Before I dive in, I wanted to wish everyone well during these tough times. I hope you and those closest to you are all staying healthy and safe.
Hi Hacker News! I'm a first time Show: HN poster here with a lightweight MVP for trading puzzles.
Given the amount of time we are all spending indoors and with puzzle sales through the roof, I thought it would be useful to build a classifieds site for trading puzzles locally or across states in the US. It is mainly inspired by friends and family who post puzzles on their Instagram stories non-stop and this NPR article: https://www.npr.org/sections/coronavirus-live-updates/2020/0....
I've tried to keep things as simple as possible for this initial launch - stripping out a lot of functionality from the Classima WordPress theme. My hope is that I can gauge interest and gather some tangible feedback before sinking more time into it.
If you're curious about the under the hood stuff and costs, check out the info below:
- WordPress 5.4.1 (hosted on SiteGround). $0.99/month for the first 3 months!
- Classima theme (Classified Listing PRO). $40
- Google Domains. $12
- Logo from Hatchful by Shopify. Free
Huge shoutout to my sister and buddy Alvin for their time spent testing/giving feedback. And of course, my girlfriend for her encouragement and push to get it out as soon as possible.
I'm all ears for constructive feedback or improvements, so please let me know what you think :)
