Pagecord meets you where you already write⦠then stays out of your way.
Write posts where you like, when you like. Use the editor, post by email, publish from Obsidian, iA Writer, or use the terminal to sync local files.
All the blog essentials in one tidy package: posts, pages, themes, email subscribers, comments, analytics, and a domain of your own.
Your own words, written your own way, on your own corner of the web.
Trusted by 1000+ independent bloggers. Pagecord Classic is free forever. Every new account starts with a 14-day free trial of Pagecord Premium. No card required.
The Pagecord Principles
Pagecord is designed with these guiding principles front of mind.
Write more, manage less
Pagecord reduces the ceremony around blogging. Publish what you like, when you like, from wherever you like. A single photograph, a quick thought, a full-on essay. Everything looks great. Don't let overthinking hold you back β write and publish whenever you feel the urge.
Use your favourite writing tool
Pagecord lets you use the writing tools you already love. Use the fantastic web editor, post by sending an email, publish from Obsidian, iA Writer, or publish from the terminal using the CLI or API.
Own your home on the web
Pagecord gives writers a long-term home on the web. Bring your own domain name, create your own design. Export your entire site, including images, any time in HTML or Markdown format. No lock-in. Easy to leave, but worth staying for.
Embrace boring web standards
Pagecord embraces the original dream of the World Wide Web. Fast, lean, semantic HTML that looks great on every device. Tiny JavaScript sprinkles, evergreen permalinks, RSS, email, and Micropub. No bloat, no adverts. Built for the long haul using tried and trusted tech.
Allow people to follow, calmly
Reading a Pagecord blog should be as effortless as writing on one. Every Pagecord blog comes with RSS support. Premium lets readers subscribe to weekly email digests, or individual posts by email. Readers can also reply privately to posts using email.
Complete, not complicated
Pagecord includes posts, pages, themes, analytics, email subscribers, comments, custom domains, and full export. Everything you could reasonably need, for a most reasonable price.
A wonderful editor for writing, built in
Pagecord has a wonderful online editor for writing posts in your browser, or on your phone. Use Markdown syntax, add formatting, images, galleries, tables, colours, and code blocks with syntax highlighting.
Post by sending an email
Email is already on every device you use. Send a message to your private Pagecord address and it becomes a post on your blog.
Text formatting, images and links all look great!
Publish from Obsidian, iA Writer, or your own scripts
The official Pagecord Obsidian plugin publishes selected notes straight to your blog. If you prefer iA Writer, Pagecord has you covered. Or you can use the Pagecord API and CLI to publish from Shortcuts, scripts, local folders, or any workflow that already works for you.
Your blog posts are easy to follow
Every Pagecord blog has RSS, but not everyone uses it. With Pagecord Premium, readers can subscribe to your blog by email and receive an automatic weekly digest. If you prefer, you can send posts individually instead, on your schedule.
Privacy-respecting analytics built in
It's nice to know how many visitors your blog gets, and where they come from, but you shouldn't have to add costly 3rd party tracking scripts.
Pagecord Premium has simple, privacy-first analytics built in. And if you would rather not know, you can turn it all off.
Pricing
Classic is free forever: unlimited posts and pages, your own themes and 20 free uploads to get going. Nothing you make is ever taken away if you stop paying. Upgrade any time for custom domains, analytics, email subscribers, video and a bigger upload allowance, Obsidian, API, CLI, and more for $39/year or $4/month.
Every new account starts with a 14-day free trial of Premium, so you can try everything before you decide. No credit card required!
- Unlimited posts and pages
- Write by email or rich text editor
- Custom home pages
- A choice of colourful themes
- An avatar for your blog
- Create pages as well as blog posts
- Tags for your posts
- RSS feeds & media embeds
- Full site HTML export
- Dynamic open graph images
- Post likes
- 20 uploads: images and audio
- Search your blog
Premium
$39 /year or $4/mo
Everything you could possibly need.
Start your 14-day free trial
No card required.
- Everything in Classic
- Custom domain
- Page view analytics
- Images, audio and video
- Email newsletter (250 subscribers)
- Comments
- Reply by email
- Embeddable contact form
- Two blogs from one account
- Custom CSS
- Custom code
- API, Obsidian & Shortcuts
- Support independent software
If you're a Pagecord super-fan and have deeper pockets, please consider becoming a Supporter for $75/year!
Pagecord has everything you need
Pagecord gives you everything a personal website actually needs: blog posts, pages, RSS, email subscriptions, comments, simple analytics, a custom domain, full site export, and integrations with popular writing tools like Obsidian and iA Writer.
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Number of posts Write as many posts as you like. Your blog app should never hold you back π |
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Number of blogs Run a main blog and a side project, newsletter, or microblog from the same account |
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Write by email Publishing is as simple as sending an email. Rich text is fully supported π |
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Online editor Use a rich text editor if you prefer a traditional blogging experience π©βπ» |
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Long-form writing Write long-form articles or microblog your thoughts. Both look great! π |
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Pages Create standalone pages for About, Now, Contact, archives, tags, and more with dynamic variables π |
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Custom Home Page Choose a custom page to welcome visitors instead of dropping them straight into the post stream π‘ |
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Themes Style your blog with colour themes and fonts π¨ |
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Tags Tag your posts to keep things organised π· |
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Media Embeds Links to YouTube, Spotify, Bandcamp and GitHub are automatically embedded. Great for sharing your favourite tunes and videos π§ πΊ |
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Multi-language support Pagecord allows your blog interface to be in English, French, Spanish, German and Portuguese π |
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RSS feeds Every site has a public RSS feed so readers can follow along in their favourite feed reader π |
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Full Site Export Export your entire Pagecord blog as HTML or Markdown, with images included πΎ |
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Post Likes Visitors can 'like' your posts. You track the stats in the app β€οΈ |
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Search Readers can search your site to find what they're looking for π |
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Avatar Add a touch of your own personality while retaining that classic Pagecord minimal look π§βπ¨ |
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Image & Audio Hosting Upload images, galleries and audio for your posts, via email attachments or using the editor πΌοΈ |
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Video Hosting Upload video straight into a post, up to 50MB a file π¬ |
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Page view analytics See how many people are visiting your blog with privacy-respecting analytics π |
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Email newsletter Readers subscribe and receive a weekly digest or individual posts as you publish them π¬
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Comments Readers comment without signing up for anything. Every comment waits for your approval, and spam is filtered out before it reaches you π¬ |
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Reply by email Readers reply to your posts by email. Your email address is never revealed! |
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Embeddable Contact Form Add a contact form to any page. Messages go straight to your inbox π¨ |
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Custom Domains If you'd prefer to use your own domain name for your site, set it up in one click π |
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Custom CSS Add your own CSS to customise the look of your blog beyond the built-in themes π¨ |
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Custom code Add your own HTML and JavaScript to every page for third party analytics, or custom functionality π οΈ |
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API, Obsidian & Shortcuts Publish from the official Obsidian plugin, iA Writer, scripts, Shortcuts, or anything that can make an HTTP request π |
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Independent software Support a bootstrapped, profitable, open source blogging platform |
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Looking for a minimalist blogging platform or an indie blogging platform? Switching from another platform? See how Pagecord compares to Blogger, WordPress, Substack, Medium, HEY World, and about.me.
Watch a Pagecord walkthrough
Join Pagecord creator Olly for a 20-minute tour of everything Pagecord can do, or work through the tutorial playlist for shorter videos on individual features.
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