droppages.comUsing DropPages for a Super Easy Static Website

Follow @droppages on twitter Home Getting started Themes Sign in Open my.DropPages Connect to DropBox Choose a domain name Download a theme What's wrong with content management systems? Nothing. They're great for big websites who have editors who login everyday and push new content through powerful workflows. But that's not everyone. That's not even most people. If you're like me, you're probably tired of logging in, wrestling with an archaic WYSIWYG editor and wondering why you must upload every new file by hand. Maybe you're a web designer, juggling 10 different sites for different clients, wishing you'd written down those FTP details somewhere safer. If only changing some html were as easy as open->edit->save. Why this is better Simplicity. Edit your files on your computer, save and you're done. No logins. No passwords to remember. woop! Backup. Everything is synced between your computer, Dropbox and DropPages. It's safe. Fast. Quick to edit, quick to render. Why not just edit static HTML directly? Dropbox keeps each version of your file as you save it Friendly URLs Navigational elements are automatically generated Content is Minified , GZipped and Cached for the best performance possible Content is separated from HTML, helping to prevent invalid HTML creeping into your pages. Markdown is friendly to read and quick to write. Latest 1st November: Brand new management dashboard! check out http://my.droppages.com . 26th October: You can now rename your home page from index.txt to anything you like. Just make sure it is the first file alphabetically (e.g. 0.Home Page.txt). 24th March: Added support for CSS Agent files (.cssa) http://www.keithclark.co.uk/labs/cssagent/ 20th March: Upgrade option now available! For £5 a month you can use your own domain. In other news, the site has been redesigned. 15th March: DropPages now supports LESS . I've also added a {{Navigation}} placeholder for generating sitemap pages. 8th March: Paul Boag has posted a brilliant Gettng started video . Cheers Paul! View the full release log Overheard on twitter "Now you can use Dropbox as a CMS" ( @boagworld ) "An idea so crazy it might just work" ( @elliotjaystocks ) "looks a pretty smart idea" ( @leonpaternoster ) "This could change up your projects." ( @redcrew ) "good heavens, this looks wonderful" ( @gilest ) "no more uploading files, just edit then save!" ( @BenBarber ) "whoaa.. que buena idea" ( @carloscabu ) "Using @dropbox as a CMS is pretty freakin' brilliant." ( @Sweet_Olive ) "Das ist doch mal ein Dropbox-Mashup!" ( @daTom ) "That's pretty innovative!" ( @ArleyM ) "It's rather fun!" ( @kammer ) "Neato squared!" ( @p3k ) About I launched DropPages in March 2011 as a side project. I wanted an easy way to create and manage websites quickly and effortlessly. I designed DropPages so that content and presentation are loosly coupled, pages render fast, and templates are easy to manage. Links Dropbox — Where the magic happens Sourcekit — Edit files in DropBox directly in Chrome DropText — Edit files in DropBox from your iPhone A Dave McDermid creation Terms abuse@droppages.com — Report Abuse of this service...