Hypertextual – a blogging framework to fight chickenshit minimalism
blogging framework to fight chickenshit minimalism - jmpavlick/hypertextual
Hypertextual – a blogging framework to fight chickenshit minimalism launched on January 5, 2016 with 21 votes, #1,984 of 4,522 launches that month and more than 75% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 10 years on.
In plain words
Hypertextual is a blogging framework designed for developers who want more features and flexibility than minimalist alternatives provide. Built as an open-source project on GitHub, it enables users to create blogs with richer functionality and customization options. The framework is intended for those who find stripped-down blogging platforms too limiting and need a more capable foundation for their content.
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