Show HN: WP Foundry, a desktop WordPress management tool

mikeywazowski | 13 points

The software looks good, with potential to be useful. It's a desktop app to manage local and remote WordPress sites.

For feedback, I think the wording in the Team page (linked from site footer) can be improved. Currently it links to an About Me page, with personal details about how the project took so long because it was neglected for some time, which erodes confidence; or about being made redundant, so he's now working on the product full time. Don't tell us negative things about the past, like neglecting the product or losing a job - it doesn't matter to the users. Tell us where it's at now, and the bright future where it's going. Re-word the page so that only positivity comes through, like: "Recently I've committed to working on the product full time, and it's growing fast every day!"

lioeters | 12 days ago

I just tested it. I really want to like it but i'll wait

Somethings i noticed. BTW using a Mac

App I get errors when trying to connect. Error: Connection lost before handshake and something else

Why cant i edit the saved site. Now i have to delete and add again. After doing that once, not gonna do it twice

Website Why is there no download app menu entry on the site. Now i have to login and figure out on the dashboard that there is a page with a link to a dropbox.

Just like a said. I really want to like it. But not now

Z7YCx5ieof4Std | 11 days ago

Gonna follow this one, keep at it OP! the community need something like this.

huxflux | 5 days ago

This seems cool, but can a WP management tool really be powerful if it isn’t just embedding the actual WP admin page? Since it means you can’t configure plugins that add their own configuration and stuff…

aprilnya | 12 days ago

Looks cool, will share it with a colleague, might try it out.

rocksalad | 11 days ago

A fellow HN Kiwi. Nice work on this Mike. Keen to see how it develops!

universenz | 12 days ago