Hey all, I’ve been using Singlelink for a while now as an open source alternative to Linktree. Issue with it has been that development has been incredibly slow, and now it’s completely unreliable for me as my page now gives a 403 and my account no longer works for unknown reasons.
Is there any other open source Linktree alternatives that preferrably work better than Singlelink? I appreciate any help in advance.
What you’re looking for is a series of
<ul><li><a href="your url here">title</a></li>...</ul>and a nice CSS to go with it 🙂Was just thinking the same.
I prefer something:
- static site: a linktree page doesnt change that often so having a database seems overkill for cheap/fast hosting.
- without setting cookies, hosted fonts elsewhere and tracking.
- responsive yes
Searched for “bio link site”, “linktree alternative DIY”, “profile page” but most of them are Wordpress or other cms variants. Needing a complete docker setup to serve one page also seems to much.
So just a clean (in tracker free meaning) template with html css and some assets?
Yeah, that’s pretty much my thinking, though I left the reasoning out for a jokier response.
It’s impressive that Linktree can even pitch something as simple as a list of links as a service. You really don’t need more than basic code literacy to type that up and get it online, but a generation of limiting such knowhow is apparently good for corporate business.
ANYHOW… Ease of coding and publishing is step one, and I completely agree with your points about avoiding third party assets like fonts or scripts. Anything with a database is overkill for this.
Keep it simple, keep it local. Heck, to keep it real simple you just let your visitor’s browser use the default system fonts. You probably don’t need any scripts either for a page like this.
You literally need a single HTML file, a single CSS. So depending on your images (if you use them, always resize and save for web) you can serve up a page of a few kilobytes. That should load in no time flat anywhere in the world.
Just found a good starting point, a repository of 64 templates, with each just index.html, some style.css and sometimes more but not much:
https://github.com/MichaelBarney/LinkFree/tree/master/Templates
It’s easier to outsource something like that than to bother doing it yourself. Your average woodworking/cooking/makeup YouTuber will usually not go out of their way and learn how to build a website.
Funny you should mention youtubers. I sort of think being able to make a simple HTML page should be a requirement for even using the internet, and if this could rid us of those people I’m even more for it.
(Sorry, it’s Monday)
I mainly use linkstack https://linkstack.org/, git repo: https://github.com/LinkStackOrg/LinkStack
Theres an instance for the programming.dev instance if you want an example of how it looks https://me.programming.dev (weve got a space-like theme on it)
Any static page server should make it trivial. Styling is up to your personal preference.
Not to flagrantly self promote but that’s what I did with neocities. Used it as a static linktree alternative:
(Again, provided as an example, not “look at me”.)
Neocities : https://neocities.org/
I have no coding experience :c
ChatGPT will write your code for you. It can produce static html for you if you ask it.
Then just plug in GitHub Pages and a custom domain.
one of my first html/css projects was a real simple linktree type page. This would be a great entry to learning/trying it out
This is a great way to get your feet wet, then.
I was using single link until it suddenly disappeared out of the blue. A few weeks ago I set up a Link Stack instead and have been happy with it so far: https://linksta.cc/@ethicalrevolution
Oh wow, that looks gorgeous. Gonna have to figure out how to self-host then.
Its so easy
Glitch.com gives you a free glitch.me page
I just have a HedgeDoc presentation and a subdomain on some public FreeDNS domain:
http://testman.kak.si/hugo + lynx theme