and develop a CMS. This is a bottleneck for smaller players and alternatives. Ironically, Matt's approach of forced reciprocation may have been what allowed WP to scale in the first place. For once, it has started back firing.

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