SinglePage
Web and SaaS
anonymous page publishing
SHOW HN2022
175points
132comments
#344of 2,570 in 2022
Top 14%of 2022 by points
How HN took it
MixedNo clear lean
9 positive, 22 neutral or asking, 3 mixed, 27 critical, out of 61 comments about the project. Thread score -0.27.
Privacy: 0 for, 11 againstDesign: 4 for, 5 againstIdea: 4 for, 5 againstPricing: 0 for, 2 againstDocs: 0 for, 2 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Clean, simple concept and execution
From 3 comments
This is beautiful. I made something similar, Write.wtf https://www.producthunt.com/products/retiring-write-anonymously Lack of interest killed it.
tealpod on HNThis is so awesome, the concept is great and it is well made, simple and clean…
sarajevo on HNReally liked the idea and execution, probably is something that I will use in the near future. And good luck with your moderation issue! hehehe
marcooliv on HN
Secret phrase lets the author delete the page
From 2 comments
I like the simplicity and convenience of this. Does the secret phrase allow user to delete the page? Probably a good application for crypto currencies, or would be if the dream…
kristianp on HNYeah, the secret phrase is the only way to delete the page once it's been published. It wouldn't be a big leap to accept crypto, the fees would just be crazy though for a single…
ryandetzel on HN
Objections
Cannot edit a page after publishing
From 3 comments
> Very rarely do you need to update a page once it's been posted so we punted on that feature for now. Excuse me?
tasuki on HN"Very rarely do you need to update a page once it's been posted so we punted on that feature for now." Uh... okay.
throwaway_4988 on HN> Can I modify my page after it's been published? > Not currently, but we're thinking about it. Very rarely do you need to update a page once it's been posted … what? edit: I…
efields on HN
Payment via Stripe undermines anonymity
From 3 comments
How is this anonymous when your user is providing you their intimate payment information.
qwertyuiop_ on HNUsing stripe for payment processing is about the least anonymous thing you could do. You'll have my full name and country if I use this service.
etaioinshrdlu on HNWhy did you choose to use Stripe, given you wanted an anonymous publishing platform? While the use doesn't need to enter their cardholder name, their card details, ip address and…
shia on HN
Misuse risk for spam or propaganda
From 2 comments
One cautionary tale for you. Justpaste.it is a page that offers exactly what you do - free, anonymous sharing of formatted pages, with images and all. Accessible at Tor, very…
shp0ngle on HNYeah, that was the reason I added the fee. Hoping, maybe naively that that will keep the baddies away.
ryandetzel on HN
Requests
Allow editing of published pages
From 3 comments
I love the concept. It's really unique. I think the per-page cost is a bit high, especially given lack of editing. I think editing ability should be the first bridge to cross,…
kortex on HNThis is a really great product. I do think I'd want to edit a page several times. Other feature that could be useful is optionally access control the page; may be via a fixed…
JayeshSidhwani on HNgrammar: "cost-prohibited" should be "cost prohibitive" Hope you can edit the page :)
myoldohiohome on HN
Clearer definition of anonymous and terms of service
From 2 comments
You should clearly define for users what you mean by "anonymous". Right now, you, Google, Stripe, and possibly others (e.g., ISP, owner of LAN, etc.) could probably determine who…
neilv on HNMissing ToS or anything about the company / service, a 100% deal breaker. > secret phrase in a safe location Smart stuff with the secret phrase, but i'm afraid the security in…
flockonus on HN
Password access control for pages
From 1 comment
This is a really great product. I do think I'd want to edit a page several times. Other feature that could be useful is optionally access control the page; may be via a fixed…
JayeshSidhwani on HN
Questions
Can the page be hosted elsewhere or self-hosted?
From 2 comments
Where is the new page hosted? Only at singlepage.cc? Can I host it myself?
pseingatl on HNFound the source code. https://github.com/ryanrdetzel/SinglePage Looks like a nice idea, but looks a little incomplete.
randomsofr on HN
What does a valid URL mean here?
From 1 comment
Sorry, could you clarify what is a valid url? Is it a sub of singlepage? A url we already own?
jimmydddd on HN
Alternatives named
GitHub Pages
From 2 comments
I think this idea is really cool, I just don't see myself using this due to the alternatives (GitHub pages, static blog generators etc.)
sam_ezeh on HNCreating a GitHub repo with one file titled “index.md” and publishing it to GitHub Pages creates a single-page site using relatively sane defaults. There's no maintenance…
odo1242 on HN
Bear Blog
From 2 comments
In terms of simple blogs, I use https://bearblog.dev/ I think your project suits more simple static pages. The competitor is more Notion rather than blogs and static site…
drekipus on HNSince you have a Twitter background, what's your opinion of https://bearblog.dev/? Could you imagine to have an RSS and ActivityPub stream for pages that want to gain publicity?
s3000 on HN
Telegraph
From 2 comments
A good free alternative is Telegram's Telegraph service: https://telegra.ph
NayamAmarshe on HNtelegra.ph and rentry.org are the easiest to us over tor. Others require some kind of signup, or block tor, prose.sh looks cool, but ssh is less anonymous than tor. Maybe you can…
jacobsenscott on HN
Rentry
From 2 comments
My own collection: - [mmm.page](https://mmm.page/) - [odie.us](https://odie.us/) - [carrd.co](https://carrd.co/) - [write.as](https://write.as/) -…
culi on HNtelegra.ph and rentry.org are the easiest to us over tor. Others require some kind of signup, or block tor, prose.sh looks cool, but ssh is less anonymous than tor. Maybe you can…
jacobsenscott on HN
prose.sh
From 1 comment
https://prose.sh which is a blog that can be used to share rendered markdown pages
qudat on HN