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PayloadCMS: Open-Source, Fullstack Next.js Framework

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nerveband ◴[14 Oct 24 21:31 UTC] No.41842250[source]▶
The pitch alone on PayloadCMS shows that this is still a developer-focused CMS. Just look at the difference between the github page, the Payload website, and wordpress.org's landing. This is not purely a marketing difference but a strategic conversation.

I'm all about transitioning CMSes and yet WordPress has got the turnkey part of their open-source platform clear and easy to understand. You can self-host or choose a provider. Payload doesn't make that clear, it's either too dev-centric for running or wants you to "Schedule a Demo" (which is a way to capture enterprise dollars).

What about more consumer-friendly pitches and deployments? Any recommendations on that?

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1. paulpopus ◴[14 Oct 24 23:24 UTC] No.41843274[source]▶
I work on Payload and this feedback is noted!

You can deploy Payload anywhere you can deploy any Nextjs app, and as of v3, you'll be able to deploy it to serverless environments too like Vercel and Netlify. We'll work on adding more deployment guides directly into our docs for various platforms as well to help with this.

Again, we read everyone's feedback about Payload itself and our website so it's very much appreciated and we'll be addressing this gap in how we present ourselves!

edit: I may have misunderstood your initial point, oops

Yeah we're not consumer facing in the way Wordpress is. It's quite a huge gap to fill