[GNC] Proposal to Redesign the GnuCash Website with Wordpress

[G R Hewitt]

Judging by all the comments, it seems like my given 'philosophy' of 'If it
ain't broke don't fix it'
is holding water after all, despite the derision.
Most satisfying.

On Sun, 15 Jun 2025 at 03:28, Brad Morrison <bradmorrison at sonic.net> wrote:

> Hi GnuCash users & developers,
>
> Timo: thank you for the offer to redesign the GnuCash website using
> WordPress! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WordPress &
> https://wordpress.org/
>
> While I have not seen anything about this offer other than the 9 emails
> in this conversation and I am not a decision maker with the GnuCash
> leadership or responsible for any aspect of GnuCash, I would assume that
> a sample of Timo's website development work would be required in order
> to assess whether such an offer is appropriate.
>
> Timo: could you share a link to your website and/or web design
> portfolio?
>
>
> https://bugs.gnucash.org/buglist.cgi?component=Website&product=Website&resolution=---
> - there are a number of existing bug reports related to the GNUCash
> website.
>
> https://www.facebook.com/GnuCash/ - GnuCash also has a social media
> presence on Facebook (another type of "content management system")
>
> In the conversation so far, I noted that both Geert & David shared their
> security concerns about WordPress websites -
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WordPress#Vulnerabilities
>
> I also noted that both Ken & John had concerns about WordPress being
> more of a content management system/CMS
> (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Content_management_system) than GnuCash
> needed AND that a WordPress website might be heavier in terms of
> resources than the current hardware that the current host of
> https://www.gnucash.org/ and its associated websites might be able to
> handle.
>
> John also noted concerns about the cost of hosting a heavier WordPress
> as the current host of the GnuCash website(s) donates the space on their
> server. I have included a few WordPress hosts listed here, to see if
> they might be interested in giving feedback or if anyone has any further
> questions about hosting costs - https://wordpress.org/hosting/
>
> I do not have much experience with WordPress. The experience I have with
> content management systems/CMS is mostly around using SalesForce at a
> previous employer - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salesforce
>
> I do not know if the hardware & software resource concerns that were
> expressed can be mitigated by paring down the components of WordPress to
> only what a newer, still lightweight version of a GnuCash website would
> use...?
>
> WordPress is open source software, so it may be possible to only use the
> parts of it that are necessary for this specific website proposal and
> those limitations might reduce the security risks that some are
> concerned about.
>
> Maybe limiting the types of content that a new, WordPress website would
> use would also alleviate some security risks/concerns & the resource
> usage concerns - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Content_management
>
> ---
> Thanks,
>
> Brad - https://www.facebook.com/brad.morrison.12327/ &
> https://nextdoor.com/profile/01mP46jj8KCzj3sP4 &
> https://norcal.social/@BradMorrison
>
> On 2025-06-12 09:01, R Losey wrote:
>
> > For what it's worth, I'm not a big fan of WordPress myself... I'd also
> > rather see it done in some HTML editor.
> >
> > On Thu, Jun 12, 2025 at 6:23 AM Geert Janssens <
> geert.gnucash at kobaltwit.be>
> > wrote:
> >
> > Hi Timo,
> >
> > Thank you for your offer.
> >
> > I agree with you the project's website is showing its age and can use
> some
> > love.
> >
> > I'm maintaining a wordpress site in another context myself. From that
> > experience, I don't
> > lean towards wordpress any more though.
> > For our needs I'd rather have a revamped site implemented using a static
> > website
> > generator. So far I only have experimented with Hugo as example, but I
> > know there are
> > more.
> >
> > In my experience a CMS like wordpress brings quite a bit of additional
> > maintenance. It's a
> > huge code base of which we'd only use a small part, but which leave much
> > room for
> > uncaught bugs.
> >
> > That is however just my 2 cents as a currently inactive gnucash dev. I'd
> > be interested to
> > hear what the others think of this.
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > Geert
> >
> > Op woensdag 11 juni 2025 17:36:10 Midden-Europese zomertijd schreef Timo
> > Volkov via
> > gnucash-user: Hi,
> >
> > I wanted to share some honest feedback: the current GnuCash website looks
> > quite outdated, which may discourage potential new users. As someone who
> > loves open source and has been using GnuCash for both business and
> personal finances, I truly appreciate what the project offers--especially
> compared to other accounting software that often comes with high costs and
> > restrictions.
> >
> > I believe GnuCash deserves more attention and a broader user base. To
> help with this, I'd like to offer my skills to redesign the website using
> > WordPress, creating a modern and user-friendly interface. My goal is to
> > make the site more inviting and informative for newcomers, helping them
> > better understand the software's features and benefits.
> >
> > If you're interested, I'd be happy to create an initial draft (such as a
> new landing page) for your review. If you like the direction, I can continue
> > with the other necessary subpages.
> >
> > I have experience building websites and would love to contribute to the
> > project in this way. Please let me know if you're interested or if you
> have any questions.
> >
> > Best regards,
> >
> > Timo
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