Manage website blog in nocode way (How?)
I'm trying to setup a blog on my full-code website https://recocards.com (a 100% free group greeting cards platform) in an unconventional no-code way.
I want to create + edit my posts through something like Notion, and use an integration like Zapier to sync it with firestore or another database that my website has access to.
Benefit => This will allow me to skip setting up the editor effort, and let me only focus on presentation of posts, on the website front-end (which is easier).
=> Problem: Seems like Zapier can only connect to "Notion databases" and such a content/page integration could be non-trivial.
=> Need help: Low code community folks - how to achieve something like this? I probably will have low number of posts (20 maybe). Also seems like Zapier would only allow 5 free zaps, so that's another consideration.
=> => Solutions other than Notion are also very welcome. Anything that allows me to edit posts and sync them with some database like firebase would be great.
P.S. I already have wordpress and I'm not much of a fan.
I think Notion + Popsy (https://popsy.co/) is exactly what you're looking for.
Popsy lets you turn your Notion page into a website and it's free. You can set up a custom domain, make buttons, navigation bar, galleries, and customize how everything looks without code. It stays synced with your Notion so updating content is super easy.
Thanks, I tried Popsy. It is cool, although it has this "Made with popsy" thing that was a deal breaker 4 me. Plus the design choices were quite very limited.
Thanks for the feedback! I'm the founder...
We just pushed a new release today, it adds a ton more customization options. Just made these 2 example sites:
https://beatrix.popsy.xyz/
https://sigmund.popsy.xyz/
👍 super cool!
So the goal is to get the contents of a Notion page into your Firebase table, since Firebase is already connected to your UI?
Yes! In a way I want to use Notion as my CMS (content management system).
I actually ended up using Automate.io, and it worked well (except for some rough edges).
That makes sense, I suspect Notion & Automate.io will work better & better now that Automate is owned by Notion.
I'm working in the no-code automation space, I'm curious to hear about the rough edges if you feel like elaborating!
Ohh interesting. I didn't know Notion owned Automate. That's cool.
I used 'rough edges' vaguely, but it was intuitive that I'll have to search by id first, and then the automation will work. Also, I wished there was some finer control over versioning etc., although those I can custom build. On top of that, I couldn't figure out a way to "test automation" without having to wait for whatever 5-10 minutes before it automatically runs, although I must say I didn't read any docs or stuff.
I might just add a rich text editor on my website next weekend (or the one after); For now the notion based automation setup felt like a bit of hassle.
What kind of no-code automation are you building?
Surprised there wasn't an obvious (without reading docs, anyway) way to test in Integromat.
The premise of what I'm working on (with a micro team) is "no code with source code" for building workflows and process automation.
I love the premise of building at the speed of no-code, but want to own my source so I can scale up over time without needing to start over.
Here's a peak:
https://www.withtrivial.com
Very interesting. From the website description, I get the vibes of a no-code API builder. The free plan is very generous, I'll try it out, thanks much!!
I love the "digital group card" concept at RecoCards, btw! I imagine it'd be pretty fun to get a page like that where all your friends chipped in some love.
So glad to hear that, thank you so much James.
Take a look at https://twitter.com/pbteja1998/status/1479825365648306181
It is a headless notion CMS, so you can pull the data whenever you want and even store it in a DB.
Any reason for syncing with firebase?
This is super cool, thank you Volcan. The reason I'm syncing with firebase is to avoid having to call yet another API for my end users. I've been burnt by pexels API before, so I tend to not keep strong real-time dependencies. Really appreciate your response!!