Pika is a pretty good blogging platform by the people at Good Enough. It’s pretty and easy and pretty easy. Stop fiddling with complicated blogging tools and just get to writing. Good enough!
I searched for many years for good enough software for my blog. I tried everything: static-site generators, every indieweb blogging darling, and even hand-coded HTML. All of it was either too complicated or too distracting for the task at hand: writing blog posts.
With Pika we (Good Enough) built:
1. An editor that makes me want to write
2. A published view that's beautiful out of the box
3. Customization that is simple and non-technical
I'm loving blogging again with Pika. Maybe you can join me?
Great work, team Good Enough. I really like the implementation. The editing experience is just simple enough without being too bare bones. I'm curious what library you used for it.
Pika is a great blogging software that offers all the essential features required to start writing or posting immediately. It's the perfect platform for those who are looking for a user-friendly space to express their ideas without the need to delve into the complexities of CSS or other technical aspects that I am sure people can relate to using other software. Not to mention it was create but a great group of people that you can tell care about create good products.
My experience serendipitously matches Barry's (one of the creators) journey with blogging. I've tried dozens of blogging platforms and tools, from wordpress to static-site generation, minimal styles to fully-customizable, etc. Pika came at just the right time when I felt reinvigorated to blog, and for a two months, it's hit all the right notes for me.
A beautiful, nice-feeling editor, the right amount of styling (but not too much), a friendly and casual ethos, wonderful support.
It's definitely worth your time to check out if you want to start blogging (again!)
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