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Show HN: A Different (Code-First) Headless CMS for SPA’s Like Vue.js and React

contentblocks.io

15 pointsmac_mcclain6 comments

Hi I am the co-founder of ContentBlocks. I had this idea of a code-first CMS after building a Vue.js app with a headless CMS (Contentful). The process felt really heavy, because I had to design all the schema up front in their editor, instead of being able to put it right in my code and page. But of course there are a lot of benefits of the headless CMS

It got me thinking and I came up with this idea that it could be a lot simpler. I was hoping to get some feedback (idea, pricing, do you need it?) on the idea. There is a demo, you can try out the editor. Within the demo is a link to the source code.

Let me know what you think or if you have any questions.

A bit off-topic, but your landing page is a blatant ripoff of Stripe. Even a bunch of the colors are the same. It is one thing to take inspiration, but this is a complete turnoff.

darkhorse13 - Thank you for your feedback. I just took a look at them, and the Stripe site is way nicer than ours! :) I will keep your feedback in mind as we move forward. Thanks for taking the time to visit the site. FYI - We used the Argon theme from https://www.creative-tim.com/ if you are interested.

Ah I see. Seems like they were the ones who took "heavy inspiration".

Yeah, after you mentioned it, I put ours side by side with stipe, and yeah, they look alike. Not like we tried to do that or anything. We are way more focused on the editor and making sure that works well.

To be honest and having been there before you, it's not a good idea. You entered a crowded space with a product that do not yield blatant differentiation. Your marketing, brand image and storytelling are the only things that will lead users to your app.

I don't think web developers will elect a newborn CMS, trust that it doesn't fail for the 5 or more years, if you don't convince them your CMS and the company behind it is future proof. And on that matter, your landing page and your documentation matter more than everything else. Invest time and money in it.

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