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submitted 2 months ago by pirat@lemmy.ml to c/selfhosted@lemmy.world

Looking to do a small personal website that will keep folx up-to-date on new music releases I put out, events I'm hosting, and random ramblings.

Curious as to what options are out there - free and easy to use would be ideal set up.

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[-] foggy@lemmy.world 10 points 2 months ago

Use WordPress. It's by far the most used content management platform, so if you're a beginner, you'll find the most resources. It's also free and open source.

Then you can, if you want to make it even easier, use a page builder like Elementor or Divi or something. Or not.

There's also Wix for very simple page builds.

[-] merde@sh.itjust.works 12 points 2 months ago

wix: Create your site in minutes with our AI website builder

no, thanks

[-] Saik0Shinigami@lemmy.saik0.com 8 points 2 months ago

There’s also Wix for very simple page builds.

Your in self hosting community... You can't build in Wix and selfhost. Wix relies on their infrastructure always being present.

[-] foggy@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

D'oh.

Yep. My b. WordPress or bust, really. You can mess around with drupal or Joomla, but WordPress will be the lowest barrier to entry for self hosting.

[-] Pika@sh.itjust.works 8 points 2 months ago

chiming in, even excluding self host, I wouldn't recommend wix, their sites are so bloated and take forever for me to load, and I've had Firefox just straight refuse to load pages before that are wix run.

[-] foggy@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

I agree, I only include it as a "woah this WordPress stuff is confusing!" lower barrier to entry.

Try WordPress first. If they're absolutely stuck, wix is a lot more beginner friendly. But yes, beware of the downsides to having your hand held.

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