Ask HN: Wordpress alternatives for simple content management?

[jc_811]

I do some front-end development and mostly do everything by simply writing the HTML/CSS/JS (with other frameworks included - bootstrap, etc). I enjoy writing the code and the flexibility it gives.

The issue is when clients want to be able to update the content themselves. I know this is where wordpress shines, however I've used it in the past and wasn't a big fan.

Do you guys use/know of any alternatives that can provide simple content editing without all the extra baggage that comes with WordPress? Ideally it would be something where you can easily edit any <p> tags , or tags with a special class such as <div class = "editable-content">

No database or backend needed, but something where a client is able to edit text in an easy manner; and I still have full control over the HTML and code.

Thanks!

[szensius]

I do a lot of Wordpress development as well and I'm not a huge fan. This GitHub repo has a long list of flat file CMS options:https://github.com/ahadb/flat-file-cms

I've used Kirby and found it to be pretty intuitive if you have a custom design. The thing that is lacking from these other options is a lot of theme options which Wordpress has a plethora of. Often my clients don't have the budget for a full fledged design and there are plenty of Wordpress themes out there which make it easy to have a decent looking website (mobile responsive, custom fonts, intuitive layout, etc). Hope that helps.

[mtmail]

There are a couple of cloudbased CMS like https://www.contentful.com/ or http://getcockpit.com/ They make money by storing the content (monthly subscription) and could be too expensive if you have many clients.