WebsiteMixer

A Python/Flask alternative to WordPress and Drupal, with themes and plugins!
Tested on the latest Ubuntu 18.04, Flask 1.0.2, Python 3.6.7

Install Dependencies

Start with Ubuntu 18.04, recommend using venv

sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade
sudo apt-get install python3-venv
python3 -m venv www_env
source www_env/bin/activate

Run

git clone https://github.com/bderstine/WebsiteMixer-App-Base
cd WebsiteMixer-App-Base
pip install -r requirements.txt
./run.sh

Which runs with the following options:

export FLASK_APP=websitemixer
export FLASK_ENV=development
export FLASK_DEBUG=1

flask run --host=0.0.0.0

And it should have output similar to:

Serving Flask app "websitemixer" (lazy loading)
Environment: development
Debug mode: on
Running on http://0.0.0.0:5000/ (Press CTRL+C to quit)
Restarting with stat
Debugger is active!
Debugger PIN: XXX-XXX-XXX

Open http://0.0.0.0:5000 in a browser.

Test

These don't work... yet. I'm still working on the v0.4 upgrade! -Brad

pip install '.[test]'
pytest

Run with coverage report::

coverage run -m pytest
coverage report
coverage html  # open htmlcov/index.html in a browser

Installation

NEW!! - This project now uses a web based installer/setup similar to WordPress!

Why?

I love WordPress and Drupal, but they can definitely be frustrating and have their own drawbacks. I used Django and it was a great toolset, but seemed like overkill for just building a basic website and made cloning websites and code bases a bit more difficult. So as I've been learning and working with Python more, I stumbled upon Flask, and completely fell in love.

ToDo

See the issues page if you are interested in contributing or helping!

Thanks for stopping by and visiting!

-Brad