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Comment · 7 months ago
Author here. For context: I just released version 0.7.0 of the library.
Thanks to Johannes Mutter (mutter.co), you can now build content blocks with any layout while Svedit smartly places gap cursors using CSS Anchor Positioning. Also fixes several selection mapping bugs. Things should feel quite stable now.
Thanks for your feedback!
Comment · 3 years ago
Thank you, let us know if any questions come up. And if you had a perfect experience, let us know too! :)
Comment · 3 years ago
Been dedicating a ton of time to this goal lately. I released a "SvelteKit template for building CMS-free editable websites" earlier this year and the idea has evolved since. I started out with using Postgres + MinIO for storage, but have switched entirely to SQLite. I also added an in-place image cropper, to resize and optimize images on the client side (WebP output) before uploading and storing them in SQLite. I chose Svelte because it's easy to build classic Web pages (with minimal JS overhead), and at same time implement the reactive layer (e.g. editing) on top of it (will be loaded async). However we are also evaluating the possibility to port this to a LAMP stack at some point. Oh and everything is dynamic here, no build steps involved, edits are live immediately.
Just launched my first client project using this approach:
https://trails-shop.at?editable=true (hit the red button in the bottom-right corner)
Project website: https://editable.website
Source Code: https://github.com/michael/editable-website
HN discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35456083
Twitter Thread, that explains how it works under the hood: https://twitter.com/_mql/status/1655553156799922180
Comment · 3 years ago
The editor payload now is loaded on demand (after you click edit), so it's truly progressively enhanced now. :)
Thank you Nils Kjellman for the patch. https://github.com/michael/editable-website/pull/8
Comment · 3 years ago
Yeah I'm a bit undecided. I'm more obsessed with pushing quality than with operating a SaaS business (which can easily turn you from creator to manager). Let's see where this leads. For now I'd be glad to help people with their websites/apps. It's fun and rewarding!
Comment · 3 years ago
Yeah, that's a known issue. Mobile browser's shift the viewport (including fixed elements) when the soft keyboard gets activated. There are workarounds, but I haven't found a satisfying one that doesn't introduce other problems.
For now just click "Done" to bring back the toolbar (the selection will be preserved).
Comment · 3 years ago
These two claims you mentioned are directed towards the end-user, need to make that more clear maybe. The template is aiming at frontend developers, who want to control the layout in code, but allow end-users to make content changes (without having to learn anything).
It's not a page builder for non-technical people. But as a developer or agency you can offer your clients, that you build a website for them, that they can then self-maintain without any friction.
For context: The original concept was discussed here 3 years ago:
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35456083
Now the project has grown up and is ready for production.
The underlying editing technology has been extracted and is published separately (MIT-licensed). See:
https://svedit.dev