Anyone using Ghost ?

[phenomlab]

I’m still toying with the idea of using ghost. However, there are some drawbacks which I’ll outline here

1. No native searching feature for blog articles inside NodeBB that have been created in ghost. This brand that if you search for something here, your not going to find it as it won’t be in the database. This in my view is something of a show stopper
2. I don’t really want to have to maintain two sets of code and also two independent platforms

I guess I’m making my own decisions here in terms of perhaps abandoning the ghost route and doing something native in NodeBB instead.

[gotwf]

Yeah, well… such seems to be the common path of Ghost…

Interesting. Great minds are thinking alike. Despite the group funding hoopla!

I should like to explore this bee loggin’ stuff further. But alas, so much Internet, so little time…

[phenomlab]

@gotwf said in Anyone using Ghost ?:

Interesting. Great minds are thinking alike. Despite the group funding hoopla!

I’m interested in any views you may have around using NodeBB for Blogging. There’s a plugin I’m using which enables a layout like this

I actually quite like the way this pans out. I just wish there was more that could be done with the overall topic itself to get it to look more “blog like” without having to modify the topic template itself.

[gotwf]

@phenomlab I think that looks like a pretty “natural” integration with NodeBB. Certified organic, even?

KISS Engineering. If it scratches your itch and the fruit is hangin’ low… then maybe ya’ ought naught look a gift horse in the mouth. OTOH, if you have too much time on your hands, no life, are bored, or whatever… then by all means do feel free to chase the tail of that dragon…

NodeBB’s comment, registration management, digest mgmnt, etc. is a big win out of the gate. Most built to purpose bee loggin’ platforms/suites have to build that. All of which duplicated efforts lead the holy grail of SSO. But, oh, snap! Big Bro IS watchin’… So what to do, what to do?

The bee loggin’ forum hybrid may well be akin to a good marriage with the total being greater than the sum of the parts. Worthy of further investigation/flirtation, at the least.

[phenomlab]

@gotwf Thanks. Good points. I noticed yesterday that the integration between Ghost and NodeBB does seem to work (at least, someone tested it and has it working), so it’s still an avenue worth review in my view.

[gotwf]

@phenomlab Indeed. Looking forward to it.

[phenomlab]

@gotwf I’ve implemented it here. I really like the way it works and above all, it’s fast. It is lacking in native functionality in comparison to WordPress for example, although you can’t compare PHP to NodeJS as that just isn’t apples for apples.

[gotwf]

@phenomlab Well, like you said, it’s fast, so no need to compare to php apples.

[JAC]

https://nikko.bironthemes.com

Nice!!

[phenomlab]

@jac Yes, very, but not cheap at $100

https://bironthemes.gumroad.com/l/nikko-ghost?ref=demo

[JAC]

@phenomlab said in WordPress site:

Yes, very, but not cheap at $100

No, very expensive for what it is!

[JAC]

@jac said in WordPress site:

@phenomlab said in WordPress site:

Yes, very, but not cheap at $100

No, very expensive for what it is!

I do like the simplicity of Ghost in all honesty.

I think I’d start with a free theme just to be sure

[JAC]

@jac it would be interesting to see how and what @justoverclock has done with his Ghost installation. Do you have a link I can look at?

[JAC]

For anyone looking at a simple way to blog the new recommendation from @phenomlab is Ghost CMS.

It’s Wordpress OUT, and Ghost IN it seems! *preference based .

From my early viewing Ghost loads up super quick! it also seems very streamlined and modern compared to Wordpress, less bloat with the plugins, and more of a limited approach, something that I’d say helps, but the thing that clearly separates the two CMS’s is speed 100%! I mean who wants a slow loading site? - not me!

I can only say my experience is purely on a viewing basis and not from the admin area (back-end) or anything of that nature, it’s just purely from the front-end only.

Here’s some examples of sites using Ghost.

https://trends.builtwith.com/websitelist/Ghost

Disclaimer: May get hooked after viewing

[phenomlab]

@jac Yep - his site is https://justoverclock.it (it’s in Italian ). You can also look at my Ghost site below

https://content.sudonix.com

[JAC]

@phenomlab said in WordPress site:

@jac Yep - his site is https://justoverclock.it (it’s in Italian ). You can also look at my Ghost site below

https://content.sudonix.com

Many thanks Mark, will take a look .

[JAC]

@jac said in WordPress site:

site is https://justoverclock.it (it’s in Italian

Very nice, very simple design!

[JAC]

@jac said in WordPress site:

You can also look at my Ghost site below

The same with your blog Mark, very simple and nice to see the continuation of the Sudonix theme .

[JAC]

Ok Mark, are there any drawbacks that you’ve come across since using Ghost?

[phenomlab]

@jac Only drawbacks I would note are below

• Not as “simple” as WordPress in the sense of “a plugin for everything”
• No “native” comment support (you’d need to use an external service) - not an issue for me, as I use NodeBB

The benefits hugely outweigh the negatives