HexoPress
Productivity
blogging from google docs
SHOW HN2017
44points
32comments
#869of 2,242 in 2017
Top 39%of 2017 by points
How HN took it
LovedMost comments that take a side are positive
6 positive, 9 neutral or asking, 2 mixed, 1 critical, out of 18 comments about the project. Thread score +0.21.
Idea: 3 for, 0 againstExecution: 2 for, 0 againstPricing: 1 for, 0 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Simple idea with potential
From 2 comments
I think you've something bigger here than you realize. :-) If you would indeed: 1) introduce some opportunity for others to write stylesheets; 2) support custom domains, then I…
MrQuincle on HNYeah, if you could support custom domains, I'd definitely use this. Also, looks like we could self-host from your github code? By the way, you've come up with quite a brilliant,…
relaxitup on HN
Useful for those wanting to write in Google Docs
From 1 comment
Great idea - if I could change the style and some additional customizations, I would probably pay a couple bucks a month. Actually looking to start up a blog soon and starting to…
nbcesar on HN
Objections
Name is similar to the Hexo blog platform
From 2 comments
The name is similar to the Hexo blog platform what may cause some confusion. [1] [1] https://hexo.io/
vhn on HNI agree. It was in fact my first thought that it was associated with Hexo.
misterhtmlcss on HN
Cannot customise stylesheets or themes
From 2 comments
This is great! Is there any way to update the stylesheet?
jmpz on HNGlad that you liked it. Updating stylesheet is not possible as of now. But, I'll be working on making a lot of it customizable, going forward :)
lewisjoe on HN
Using it means the blog lives outside Google
From 1 comment
Makes sense. I'm not sure why I would use "your service" to do this (blog on my Google, only to have the document show up somewhere else). I see value in a service if such…
webwanderings on HN
Requests
Custom domains
From 3 comments
Any plans on allowing subdomains so people can use their own domains? Wouldn't mind a hexopress footer (similar to how PostHaven would do it) on the site in exchange.
asaddhamani on HNYeah, if you could support custom domains, I'd definitely use this. Also, looks like we could self-host from your github code? By the way, you've come up with quite a brilliant,…
relaxitup on HNI think you've something bigger here than you realize. :-) If you would indeed: 1) introduce some opportunity for others to write stylesheets; 2) support custom domains, then I…
MrQuincle on HN
Custom stylesheets and themes
From 3 comments
I think you've something bigger here than you realize. :-) If you would indeed: 1) introduce some opportunity for others to write stylesheets; 2) support custom domains, then I…
MrQuincle on HNHrm. You have my attention. Is there a demo blog up somewhere I could look at and does this support custom blog themes and post templating yet?
iamdave on HNThis is great! Is there any way to update the stylesheet?
jmpz on HN
Image support
From 1 comment
Any support for inserted images in docs? Just seeing placeholders currently with image dimensions.
philamonster on HN
Questions
Where will blogs be published
From 1 comment
So where will my blogs be published?
shakkeel on HN
How will it be monetized
From 1 comment
It looks quite cool. How do you plan to monetize it into surviving?
jclos on HN
Alternatives named
WordPress Google Docs add-on
From 1 comment
Wordpress also recently came up with the add-on to have your Google Docs saved up as blog posts. I see parallel here. Interesting idea.
webwanderings on HN
PostHaven
From 1 comment
Any plans on allowing subdomains so people can use their own domains? Wouldn't mind a hexopress footer (similar to how PostHaven would do it) on the site in exchange.
asaddhamani on HN